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Mississippi State to honor Cristil with helmet decals against South Alabama
By Ethan Levine
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The Mississippi State Bulldogs will honor the late Jack Cristil by wearing helmet stickers in Saturday’s showdown with the South Alabama Jaguars.
The stickers will feature a microphone to represent Cristil’s 58 years of service as the “Voice of the Bulldogs” from 1953-2011. Here is a sneak-peak of the stickers, courtesy of the Mississippi Sate equipment Twitter account:
Wearing all white today with matte helmets. New decal on back of helmets to honor Mr. Jack. pic.twitter.com/j0MR3KkK8b
— MSU Equipment (@HailStateEQ) September 13, 2014
Mississippi State held a memorial service to honor Cristil’s legacy Wednesday, and gave away 2,000 buttons with the same design as the helmet stickers to fans in attendance at the service.
Cristil passed away Sunday in Tupelo, Mississippi. He was 88 years old.
A former newspaper reporter who has roamed the southeastern United States for years covering football and eating way too many barbecue ribs, if there is such a thing.
