Michelle R. Martinelli

During a break in the Florida-LSU game Saturday, the Gators stadium and crowd honored Tom Petty, who died earlier this week after he was found unconscious and in cardiac arrest Sunday. He was 66.

Fans were rocking out and singing along as I Won't Back Down blasted through the stadium to pay tribute to the Gainesville native following his unexpected death.

As Florida explained in its announcement to honor the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, Petty once worked as a groundskeeper at the school before making it big in the music industry.

Via the Gators' website:

"Let's celebrate together what he meant to the world of music and what he meant to this community," Florida Athletic Director Scott Stricklin said. "Since we are already singing 'We are the Boys,' let's go right from that into one of his great anthems and make that the way we are going to jointly celebrate Tom Petty and the Gators."