USA Water Polo

Years involved in Water Polo             1961 – Present

Player

High School    La Habra HS 1961 – 1964

College            USC 1965 – 1968

Club                City of Commerce 1964-1966            Downey WP 1967-1970

                        New York AC 1969-1970                  Fullerton 1971-1972

Honors

            College All-American 1967-1968

            Club AAU Water Polo All-American 1966-1970

Coach

            Head Coach Emeritus at USC – Present

            Head Water Polo Coach University of Southern California 1973-1998

            Assistant Coach University of Southern California 1970-1972

            Presently Age-Group Coach at Shore Water Polo Club

USWP

            Manager of Men’s National Team 1985-1986

Honors as Coach

            NCAA Division I Champions 1998

            Runner-Up NCAA Division I – Six Times

            Over 25 NCAA First Team All-Americans

            Over 30 Players continued on to the National Team

            Three Olympians

Comments

John Williams legacy is Water Polo at USC. John is responsible for the maintaining of the program throughout the 1970’s and 1980’s including being dropped in 1980 and almost again in 1992. It was not until 1995 when the women’s team was established and had secured a full time coaching position for the program did John finally feel comfortable about the future of Water Polo at USC. The ability of the program to survive 25 years of the constant threat of Title IX elimination and still be competitive as they have been (18 consecutive years in the top 6 teams) is a tribute to John’s love of Water Polo and USC.

Personal

            John is married – wife Jeanne, Children – Erin, Ryan & Stephen

            Sr. Partner at Fox & Ribb CPA Firm