Denver Native (Carol)
11-05-2013, 12:08 PM
STANFORD -- John Elway never planned to wear the number Stanford will honor Thursday night when the fifth-ranked Cardinal plays host to No. 2 Oregon.
He picked it only to appease those teammates who were upset that Elway had been promised No. 11, the jersey worn by a veteran defensive back.
"I was not going to take the number off anybody's back, that's for darn sure," Elway said Monday. "As much as I wanted No. 11, it was an easy change for me."
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Junior receiver Ty Montgomery and sophomore defensive end Aziz Shittu will finish the season wearing No. 7, the jersey Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger wears in honor of Elway.
full article - worth reading - http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_24453327/stanford-retire-john-elways-number-during-oregon-game
He picked it only to appease those teammates who were upset that Elway had been promised No. 11, the jersey worn by a veteran defensive back.
"I was not going to take the number off anybody's back, that's for darn sure," Elway said Monday. "As much as I wanted No. 11, it was an easy change for me."
AND
Junior receiver Ty Montgomery and sophomore defensive end Aziz Shittu will finish the season wearing No. 7, the jersey Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger wears in honor of Elway.
full article - worth reading - http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_24453327/stanford-retire-john-elways-number-during-oregon-game