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Boynton Beach High School retired Lamar Jackson's No. 7 jersey on May 15, 2026, during a ceremony before a spring football game. Mayor Rebecca Shelton declared this date as Lamar Jackson Day in honor of the former student and Baltimore Ravens quarterback.
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Head coach of the Boynton Beach high school football team Trequan Smith (left) assists Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson as Jackson has his high school jersey retired on the football field at the school May 15, 2026. Smith and Jackson were football teammates at Boynton Beach.
On Friday evening, Boynton Beach Community (Fla.) honored former Tiger and longtime Baltimore Ravens quarterbackĀ Lamar Jackson before its spring high school football game against Olympic Heights.
The school retired Jacksonās No. 7 jersey number and Boynton Beach Mayor Rebecca Shelton designated May, 15, 2026 as Lamar Jackson Day.
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āItās an honor for me to get this jersey retired. Itās crazy. I wasnāt looking for this to happen,ā Jackson said in a WPBF report. āDonāt let nobody tell you guys you canāt do it, to the kids watching. Appreciate you all.ā
Jacksonās jersey retirement comes on the very field where he pulled off one of the most legendary moments in high school football lore in a 50-8 victory over Village Academy back on May 30, 2014. It has been nearly 12 years to the day since that very play and the rest is history for Jackson.
Boynton Beach High School retired Lamar Jackson's jersey to honor his achievements as a former player and his successful career as a quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens.
May 15, 2026, was declared Lamar Jackson Day by Boynton Beach Mayor Rebecca Shelton.
Trequan Smith, the head coach of the Boynton Beach high school football team and a former teammate of Jackson, assisted him during the ceremony.

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āThis is a great moment in Boynton Beach community history,ā Boynton Beach Community head football coach Tre Smith, Jacksonās former high school teammate, also said in the report. āIt symbolizes greatness. It symbolizes your leadership, your inspiration. And we thank you, man.ā
Jackson finished his high school days as the No. 313 overall prospect and No. 26 QB in the 2015 cycle, according to theĀ Rivals Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all major recruiting media companies.
The dual-threat quarterback went on to star at Louisville, which also retired his jersey number (No. 8). With the Cardinals, Jackson went on to win the 2016 Heisman Trophy and through 38 games for the Cardinals, threw for 9,043 yards and 69 touchdowns, adding 4,132 yards and 50 more scores on the ground.
Jackson after his college playing days was selected at No. 32 by the Baltimore Ravens and thatās led to a prolific professional playing career where heās claimed multiple MVPs, three All-Pro selections and over 22,600 yards.
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