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Some of the Cal Golden Bears retired numbers hanging on the rafters at Haas Pavilion, September 2009. Teams in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) retire jersey numbers of players who either are considered by the team to have made significant contributions to that team's success, or who have experienced untimely deaths during their playing career.
Lists of National Football League retired numbers (32 P) Pages in category "Lists of retired numbers" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
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.
One of the NCAA's main student-athlete awards is the Elite 90 Award (previously the Elite 88 and Elite 89), presented at the site of each of the NCAA's 90 annual championship finals. In Division I men's basketball, eligible individuals are those on the playing squads of all Final Four participants who have played at least two seasons at their ...
However, only seven jersey numbers are retired, as honoree Jack Cobb played before jersey numbers were the norm, meaning he had no number to retire. Justin Jackson and Joel Berry are the most recent players to be honored, following the 2016–17 season. Jackson qualified by being named the ACC Player of the Year and a first-team All-American.
Dean Smith abruptly announced his retirement on Oct. 9, 1997. “Some events that take place in your lifetime just stand alone. ... North Carolina’s legendary men’s basketball coach Dean Smith ...
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From Uniform number (Major League Baseball): Archived December 9, 2011, at the Wayback Machine; From Duquesne Dukes men's basketball: "Retired Jerseys". Duquesne University Men's Basketball History. Duquesne University Athletics