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LONG BEACH >> Dick Hammer decided he would learn to ride a unicycle. The next day, he was riding around, no problem, with his niece Nancy perched on his shoulders.

Sam Darnold, although he lived in Capistrano Beach, had never played beach volleyball before.

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One day he and his sister Franki entered a tournament, against teams that had competed regionally. The Darnolds nearly won.

Dick Hammer was swimming in the USC pool one day. The varsity coach saw him churn and immediately asked him to join the team.

Sam Darnold was told he had to lose 10 pounds to play youth football.

“I’m not going to ask my 11-year-old to do that,” his mother Chris said. Sam found another league. Besides, he had always been comfortable playing against his elders.

He still is.

Dick Hammer’s grandson is a 19-year-old quarterback who lost his first start, at Utah, and won his next eight.

On Monday, Darnold and USC play Penn State in the Rose Bowl.

As a redshirt freshman he has