When will Pitt retire Aaron Donald and Kenny Pickett's jersey numbers?
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Donald they should. Kenny they should not. He had 1 great year here, 1 good year, and 3 average years. Then his NFL career is not off to a great start. That is not getting your Jersey retired worthy career.
Plus he cost Pitt their first top ten end of year ranking in forever by quitting on them....
Kenny:
- Highest Heisman Trophy finish ever for a Pitt quarterback. I would think he holds all the following Pitt passing records and most, if not every, single-season and career passing records.
- Career Passing Yards: Kenny Pickett (2017-2021) holds the record with 13,929 yards.
- Single-Season Passing Yards: Kenny Pickett (2021) holds the record with 4,319 yards.
- Single-Game Passing Yards: Kenny Pickett (2021) holds the record with 509 yards against Wake Forest in the ACC Championship game.
- Career Most Touchdown Passes Thrown
- Career Most Passing Completions
- Single-Season Most Touchdown Passes Thrown
- Single-Season Touchdown Passes Thrown
- Single-Season Passing Completions
Pitt has 10 numbers currently retired. You can’t retire too many or eventually you run out of numbers. Isn’t there a better way to handle it? Maybe retire the number while the player is still alive. Then move the player to a ring of honor (whatever you’d like to call it) and give out the number as an honor such as what Syracuse has done with 44. I’m sure there are plenty of other ideas that give the players the proper recognition without permanently taking their numbers out of circulation.
I always thought it was strange to see Ray Graham on the field wearing #1. It didn't feel right to me that the number had not been retired. For whatever reason, I just don't think I feel the same way about 97 or 8.
I would hope someone who started for 4.25 years in 12 game seasons in the most pass friendly era against mediocre competition, would had all those records. As far as his heisman, dude Jason White is a winner of that trophy, it means nothing.
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No it is not, but it should be reserved for the best of the best. As much as I love Marino, May, Ditka etc, only Dorsett and Fralic and soon Donald, should be the only 3. If Revis stayed one more year and performed like he was capable him too, but that is a different argument.
Quit retiring numbers. Too many retired as is.
Agreed.
I would be very disappointed if No. 8 is retired unless, a future Pitt athlete wears that number and distinguishes himself.
if you guys could pick one loss to make a victory in that year, do you take the Miami game or the western michigan game?
i think im going with the miami game..
i think im going with the miami game..
I am okay with the lowest number, 1 (Fitzgerald), and the highest number, 99 (Green), being retired on top of Dorsett and Fralic.
Damn how did I forget Fitz. The problem with Green was his lack of stardom in the NFL.
that shouldnt matter with pitt though. if the dolphins dont like him, fine but he was just voted one of the top 25 best college football players of all time..
Did Kenny have a better career than Matt Cavanaugh? I don’t know but I have no problem with his number being retired.
As long as they retire your jersey but still let players wear that number, I have no problem with Donald, Pickett, Revis, etc. I think the jerseys look cool hanging in the stadium and they always get shown multiple times on TV.
As long as they retire your jersey but still let players wear that number, I have no problem with Donald, Pickett, Revis, etc. I think the jerseys look cool hanging in the stadium and they always get shown multiple times on TV.
I think they should make it an honor. Tell your receivers "if you're good enough we'll give you number 1." Tell your defensive tackles (or all defensive linemen) "if you're good enough we'll give you 97." Make it an honor for someone to wear the number.
Here are our retired jerseys and this is a list of who's who in college football history!
Given our rich history with individual talent that is a short list. I would say as soon as Aaron wants his but not sure about Kenny's qualifications.
Given our rich history with individual talent that is a short list. I would say as soon as Aaron wants his but not sure about Kenny's qualifications.
WR 6'3" 220 lbs
1
Larry Fitzgerald
Minneapolis, Minn. Richfield Academy
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QB 6'4" 215 lbs
13
Dan Marino
Pittsburgh, Pa. Pittsburgh Central Catholic
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RB 5'11" 195 lbs
33
Tony Dorsett
Aliquippa, Pa. Hopewell
Full Bio
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RB 5'11" 190 lbs
42
Marshall Goldberg
Elkins, W.Va. Elkins
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LB 6'1" 220 lbs
65
Joe Schmidt
Pittsburgh, Pa. Brentwood
Full Bio
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OL 6'6" 285 lbs
73
Mark May
Oneonta, N.Y. Oneonta
Full Bio
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OL 6'5" 275 lbs
75
Jimbo Covert
Conway, Pa. Freedom
Full Bio
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OL 6'5" 285 lbs
79
Bill Fralic
Pittsburgh, Pa. Penn Hills
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TE / DE 6'3" 225 lbs
89
Mike Ditka
Aliquippa, Pa. Aliquippa
Full Bio
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DE 6'2" 225 lbs
99
Hugh Green
Natchez, Miss. North Natchez
Full Bio
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I knew this wouldn’t take long to show up. So stupid.
I read that Pitt has more retired jersey numbers, 10, than any other college football program.
Here are our retired jerseys and this is a list of who's who in college football history!
Given our rich history with individual talent that is a short list. I would say as soon as Aaron wants his but not sure about Kenny's qualifications.
WR 6'3" 220 lbs
1
Larry Fitzgerald
Minneapolis, Minn. Richfield Academy
Full Bio
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QB 6'4" 215 lbs
13
Dan Marino
Pittsburgh, Pa. Pittsburgh Central Catholic
Full Bio
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RB 5'11" 195 lbs
33
Tony Dorsett
Aliquippa, Pa. Hopewell
Full Bio
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RB 5'11" 190 lbs
42
Marshall Goldberg
Elkins, W.Va. Elkins
Full Bio
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LB 6'1" 220 lbs
65
Joe Schmidt
Pittsburgh, Pa. Brentwood
Full Bio
Hide/Show Additional Information For Joe Schmidt
OL 6'6" 285 lbs
73
Mark May
Oneonta, N.Y. Oneonta
Full Bio
Hide/Show Additional Information For Mark May
OL 6'5" 275 lbs
75
Jimbo Covert
Conway, Pa. Freedom
Full Bio
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OL 6'5" 285 lbs
79
Bill Fralic
Pittsburgh, Pa. Penn Hills
Full Bio
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TE / DE 6'3" 225 lbs
89
Mike Ditka
Aliquippa, Pa. Aliquippa
Full Bio
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DE 6'2" 225 lbs
99
Hugh Green
Natchez, Miss. North Natchez
Full Bio
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Every player listed is an All-Time Great. They're either in the College or Pro Football Hall of Fame, or both. Kenny is not an all-time great. He was a great player for one season. That's the honest truth. If you really want to retire another jersey besides Donald, how about Russ Grimm?
You should try quitting right now. It will be good for you....and us.
This seems like a really pathetic attempt at stirring up a Kenny Pickett conversation. Their career arcs are nothing alike at Pitt and absolutely no one including Kenny would put his name in the same conversation as Aaron. I'm not saying you're dumb that would be disrespectful, but this thread reeks of click bait.
pittdan77
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Whoever the plants are on this board for the terrible Steeler blogs that post daily about Pickett might be getting low on source material.
How come we didn't retire AVP's jersey after he graduated? I'm sure he had a bunch of records too
