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Normal, AL (Sports Network) - Alabama A&M will retire the college jersey of
Indianapolis Colts defensive end Robert Mathis in a ceremony on March 3.
Mathis' No. 55 will be retired at halftime of Alabama A&M's annual spring
game.
Mathis, who turns 31 on Sunday, was a four-year starter at the Southwestern
Athletic Conference school. As a senior in 2002, he set a Division I-AA (now
FCS) single-season record with 20 sacks.
In nine seasons with the Colts, he is a four-time Pro Bowl selection and has
collected at least 9.5 sacks seven times. He was a member of the Colts' Super
Bowl XLI championship squad.
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