The University of Mississippi has chosen to retire the #38 of Roy Lee "Chucky" Mullins with a ceremony before the season opener hosting Memphis.I mentioned earlier this year that the tradition of awarding the number to the best defensive player each spring will be missed due to its uniqueness, and I feared that the change today was inspired by recruits who would prefer to wear their own jersey number rather than switch because of an award. See the link as I developed that point fully then.
I have a couple links posted on the right hand side if you want to know more about the life of Chucky and all he touched. His father/guardian was humble and appreciative of the newest honor:
"It's a blessing," Carver Phillips said when notified about the upcoming retirement of Chucky's number. "This is an amazing honor for Chucky, and our family is very excited about it. I thought it would happen sooner or later. It's going to be a great day for our family, and we look forward to representing and supporting Chucky."Please tell me if I am overreacting to this story - it doesn't make me ill, it just smacks of the insidious "me-first" culture infecting another great tradition.
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