Lamar Jackson's jersey retired at Boynton Beach High School
Boynton Beach High School retired Lamar Jackson's No. 7 jersey, renaming a road and proclaiming 'Lamar Jackson Day.'
BOYNTON BEACH ā Boynton Beach football has officially retired the jersey of its best player in program history. Lamar Jackson , the two-time NFL MVP quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens , watched his No. 7 jersey retired at Boynton Beach prior to the program's spring game against Olympic Heights on Friday, May 15.
The road entering the school off of Gateway Boulevard was also renamed Lamar Jackson Way with a "7 miles per hour" speed limit. The city of Boynton Beach also proclaimed May 15 as Lamar Jackson Day. "Shout out to you guys," Jackson told the crowd after the ceremonial recognition.
More: Palm Beach County declares 'Lamar Jackson Day' for NFL star Dieuly Aristilde, who got one of Jackson's many shout-outs during a brief speech at the podium, was actually helping prepare Olympic Heights for the spring game. On Friday, he was on staff as an assistant coach for the Lions but over a decade ago he was catching passes from Jackson in a Tigers uniform. Aristilde knew even back then that Jackson was a special person and player.
"The reason why I knew that he was going to be special was because the leader that he was," he said. "He always made sure it was about the team. Just to see the guy that he is today, the leader that he is, on and off the field, how humble he is, that's really who Lamar is.