LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – For Harry Douglas, moments in L&N Stadium won’t get much more memorable than the one he experienced on Saturday, when Louisville honored his No. 85 jersey just before halftime of a win over Georgia Tech.
Douglas, the No. 2 receiver in Louisville football history, went into U of L’s Athletics Hall of Fame in 2021. But it meant something to know his name would be among those that ring the stadium.
“You know, as a kid, when you’re growing up, my dad took us to a lot of college football games, and I’m running around the stadium as a kid with a football and, you know, telling my dad, ‘One day I’m going to be out there,’” Douglas said. “And seeing jerseys around other stadiums, you say, ‘One day I’m going to have my jersey up in the stadium.’ So, when a dream has the ability to become a reality, that’s when it really hits you hard. When I first got the call, I was emotional. I really was, because I felt like this was the last thing at this university to be able to get set in stone, was having your jersey around the stadium. And now we’re here, and I talked to my kids and my wife and family members and my brother. . . . We talk about legacy all the time. And when I’m talking to my kids and talk about leaving a legacy, this is part of that story, too.”…