Artist Todd Marinovich
Former USC Trojan and Los Angeles Raider Todd Marinovich in 2014 in Garden Grove, where he was painting a mural on the side of the Gem Theater. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
Todd Marinovich uses a mechanical lift to paint the upper portions of his mural. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
A detail of Todd Marinovich’s mural, which aims to depict Garden Grove’s agricultural past. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
Todd Marinovich, who won a Rose Bowl for USC and played for the Raiders, is now a married father of two. The family recently returned to the Southland from Oregon. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)