Pick a number and a legend, make a case

OK, let’s have some fun. This is going to be our All-Mississippi, All-Sports, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame numbers team. We want audience participation.
The numbers should be the numbers our guys wore in Mississippi, not in the pros. This is all about Mississippi.
As self-designated commissioner, I am going to go ahead and suggest certain numbers. These are negotiable, but you will have to make your argument. The rest of are up for grabs. There’s nothing official about this; it is for entertainment purposes only.
Please respond at the bottom with your suggestions for new numbers or to change existing ones. Again, state your argument. Each time a valid argument is made, the number and name go on the list. If you make a convincing case for a change, that will happen also.
There are so many tough choices. For instance, both Charlie Conerly and Charlie Flowers wore 41 at Ole Miss. Both John Bond and Johnthan Banks wore 13 at State. But then so did Bobby Thigpen, who set Major League records. State folks think of Sleepy Robinson as the beloved 15. Ole Miss folks would go with All American Glynn Griffing who led the Rebels to a 10-0 record in 1962. This ain’t easy. Need some help.
No. 00: Darryl Wilson
No. 1: Ron Polk.
No. 2: Fred Smoot
No. 3: Boo Ferriss (MSU)
No. 4:  Brett Favre
No. 5: Courtney Blades
No. 6: Rafael Palmeiro
No. 7: Jeff Bower
No. 8: Glen Young
No. 9: Steve McNair
No. 10: Eli Manning
No. 11: Monta Ellis
No 12: Jake Gibbs
No. 13: Bobby Thigpen
No. 14: Johnny Neumann
No. 15: Glynn Griffing
No. 18:  Archie Manning
No. 19: Hanford Dixon
No. 20: Buddy Elrod
No. 21: Keffer McGee
No. 22: Deuce McAllister
No. 23: Will Clark
No. 24: Jeff Malone
No. 25: Bruiser Kinard
No. 26: Floyd Franks
No. 27: Michael Boley
No. 28: Bubba Phillips
No. 29: Ben Garry
No. 31: Bobby Crespino
No. 32: Jarvis Varnado
No. 33: Boo Ferriss (Delta State)
No. 34: Walter Payton
No. 35: Clarence Weatherspoon
No. 36: Nick Bell
No 38: Chuckie Mullins
No. 39: Jim Miller
No. 40 Walter Packer
No. 41: Charlie Conerly
No. 42: John Stroud
No. 43: Derrick Nix
No. 44: Ray Guy
No. 45: Lucy Harris
No. 49: Patrick Willis
No. 50: Kenny Dill
No. 52: Bailey Howell
No. 53: D.D. Lewis
No. 55: Nick “The Cat” Revon
No. 57: Jerrell Powe
No. 58: Kent Hull
No. 61: Doc Blanchard
No. 62: Justin Canale
No. 63: Marvin Terrell
No. 64: Everett Lindsey
No. 67: Stan Hindman
No. 68: Jerald Baylis
No. 69: Richard Price
No. 70: Richard Byrd
No. 71: Roland Dale
No. 74: Gentle Ben Williams
No. 76: Walt Suggs
No. 77: John Jerry
No. 78: Jackie Slater
No. 79: Gene Hickerson
No. 80: Wesley Walls
No. 81: Jimmie Giles
No. 82: Kris Mangum
No. 83: Lake Speed
 
No. 87: Willie Brown
No. 88: Jerry Rice
No. 89: Willie Richardson
No. 91: Billy Jackson
No. 92: Kelvin Pritchett
No 94: Fletcher Cox
No. 97 Adalius Thomas
No. 98 Tyrone Keys
No. 99 Johnie Cooks