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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.
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 ...
Jim Kelly, the first player to have his jersey number (12) officially retired by the Buffalo Bills, is seen here in 2010 Otto Graham, whose number 14 was retired by the Browns, at his new job, as the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Athletic Director in 1959 Jim Brown's #32 was retired by the Browns after his 9-years tenure on the franchise Lenny Moore, whose number 24 was retired by the Colts, poses ...
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.
Johnny Unitas' #16 was retired by Louisville in 2003 Roger Staubach's #12 was retired by the Naval Academy in 1965 Dan Marino's #13 was retired by Pittsburgh Brett Favre's #4, retired by Southern Miss in 2015 Troy Aikman's #8, retired by UCLA John Elway has his #7 retired by Stanford Peyton Manning's #16 was retired by Tennessee in 2005 Michigan retired #11 in honor of Whitey Wistert (photo ...
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Moreover, Pelé's #10 was retired by the New York Cosmos during the farewell of the Brazilian star on 1 October 1977, [3] probably becoming the first number ever retired in association football. [4] Mexico was a pioneer country in the use of permanent numbers in football; these were adopted in the Primera División in the 1980s. [5] Retiring a ...
When the Florida Marlins moved to their current stadium, LoanDepot Park, and were rebranded as the Miami Marlins, the number 5, which had been retired for the team's late first president Carl Barger, was returned to circulation because player Logan Morrison requested permission to wear the number to honor his father.