Jesse Terrill Hill was an American athlete, coach, and college athletics administrator who was best known for his tenure as a coach and athletic director at the University of Southern California (USC). His career spanned six decades. He played as an outfielder in Major League Baseball from 1935 to 1937, coached two national championship teams in track and field, and went on to become the first person to both play for and coach Rose Bowl champions.
Hill at USC, c. 1950
Hill, circa 1953
Corona is a city in northwestern Riverside County, California, United States. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 157,136, up from 152,374 at the 2010 census. Corona is surrounded by Norco to the north and northeast, Yorba Linda to the northwest, Cleveland National Forest and the Santa Ana Mountains to the west, southwest, and south. Several unincorporated communities are along the rest of the city's borders. Downtown Corona is approximately 48 miles southeast of Downtown Los Angeles and 95 miles (153 km) north-northwest of San Diego.
Image: Corona CA (cropped)
Image: CORONA HIGH SCHOOL, RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA
The Tongva and Payómkawichum (pictured in 1910) long inhabited the area that is now Corona.
Don Bernardo Yorba, a wealthy Californio ranchero, was granted Rancho La Sierra, which included all of modern-day Corona.