re: Help needed identifying this former Tiger

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LSU had the player last name on the game jerseys going back to the early 70's and has ever since. Was too young to remember if they did in the 60's.

I do know that the Equipment Managers used to stamp the names on the back when they were still using the Russell Athletic jerseys, so I'm sure that some of these older game jersey's survived without actually having been stamped and used in a game...........

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lsufball19 pointed out that the NCAA requires that names be removed from all official memorabilia before being released to the public. This is likely the reason there is no name on the jersey.

It's the same reason why the EA Sporta NCAA Football series of video games was discontinued.

I distinctly remember the gentleman who gave it to me stating that it was a game jersey. It appears to have grass stains as well (although that could come from practice as well). He was a very prestigious doctor on the LSU board and he'd have no reason to lie to an eight year old boy about a gift the boy wouldn't fully appreciate for years anyway.