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Post by Jesse Jackson's Side eye on Jan 16, 2020 20:24:14 GMT -5
EAST GREENSBORO – The North Carolina A&T Department of Athletics will retire the baseball jersey number of Al Holland, Sr., as announced by Director of Athletics Earl M. Hilton III on Thursday. The jersey retirement ceremony will take place Saturday, February 8 at the annual 1st Pitch Banquet hosted by N.C. A&T baseball team at Deese Ballroom inside the new student center on campus at 6 p.m. Holland, who was inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2015, will become only the second student-athlete in N.C. A&T history to have his number officially retired. Holland will join former NBA player, coach and executive Al Attles, who was recently inducted into Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, as the only two Aggies to have the prestigious honor bestowed upon him. Attles had his No. 22 jersey retired by Aggie Athletics in 2015 for the sport of men's basketball. Full Article: ncataggies.com/news/2020/1/16/baseball-aggies-to-retire-hollands-no-17.aspx |
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Post by AggieGroove on Jan 16, 2020 21:02:16 GMT -5
Al was a bad man when at A&T....think his brother played FB also?
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Post by 4XLAGGIE on Jan 17, 2020 9:34:51 GMT -5
Al was a bad man when at A&T....think his brother played FB also? He and all of his brothers played football. I had the great distinction of playing with them all. Glen- running back, Al- fullback, Winston- defensive end and Coy- tight end. I also believed the jersey of Elvin Bethea (our only NFL Hall of Famer) is also retired. ( At least I retired it) |
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Post by BOWIEAGGIE on Jan 18, 2020 18:46:30 GMT -5
Al was a bad man when at A&T....think his brother played FB also? 2 of his brothers played FB |
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Post by bseballaggie on Jan 19, 2020 7:31:39 GMT -5
His son played football and baseball here also!
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Post by aggieblackie2 on Jan 19, 2020 18:34:56 GMT -5
It is a damn shame that Elvin Bethea's jersey is not retired at A&T. He is the Best football player to ever play at A&T.
Only player from T in the NFL HOF. He is also a great person.
Shame, Shame, Shame
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Post by saabman on Jan 19, 2020 18:58:56 GMT -5
It is a damn shame that Elvin Bethea's jersey is not retired at A&T. He is the Best football player to ever play at A&T. Only player from T in the NFL HOF. He is also a great person. Shame, Shame, Shame Your right about that Elvin Bethea's jersey number should have been retired a long time ago way a head of Holland's . |
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Post by 4XLAGGIE on Jan 21, 2020 10:12:25 GMT -5
It is a damn shame that Elvin Bethea's jersey is not retired at A&T. He is the Best football player to ever play at A&T. Only player from T in the NFL HOF. He is also a great person. Shame, Shame, Shame Your right about that Elvin Bethea's jersey number should have been retired a long time ago way a head of Holland's . It is retired. It's hanging in the fieldhouse when you first come in the door above the trophy case. |
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Post by aggieblackie2 on Jan 21, 2020 11:07:09 GMT -5
Never heard of a ceremony for his jersey being retired. I guess the field house is the proper place to hang it, but how many people go to the field house? Not that many and that may be the reason people don't know his jersey is retired.
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Post by saabman on Jan 21, 2020 21:29:30 GMT -5
Never heard of a ceremony for his jersey being retired. I guess the field house is the proper place to hang it, but how many people go to the field house? Not that many and that may be the reason people don't know his jersey is retired. A&T has never officially retired Elvin Bethea Jersey . Trust me I use to trained with him in the summer a few times in highschool and when I was at A&T when he was in Greensboro . He lived on the same street as my homeboy Eddie just off of Lee St not that far from Dudley Highschool . That jersey in the field house was a gift to coach Hornsby Howell . |
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Post by aggieblackie2 on Jan 22, 2020 3:52:38 GMT -5
I believe you. Never heard of an official ceremony. Elvin and I were friends at T. It is a damn shame he has not been recognized.
Mel Phillip's who played for the 49ers for about 11 years as a starter jersey should be retired also.
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Post by saabman on Jan 22, 2020 4:11:57 GMT -5
I believe you. Never heard of an official ceremony. Elvin and I were friends at T. It is a damn shame he has not been recognized. Mel Phillip's who played for the 49ers for about 11 years as a starter jersey should be retired also. Yes I remember Mel Phillip's that was my homeboy Norbits guy when we played sandlot in the Holland Bowl lol. That was the good old days . |
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