Troy of Troy

by Steve Bisheff

“I believe God named me Troy for a reason,” he used to say. “I was born to come here.”

Troy Polamalu felt a greater power led him to USC, and if it did, we should all feel very grateful.

A few days after the future Hall of Fame safety announced his retirement from the Pittsburgh Steelers, it seems only appropriate to look back to where it all started for him, to where the roots of his great football career were first planted.

Click here to read the full story at the ESPN USC blog