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Nice article about Sam

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http://www.charlotteobserver.com/tomsorensen/story/463716.html

The Carolina Panthers do not retire jerseys. Never have, probably never will.

Jerry Richardson, who owns the team, doesn't believe in it.

But only one player, Sam Mills, has worn the number 51, and he retired 11 seasons ago.

Nobody has asked for the number?

“A few players have,” says Carolina equipment manager Jackie Miles.

What do you tell them?

“They can't have it,” he says.

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Freaking awesome

Mills was part of Beason's introduction to the Panthers.

After Beason was drafted, he flew to Charlotte, got on a golf cart and was driven around Bank of America Stadium by Richardson.

“The Big Cat was showing me around, explaining why he built this, how he built that, why he likes to keep the landscaping immaculate,” says Beason. “We finally got to the statue of Sam Mills and he said, ‘Don't forget the helmet.'”

Richardson had walked into the locker room after a game and seen Mills' helmet – with six golf-course sized divots and dozens of smaller ones. The bronze helmet on the statue is true to Richardson's memory.

“This is what a helmet is supposed to look like after a game,” Richardson told Beason.

“That really stuck with me,” Beason says.

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Great article.

Sam Mills will always be my favorite player and coach of all time.

It's great to see the legacy he left could be seen as potential in Beason. It will be awesome to see Beason develop and hopefully become a man similar to Mills.

That really chokes me up to see such a great article on Mills. His impact to the Panthers has been tremendous and so positive.

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Great article.

Sam Mills will always be my favorite player and coach of all time.

It's great to see the legacy he left could be seen as potential in Beason. It will be awesome to see Beason develop and hopefully become a man similar to Mills.

That really chokes me up to see such a great article on Mills. His impact to the Panthers has been tremendous and so positive.

And evidently it still is.

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