SALT LAKE CITY, UT -- Last night's game between the Georgia Force and the Utah Blaze celebrated the life of fallen Blaze player Justin Skaggs. In honor of Skaggs, the Blaze were pleased to announce to the Skaggs family the retirement of his jersey number (3).
The Blaze family has worn the number 3 on helmet stickers this year and now that number — placed against a Skaggs-trademark camouflage background — will hang from the rafters.While with the Blaze, Skaggs played in 25 games and recorded 73 receptions for 856 yards and 17 touchdowns. Defensively, he tallied 72.5 total tackles, 1.0 sack and one fumble recovery.Skaggs’ wife, Tara, and their two children, Jake and Abbie, were in attendance on Saturday, along with other members of the family. Skaggs passed away on Friday, June 15, 2007, after complications relating to a brain tumor.
Skaggs did something that only 8,000 other people in the United States did last year; he saved lives through organ donation. Today, four people are alive because Skaggs and his family decided to say “yes” to organ donation.
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Utah Blaze honors Justin Skaggs
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