MTSU Reveals Jersey Patch to Honor Dolly Parton in Photo After Country Music Legend's Death
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Key Points:
- Middle Tennessee State University is honoring late country music legend Dolly Parton with a special patch on the football team's jerseys for the season opener against Murray State.
- The jerseys will feature Parton's signature and her birth and death years, with a game-worn jersey to be donated to the university's Center for Popular Music.
- The tribute coincides with the game date, September 5, which aligns with Parton's famous song and film "9 to 5."
- Fans at the home opener will have the opportunity to scan QR codes to donate to Parton's Imagination Library, a program providing books to young children.
- Parton passed away this week in Nashville at the age of 80, prompting this tribute from the university.
