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[QUOTE="721Comstock, post: 3971404, member: 5429"]
44 was given to HS recruits who were completely unproven on the college level, for decades at Syracuse.
[I]Here's the entire list of 44's starting w/ Jim Brown:[/I]

[B]Jim Brown, running back, 1954-56[/B]

Thomas Stephens, halfback, 1957-58

[B]Ernie Davis, halfback, 1959-61[/B]

William Schoonover, halfback, 1962-63

[B]Floyd Little, running back, 1964-66[/B]

Richard Panczyszyn, quarterback, 1967-69

Mandel Robinson, running back, 1977

Glen Moore, running back, 1981-82

Michael Owens, running back, 1987-89

Terry Richardson, running back, 1990-93

Rob Konrad, fullback, 1995-98

Pretty much half these guys are "[B]WHO??[/B]"-level players.

Owens, Richardson, and Konrad were all very solid college runners, who repped 44 very well.
There was zero diminishment of the history and legend of 44 by virtue of them having worn it.

We've had other very good to great RB's, who chose NOT to wear 44, even though they were more than worthy of it.
Joe Morris and Larry Czonka are 2 of the more noteworthy of those.

22 still matters in Lax, because it's still on the field regularly. 
44 is becoming distant, faint history now, as it has been several decades since it was last worn.

I'd have ZERO problem with Tucker being given that number, and he seems to be on board with it also.
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