High School Sports
Tuerk collapsed and died June 20, Father’s Day weekend, while hiking on the Bell View trail in Los Pinos Peak in Orange County.
Sept. 28, 2020
USC Sports
USC coach Clay Helton on Max Tuerk: “An unbelievable leader ... he could go to somebody individually and spend time with them and give them his time and his experiences.”
June 22, 2020
Sports
The San Diego Chargers have selected USC center Max Tuerk with the third pick in the third round of the NFL draft.
April 29, 2016
Max Tuerk, a star at Santa Margarita High School and USC before being drafted by the Chargers in 2016, has died at the age of 26.
June 21, 2020
Former Santa Margarita coach Harry Welch honors lineman Max Tuerk, who died Saturday at 26.
More than 100 family and friends of former Santa Margarita High and USC offensive lineman Max Tuerk celebrated his life with a paddle out in Dana Point.
June 27, 2020
The life of former USC and Chargers center Max Tuerk will be celebrated during a “paddle out” ceremony in Dana Point on Saturday.
June 25, 2020
Football star Max Tuerk fell ill while on a long hike with his parents. Was CTE a factor?
By the time he finishes the 2015 season, USC senior center Max Tuerk will have experienced something new every year of his Trojan career: a coach.
March 4, 2015
USC football: Max Tuerk starts spring practice at center
March 12, 2014