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Post by FredFan7 on Jul 21, 2014 9:31:02 GMT -5
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Post by impz45 on Jul 22, 2014 20:55:28 GMT -5
Congratulations, a great honor for Jerry Seeman and his family for his contributions to the game. Hopefully, this recognition will be a steeping stone for inducting game officials into the Hall of Fame.
If so, will Jerry Seeman be the first to pioneer this long overdue honor.
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Post by lefty17 on Jul 23, 2014 9:46:57 GMT -5
I thought that maybe Jeff would have switched to #70 with Dawson retired.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2014 14:43:13 GMT -5
Hopefully the league will think about retiring 56 (Schacter), 32 (Tunney), 25 (Kelleher), and 110 (Botchan).
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Post by howard63 on Jul 25, 2014 9:06:29 GMT -5
Hopefully the league will think about retiring 56 (Schacter), 32 (Tunney), 25 (Kelleher), and 110 (Botchan). I would add Jerry Markbreit's 9 and Bob Beeks' 59. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2014 9:20:48 GMT -5
Agreed.
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Post by mike on Jul 25, 2014 10:05:44 GMT -5
Hopefully the league will think about retiring 56 (Schacter), 32 (Tunney), 25 (Kelleher), and 110 (Botchan). I would add Jerry Markbreit's 9 and Bob Beeks' 59. What about 34 for Fritz Graf and Gerry Austin? At some point it will get ridiculous if you do every top tier official |
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Post by FredFan7 on Jul 25, 2014 10:30:52 GMT -5
I support Seeman's number retirement; however I think a more fitting tribute to him and to his esteemed colleagues mentioned in this thread are induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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Post by FredFan7 on Jul 25, 2014 10:34:23 GMT -5
If the NFL goes to an 8th official, I'm sure they'll have to issue jersey numbers 136-145. I am NOT a fan of three digit jersey numbers, but with a staff of 119 officials, we can't avoid reality.
If we start retiring too many numbers, we'll be well into triple digits.
I think the only other number to retire should/could be #35 worn by Art McNally during his onfield days; but he was a supervisor longer than he was an official, so I don't think that number retirement would be as meaningful.
Again, HOF enshrinement would be the best recognition.
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