On Dec. 23, 2000, after his team had come back from 19 points behind against North Carolina, point guard Earl Watson grabbed the front of his jersey with both hands and displayed the “UCLA” to the Pauley Pavilion student section. Thus was born, or least popularized, the custom of “jersey popping.” (The Tar Heels won, […]
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Jerseys-apoppin’! (alas, not Tar Heels’)
Posted in Tar Heelia, tagged darius miller, earl watson, jersey popping, joey rodriguez, pauley pavilion, three-point goggles, ucla basketball, unc basketball, vcu basketball on March 28, 2011 | 1 Comment »