Syracuse will retire former quarterback Don McPherson’s No. 9 jersey at SU’s game Oct. 5 against Clemson, SU Athletics announced in a release Friday afternoon.

McPherson was an All-American in 1987 and  finished second in the Heisman voting for that season. In McPherson’s senior year, he led the Orangemen to an undefeated season that ended with SU tying Auburn in the Sugar Bowl.

He was taken in the sixth round of the 1988 NFL draft with the 149th overall pick by the Philadelphia Eagles before playing four seasons in the NFL and three in the Canadian Football League. In 2009, he was enshrined in the college football Hall of Fame.

McPherson currently works as an advocate preventing men’s violence against women.

His is the first of two jerseys Syracuse is set to retire this season as Donovan McNabb’s No. 5 will be retired Nov. 2 against Wake Forest.