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Legends, Champs sweeten Sugar Bowl

 |  January 1, 2013  |  0 Comments
Danny Wuerffel, left, and Tim Tebow were honored along with Steve Spurrier on April 9, 2011, at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. / Gator Country photo by Tim Casey

NEW ORLEANS — Two world champs, a national champ and an almost champ will help sweeten the Sugar Bowl.

Danny Wuerffel, Emmitt Smith, Tom Jackson and Muhammad Ali will take part in the coin toss ceremony prior to Wednesday’s 8:30 p.m. ET kickoff here between No. 3 Florida (11-1) and No. 21 Louisville (10-2) in the Superdome.

Former Florida football players and Sunshine State natives Danny Wuerffel and Emmitt Smith will represent the Gators while Jackson and Ali will represent the Cardinals. Jackson played linebacker at Louisville while Ali is a native of the city.


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