re: Ole miss will all wear 38 on the helmets Saturday

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Ole Miss fans can't agree on much. Chucky brought us all together and still does. We bitch and moan back and forth over what Ole Miss is, what it means, symbols, history, etc., but we all agree that Chucky Mullins deserves our respect.

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James Meredith may have de-segregated the university, but Chucky's life and death was more transformative for the community. There were probably many people who believed that Black folks didn't belong on a football field in 1989. Then you have a poor black kid from Alabama put his life in jeopardy so that folks have something to do on Saturdays. It puts things into perspective. You have a community coming together for a hero and a hero fighting for his life. He fought and was able to get his degree before passing away. The Ole Miss community because of Chucky and we're so much better for it.