Young Jimi Hendrix was a big Pac-12 football fan

It appears that young Jimi Hendrix had interests outside becoming a guitar virtuoso, including college football in what was then known as the Pacific Coast Conference, a forerunner of today's Pac-12.

It appears that young Jimi Hendrix had interests outside of becoming a guitar virtuoso, including college football in what was then known as the Pacific Coast Conference, a forerunner of today's Pac-12.

Sportswriter Joe Posnanski paid a visit to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland recently and tweeted out some drawings done by a 15-year-old Hendrix of players for USC, Oregon, California and UCLA.

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Art by a young Jimi Hendrix from the Rock Hall of Fame. pic.twitter.com/LOtv8r0JMK

— Joe Posnanski (@JPosnanski) August 5, 2015

Jimi Hendrix a GIANT Pac-10 fan. Here is Oregon from Rock Hall of Fame. pic.twitter.com/FN46ws6qKC

— Joe Posnanski (@JPosnanski) August 5, 2015

Here is Hendrix on UCLA from Rock Hall of Fame. pic.twitter.com/1bT1kB6LiG

— Joe Posnanski (@JPosnanski) August 5, 2015

And here is Cal from Hendrix at Rock Hall of Fame. pic.twitter.com/SXyIFl6iJU

— Joe Posnanski (@JPosnanski) August 5, 2015

Hendrix grew up in Seattle, which would explain his preference for these Pacific coast powerhouses.