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Arkansas Basketball Team To Retire Number 42 In Honor Of Bill Clinton

Pres. Bill Clinton, left, and Arkansas Roger Crawford hold the trophy in the locker room after the Razorbacks beat Duke 76-72 to win the NCAA Final Four championship game, Monday, April 4, 1994, Charlotte, N.C. (AP P... Pres. Bill Clinton, left, and Arkansas Roger Crawford hold the trophy in the locker room after the Razorbacks beat Duke 76-72 to win the NCAA Final Four championship game, Monday, April 4, 1994, Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Scott Applewhite) MORE LESS
By Tom Kludt
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February 8, 2014 3:00 p.m.
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The University of Arkansas basketball program will retire the number 42 to honor the 42nd president.

While Bill Clinton isn’t an Arkansas alum, he was the most famous fan during the Razorbacks’ national championship run in 1994.

And now, the former Arkansas governor said the team will retire the number later this season as part of the 20th anniversary celebration for the national title team.

(Above, Clinton and Arkansas’ Roger Crawford hold the trophy after the Razorbacks defeated Duke to win the 1994 national championship.)

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Tom Kludt (@TomKludt)  Tom Kludt is a reporter for Talking Points Memo based in New York City, covering media and national affairs. Originally from South Dakota, Tom joined TPM as an intern in late-2011 and became a staff member during the 2012 election. He can be reached at tom@talkingpointsmemo.com.
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