Fred Khasigian

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Fred Khasigian
Profile
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Career information
College
  • USC (1967–1969)
Awards and highlights
  • 2× First-team All-Pac-8 (1968, 1969)
  • National Football Foundation National Scholar Athlete (1969)

Harry Alfred "Fred" Khasigian is an American former football player, rugby coach, and orthopedic surgeon. He played at the offensive guard position for the USC Trojans football team from 1967 to 1969. [1] [2] He was a first-team guard on the All-Pacific Coast football teams in 1968 and 1969. He was also a National Football Foundation National Scholar Athlete in 1969. [3] He later became an orthopedic surgeon and also coached high school rugby. Six of his high school rugby teams won national championships. [4] He was also inducted into the Armenian American Sports Hall of Fame. [5]

References

  1. Dwight Chapin (November 21, 1968). "Hard Work Nothing New to USC's Khasigian". Los Angeles Times. pp. III-1, III-6 via Newspapers.com.
  2. Jeff Prugh (October 16, 1969). "Trojans' Khasigian Rates 'A' Cracking Pre-Med Books, Lines". Los Angeles Times. p. III-6 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Harry Khasigian". National Football Foundation. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  4. Ken Robison (May 30, 2012). "Selma athletic Hall of Fame adds new members". The Hanford Sentinel.
  5. "Fred Khasigian, MD". Armenian American Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 13, 2022.