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Numbers retired by the Detroit Red Wings of the NHL, displayed at the former Joe Louis Arena in December 2015. Retiring the number of an athlete is an honor a team bestows upon a player, usually after the player has left the team, retires from the sport, or dies, by taking the number formerly worn on their uniform out of circulation.
The first major leaguer whose number was retired was Gehrig, in July 1939, following his retirement due to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which became popularly known in the United States as Lou Gehrig's Disease. Since then, over 150 other people have had their numbers retired, some with more than one team.
The number 0 was made legal in 2022, although it remains banned as the first digit of a two-digit number. [7] In forms of the game that have fewer than 11 men (most notably eight-man football and six-man football) a player can wear any number. In eight-man, there are only three ineligible receivers and in six-man, all players are eligible ...
The Green Bay Packers retired numbers on display at Lambeau Field, which include Reggie White, the only NFL player to have his number retired by two teams. Since NFL teams began retiring numbers, 163 players have had their jersey number retired. The Chicago Bears and the New York Giants have the most retired numbers of the teams with 14 each.
Two numbers, 8 and 42, were retired twice. National Baseball Hall of Fame inductees Bill Dickey (1954) and Yogi Berra (1972) both wore 8 before the number was officially retired on July 22, 1972.
The first jersey number retired by a team was #4 by the New York Yankees to honor Lou Gehrig. In 1997, MLB retired Jackie Robinson's #42 league wide, the first and only number that no player is allowed to wear anymore. As of April 15, 1997 #42 was retired except for players wearing the number prior to it being retired.
In fact, the only numbers under 20 not already in use or retired by the Giants are No. 12 and No. 18. With numbers in the 80s out of vogue for wide receivers, that apparently wouldn't do.
On May 26, 1999, Russell's number was re-retired in a public ceremony at the FleetCenter. Also served as head coach (1966–1969). Number retired league-wide in 2022. [4] [3] 10: Jo Jo White † Boston Celtics: G 1969–1979 [3] 14: Bob Cousy † Boston Celtics: G 1950–1963 Later served as team ambassador and color analyst. [3] 15: Tom ...