All 10 SWAC football teams will wear the #9 on their helmets to remember McNair
In a sign of sportsmanship and respect, all 10 Southern Western Athletic Conference (SWAC) football teams will wear a #9 sticker on their helmets to commemorate Steve McNair.
McNair’s performance while playing for Alcorn State significantly boosted the image of Alcorn State and the SWAC. Not too many people outside of Lorman, Mississippi heard of the Braves until McNair took the reigns and landed 3rd overall in the 60th Heisman Trophy race (behind Rashaan Salaan and Ki-Jana Carter) and was drafted #3 by the Oilers (behind Ki-Jana Carter and Tony Boselii) in the 1995 NFL draft.
Alcorn State, the NFL, and sports fans alike will miss McNair and everything he has done for the game.
We all remember and miss #9.
