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Pittsburgh Panthers retired numbers at Acrisure Stadium, September 2011. 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.
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.
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 Athletics have retired six numbers; additionally, Walter A. Haas, Jr., owner of the team from 1980 until his death in 1995, was honored by the retirement of the letter "A". Of the six players with retired numbers, five were retired for their play with the Athletics and one, 42, was universally retired by Major League Baseball when they ...
Plaques of numbers retired by the New York Yankees in Monument Park at Yankee Stadium. Major League Baseball (MLB) and its participating clubs have retired various uniform numbers over the course of time, ensuring that those numbers are never worn again and thus will always be associated with particular players or managers of note.
Dee retired from professional football in 1968, being inducted into the Patriots Hall of Fame in 1993. [4] In 1971, Gino Cappelletti and Jim Lee Hunt had their numbers retired (No. 20 and 79 respectively). Cappelletti played wide receiver and kicker for 11 seasons with the Patriots, leading the AFL in scoring five times.
40 – Oldham Athletic reserve the number for their fans. 55 – Rochdale retired the number on 13 January 2017 in honour of five-year old Joshua McCormack who died of cancer. [173] 58 – Portsmouth retired the number for their mascot Nelson, with Nelson’s name and number appearing on club issued match day programmes
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 ...