BATON ROUGE - When the LSU Tiger football team takes the field against Texas this Saturday, it will likely be the final game this season at Tiger Stadium but it has the potential to introduce a lifetime of memories for a fan base that has yet to learn about a key player in the purple and gold history books.

Former LSU quarterback Bert Jones will have his No. 7 jersey retired and his name will join an elite group of Tiger greats inside the walls of Death Valley.

To honor the moment and the man LouisianaSports.net is publishing a feature series about Jones called Seven on7; Bert Jones Up Close.  They will be seven stories released one each day leading up to the jersey retirement ceremony.

The series is written by Pulitzer Prize winner Jeffrey Marx, author of six books including Walking with Tigers: A Collection of LSU Sports Stories.

As LSU prepares to retire Bert Jones’s No. 7 jersey, we’re thrilled to announce a special countdown series to commemorate the occasion. New York Times best selling Author Jeffrey Marx has penned seven stories in a series he’s calling “Seven-on-7: Bert Jones Up Close.” Each day we will release a new part in the series until Saturday’s ceremony. Geaux Tigers!

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The first story in 7-on-7 was initially published in 2011 the day Jones turned 60. Fifteen years later, that personal piece begins our series and is followed by six new stories about the career and life of SU's first All-American quarterback.

Day One: The Bert Jones I've Always Known: A Personal Tribute

Day Two: The Real "Original No. 7" of LSU Football

Day Three: The Ruston Rifle

Day Four: Football, Family, and Fun: A Game Weekend for the Ages

Day Five: Bert Jones and Archie Manning: Always in Friendship

Day Six: Power of the Platform: Bert Jones Takes on a Cause

Day Seven: The Hall of Very Good: Bert Jones in the NFL