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USA Today: Who's the greatest-ever No. 33?
By Reid Cherner, USA TODAY
Who owns the uniform number? Some uniform numbers have been worn by hundreds if not thousands of different players in the professional ranks, but who is the one athlete who stands out as the ultimate No. 24 or No. 32 or . . . you get the idea.
We boiled down the 99 numbers into our 20 favorites.
It's a question we'll be asking all month long at Game On! Today, it's No. 33.
The candidates, in alphabetical order:
Sammy Baugh: He was one of the men responsible for the modern passing game when he came into the pros in 1937. He was a two-time All-America at TCU and in the pros threw for 21,886 yards and 187 TDs. He was also a stand-out punter averaging 45.1 yards a kick. ...
By Reid Cherner, USA TODAY
Who owns the uniform number? Some uniform numbers have been worn by hundreds if not thousands of different players in the professional ranks, but who is the one athlete who stands out as the ultimate No. 24 or No. 32 or . . . you get the idea.
We boiled down the 99 numbers into our 20 favorites.
It's a question we'll be asking all month long at Game On! Today, it's No. 33.
The candidates, in alphabetical order:
Sammy Baugh: He was one of the men responsible for the modern passing game when he came into the pros in 1937. He was a two-time All-America at TCU and in the pros threw for 21,886 yards and 187 TDs. He was also a stand-out punter averaging 45.1 yards a kick. ...
