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Old 10-24-2012, 01:05 PM   #17
Monkeydad
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Re: Why is Sammy Baugh's #33 the only "Officially" retired number?

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Originally Posted by Mattyk View Post
It's not like the Skins haven't honored their "greats". There's the ring of honor and their numbers are taken out of rotation unless they grant permission for someone to wear them. Baugh is truly one of the all time greats in league history. I kinda like that he's the only one that's officially retired.
Agreed. Baugh is a legend to the whole sport, not just us.


If we were to retire more, I'd expect #44, 28, 81, 7 but they're not going to be worn regardless of he "officialness" of the retirement.

I'm not sure about the Jason Campbell/Doug Williams "permission" story. JC was a big fan of DW and I think it was more of a courtesy/honor if he did ask...nothing official. We've had other players wear #17 since Williams...John Friesz, Danny Wuerffel and I remember some punter or kicker too.
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