The Arcadia Rotary Club will host University of Southern California wide receiver J. K. McKay as its guest speaker July 26.
The name John “J. K.” McKay is synonymous with Trojan football greatness,” said club president Eric Barter. “He will speak on Trojan football, past, present and future.”
McKay, who still ranks 23rd on USC’s career receiving list, was a member of USC’s 1972 and 1974 national championship teams where he played for his father, head coach John McKay.
In 1975, he was named co-MVP in the USC/Ohio State Rose Bowl game. He played in three Rose Bowl games and was inducted into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame in 1998.
McKay spent some time as an assistant coach at Oregon State before playing wide receiver from 1976 to 1978 for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers where his father was head coach.
A practicing attorney, he has worked with groups interesting in bringing a football team back to Los Angeles and served as vice president and general manager of the now defunct XFL Los Angeles Xtreme football team. In 2010, McKay became USC’s Senior Associate Athletic Director.
“Our club members are looking forward to this interesting and exciting program,” said Barter.
The Arcadia Rotary Club meets every Friday from noon to 1:30 pm at the Embassy Suites Hotel located at 211 E Huntington Drive in Arcadia. For additional information, go to www.arcadiarotary.org.