JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) - Gerry Reynolds figured his football letterman's pendant earned playing football at Louisiana State University in 1947 and 1948 had been lost forever.
It came as quite a surprise when Bob Crawley gave it back to him 54 years after he last saw it.
Reynolds, who lives in Memphis, told The Jackson Sun he lost the L-shaped pendant in the woods of Decatur County in 1957 while giving a speech at a tree farm dedication. Crawley said he found the award while visiting home in Decaturville in 1957. The pendant had Reynolds' name on the back, prompting Crawley to get in touch with LSU in 2009.
It took two years, but the school tracked Reynolds down in 2011. Reynolds, his wife Miner, and Crawley met September 24 in Jackson.
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