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The first major leaguer whose number was retired was Gehrig, in July 1939, following his retirement due to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which became popularly known in the United States as Lou Gehrig's Disease. Since then, over 150 other people have had their numbers retired, some with more than one team.
Category:Major League Baseball managers with retired numbers; Category:Major League Baseball coaches with retired numbers; Individuals may be included in more than one category if they had significant tenures in more than one role with a team that retired their number (e.g., Billy Martin and Red Schoendienst).
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.
Pages in category "Major League Baseball people with retired numbers" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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Chicago Bears retired numbers: Bronko Nagurski FB/LB/T 1930–1937, 1943 Minnesota: George McAfee RB/DB/PR 1940–1941, 1945–1950 Duke: George Halas End/HC Owner/Founder 1920–1983 Illinois: Willie Galimore RB 1957–1963 Florida A&M: Walter Payton RB 1975–1987 Jackson State: Gale Sayers RB/KR 1965–1971 Kansas: Brian Piccolo RB/FB 1965 ...
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.
Nippon Professional Baseball players with retired numbers (16 P) Pages in category "Baseball players with retired numbers" This category contains only the following page.