MARQUETTE, MI— Former NMU quarterback Steve Mariucci’s jersey has been retired.
The Wildcat was part of the 1975 football team that won the national championship and finished the season 13-1. When the team was honored during halftime of the October 11 football game, a symbolic number 18 jersey with Mariucci’s name was raised to the rafters of the Superior Dome. The ceremony capped off reunion events celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Wildcats’ NCAA Division II Championship.
Mariucci went on to work in various coaching positions in the NFL and eventually became an NFL Network analyst.
Longtime friend and MSU basketball coach Tom Izzo surprised Mariucci by attending the 50th anniversary dinner at the Northern Center Friday night.
