LSU to retire QB Bert Jones’ No. 7 jersey in Week 11 vs. Texas
By Ethan Stone
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Former LSU All-American quarterback Bert Jones’ No. 7 jersey will permanently be on display in Tiger Stadium starting this season. On Wednesday, LSU announced that Jones’ jersey will be retired on November 14 as the Tigers face off against Texas.
Crucially, this does not mean LSU is retiring the No. 7 — Billy Cannon’s No. 20 remains the only jersey not worn by LSU football players today and moving forward.
“I had no idea that there was anything in the works so this is totally unsuspecting,” Jones said, via an LSU release on Wednesday. “I have been the beneficiary of a lot of good things and received a lot of accolades and a lot of awards, but this is at the top of the list. To be (name and number) hung up in Tiger Stadium, where my father played, my brother played and cousins played, is special and what’s even equally as special is that I will be up there with my LSU roommate Tommy Casanova.”
Jones will be the 5th jersey retired in Death Valley, joining Billy Cannon (No. 20), Jerry Stovall (No. 21), Tommy Casanova (No. 37) and Charles Alexander (No. 4).
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Jones, a member of the College Football Hall of Fame, starred for the Tigers in 1971 and 1972 after not seeing the field as a freshman or sophomore. He was selected No. 2 overall in the 1973 NFL Draft, where he went on to star for the Indianapolis Colts from 1973-1981. Across his NFL career, Jones totaled 102 games played and 96 starts.
Ethan Stone is a Tennessee graduate and loves all things college football and college basketball. Firm believer in fouling while up 3.
