Florida Removes Hernandez All-American Brick
by Larry Leo
July 25, 20136 Comments
The University of Florida continues to fully distance themselves from Aaron Hernandez by removing the former All-American’s brick memorial outside of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. The school also released a statement Thursday morning which read...
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“We didn’t feel it was appropriate to celebrate Aaron Hernandez. We put together an immediate plan after the initial news broke to remove his likeness and name in various private and public areas in the facility, such as the South Endzone team area, locker room, football offices, Heavener Complex Kornblau Lobby and the brick display entrance to the football facility.
“We were able to implement some of the changes immediately and this (brick removal) was a more complex process to complete with our vendors.
“The plan was to have everything completed before the end of July.”
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