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In 2011, Michigan Wolverines football unretired all of the numbers that it had retired to create legends jerseys worn by its best players. The unretired jerseys were Bennie Oosterbaan's No. 47, Gerald Ford's No. 48, Ron Kramer's No. 87, The Wistert Brothers' (Whitey Wistert, Al Wistert, Alvin Wistert) No. 11 and Tom Harmon's No. 98.
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 ...
17 – Sagan Tosu retired the number in dedication to their fans. 27 – Bournemouth use squad number for the Steve Fletcher Stand which houses the large majority of hardcore supporters, the number 50 for "12th man" and the number 99 shirt for their mascot, Cherry Bear. 33 – Remo reserve the number for their supporters.
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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 ...
In 1993, The Football Association (The FA) switched to persistent squad numbers, abandoning the mandatory use of 1–11 for the starting line-up. The first league event to feature this was the 1993 Football League Cup Final between Arsenal and Sheffield Wednesday, and it became standard in the FA Premier League the following season, along with names printed above the numbers. [6]
As mayor of Atlanta. Number represents his status as the 59th mayor of the city. — Ted Turner: Atlanta Hawks — 1977–2001 As team owner. While the team presented Turner a framed Hawks jersey with No. 17, the banner raised to the rafters carried an old Hawks logo with Turner's name instead of a number. [2] 00: Robert Parish † Boston ...
Three Red Raider football players have had their jersey numbers retired. E.J. Holub's No. 55 was retired on Dec. 19, 1960, and Donny Anderson's No. 44 was retired Nov. 11, 1995. Dave Parks's No. 81 jersey was retired Nov. 17, 2001. Both Holub and Anderson are members of the College Football Hall of Fame. [11]