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Alabama fans answer which former Tide player’s jersey should be retired
Alabama soccer has many traditions to honor nice gamers.
The very best one is having student-athletes cemented on Denny Chimes as group captains.
Gamers that obtain this honor are particular as their legacy is entrenched with the greats of this system. Alabama doesn’t retire jersey numbers, however Crimson Tide followers responded to a query from Landing Alabama Journal on Twitter. Followers supplied a number of solutions on the participant they felt can be the primary to have a quantity retired. A few of the hottest solutions included Derrick Thomas, Mark Ingram, Paul “Bear” Bryant, Joe Namath, Don Hutson, John Hannah, DeVonta Smith, Julio Jones, and Shaun Alexander.
If Alabama retired jersey numbers, which participant can be the FIRST to have his jersey retired?
— Landing Alabama (@TDAlabamaMag) May 30, 2022
Responses from Alabama followers
Derrick Thomas https://t.co/rrdKPWFOD6
— Seth MacMillan (@SethMacMillan68) May 30, 2022
Gotta be #22. First Heisman Trophy winner in class historical past. https://t.co/7Q6bwVjYjv
— Elite Developmental Coaching (@EliteDTraining) May 30, 2022
Ingram simple #dueceduece https://t.co/dih83ndTMT
— Kalebe Easley (@Keasley_1) May 30, 2022
Derrick Thomas. Finest participant to play at Alabama. Earlier than you younger individuals come at me, lookup some details. https://t.co/XVdWTi7jNh
— Chris Parker (@chris_parker222) May 30, 2022
There’s just one reply …. 55 Derrick Thomas https://t.co/zxAplqll6o
— Garebear ? (@GaryCinello) May 30, 2022
https://t.co/k4tKU7hZPz pic.twitter.com/TmTyRs3zOB
— Shaler Grigsby? (@Shaler_19) May 30, 2022
Joe Namath.
Derrick Thomas could have been the best participant in Alabama historical past, however Broadway Joe was probably the most legendary. https://t.co/haaLoGiJtW
— Kickoff with Kenneth (@finder_goat) May 30, 2022
Tossup between Derrick Thomas & DeVonta Smith. https://t.co/HwUwDMJWWq
— CP ?? (@ConnorPeden) May 30, 2022
A number of nice gamers wore No. 12, together with Pat Trammel, Joe Namath, Kenny Stabler, Greg McElroy, and Coach Bryant.
Alabama’s 4 Heisman Trophy winners — Ingram, Derrick Henry, Smith, and Bryce Younger — have a case for his or her numbers to be retired. We are going to see if the Crimson Tide goes about doing it, however there are quite a few gamers worthy of getting their quantity retired.
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