Blacknbengal
Well-Known Member
Re: M/A -- 09/18/03
How is it that they (football coaches and administration) did not know who's number was retired? And seems like tho only person who knew was an unofficial historian?
Originally posted by SlickPartna
Four years after the Alabama State offensive lineman first pulled No. 61 over his shoulders, Harris thought he had staked a claim to the jersey and distinguished himself in it.
Turns out No. 61 was already reserved for someone else.
Harris, a four-year starter and fifth-year senior, had to find a new number last week when Alabama State officials discovered No. 61 was retired in honor of a player from the 1970s.
"If you get your jersey retired, it should stay retired."
Harris' No. 61 was retired in honor of Willie Tyson, who played at Alabama State in the mid-1970s, while Nagel's No. 51 belongs to Larry Shaw, who played in the 1960s.
Jackson's 31 was Joe Pettis' number in the 1960s when Pettis was fatally stricken on the practice field, said Robert E. James, an ASU fan who is an unofficial historian of the athletic department.
Himmons' 93 belonged to Curtis Green, who had a nine-year NFL career after being drafted out of ASU in 1980.
How is it that they (football coaches and administration) did not know who's number was retired? And seems like tho only person who knew was an unofficial historian?