Some trace negative associations with the number 13 to The Last Supper. The belief that 13 is unlucky causes many hotel elevators to go from floor 12 to 14. Some believe Dan Marino’s curse as the greatest NFL quarterback never to win a Super Bowl is because he wore No. 13.
There’s even a word — triskaidekaphobia — for fear of the number 13.
Kentucky Wildcats catcher Kole Cottam can’t imagine choosing any other to wear on his jersey.
This spring, Cottam, a slugging sophomore (.