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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.
Pages in category "Lists of National Football League retired numbers" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
His number was retired during a half-time ceremony in 2005, less than a year after his death from cardiac and pulmonary sarcoidosis in September 2004. [14] He was the first and only Packer to have his number retired posthumously, [15] and the first NFL player to have his number retired by two teams (the other being the Philadelphia Eagles).
No. 1 was last worn by Ray Flaherty 89 years ago and was taken out of circulation after he retired from the NFL, becoming the first jersey number to be retired in professional football.
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It was first number retired in pro football history. ... the team said. ... He played for the Giants from 1928-29 and 1931-35 and helped them advance to the NFL Championship Game in 1933, 1934 and ...
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 Chargers have rarely retired numbers. [4] In 2006, The San Diego Union-Tribune wrote, "The [Chargers] tend to honor their heritage haphazardly." [5] Pro Football Hall of Fame offensive tackle Ron Mix in 1969 was the first Charger to have his number retired after he announced he was quitting football.