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their time with a club and even during the same season, and were not as readily associated with a specific number as players in North
American sports. Nonetheless, some star players were associated with a particular number and this, along with squad numbers becoming more common since the 1990s, has led some clubs to retire numbers.
217:' #32. However, they have not reissued the numbers of several of their greatest players since they retired, and it is understood that no Steeler will ever wear them again. For example, Greene's #75 had not been reissued since Greene retired in 1981. Similarly, with the exception of a pair of quarterbacks in the mid-1980s, the
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player permits it; however, in many cases the number cannot be used at all. Such an honor may also be bestowed on players who had highly memorable careers, died prematurely under tragic circumstances, or have had their promising careers ended by serious injury. Some sports that retire team numbers include
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has a far shorter history of players wearing squad numbers; from the introduction of numbers of shirts in the 1930s until the 1990s, the players on a team almost always wore numbers 1 to 11, irrespective of which players were selected. This meant that players often wore many different numbers during
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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 his or her uniform out of circulation. Once a number is retired, no future player from the team may wear it, unless the original
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announced that number 24 would no longer be issued by the team (despite Bryant spending his entire career with the Lakers). While the number has not been issued since then, it is not honored in the rafters as an official retired number.
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as the tribute to the fans, according to Max Bailey, the last person to wear the #1 guernsey, had his career cut short by multiple injuries to his right knee, and thanked the fans in his comeback attempts, and the
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used their numbers from their primary racing series. However, the #3 was retired as a result of
Earnhardt's death and any driver who drove the #3 in their primary racing series would drive #03 instead. As such,
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belt that had been used up to that point in honor of Huber, who was the championship's second title holder; the belt was given to Huber's eldest son. A black strap version of the championship is now used.
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292:'s #5 was retired after his disappearance and presumed death on a fishing trip (his death was confirmed years later with the discovery of the wreckage of the plane on which he was flying). The
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Some teams either formally or informally take a jersey out of circulation when a player dies or has their career ended by serious injury or disease. For instance, between 1934 and 2016, the
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as a player. If in the sport, managers and coaches wear uniform numbers, and the player later becomes a coach for the same team, they are also permitted to wear it as a coach.
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in 2002 and again in the renamed
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retired after he won the 2016 season. Also: A retired driver's old number (except for #1 ) cannot be used for 2 years in case of a comeback. Therefore: Until the end of
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stated that no Colt will ever wear
Manning's #18 again, though it was not officially retired until 2016. After his departure from the team in 2004, the Lakers removed
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following a career ending neck injury, and it was understood long before its formal retirement in 2012 that no Jet would ever wear it again. Similarly, after
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had worn for the men's national team. Since then, a replica of
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was forced to retire after suffering multiple concussions, the Jets took his #80 out of circulation but have not yet retired it; Byrd and
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unretired all of the numbers that it had retired to create legends jerseys worn by its best players. The unretired jerseys were
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after his death from a suspected heart attack. Manchester City, Lens and Lyon all retired the shirt number of
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2130:"Brodie Lee Jr Crowned As AEW TNT Champion For Life In Honor Of Brodie Lee, Brodie Jr's Belt Retired"
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were the most recent Jets to have their numbers retired as both were done on the same day. After
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became the only player to have had two numbers (8, 24) retired by the same franchise,
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who had been allocated that number for 2016 was allocated squad number 32 instead.
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was the last remaining player to wear the number, and he retired at the end of the
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have rejected all attempts by national teams to retire numbers. These include the
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1726:"Austin Dillon hopes to wait for full Cup schedule to run Dale Earnhardt's No. 3"
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do not officially retire numbers, but it is generally understood that
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2156:"Join 411's Live AEW Dynamite New Year's Smash (Night One) Coverage"
1845:"Formula 2 retires #19 from future use in honour of Anthoine Hubert"
406:, the Legends program was discontinued, and the numbers re-retired.
288:'s #6 was retired after he suffered a career-ending head injury and
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1496:"Ford Named Michigan Football Legend; Morgan to Wear No. 48 Jersey"
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1289:(Press release). Pittsburgh Steelers. July 30, 2014. Archived from
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1466:"U-M to Recognize Ford, Kramer and Oosterbaan as Football Legends"
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in 2014 when he began competing full-time in that series for RCR.
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1914:"Breen died after fence post penetrated car window, Hyundai say"
1607:"Perfect setting: Gretzky's number retired before All-Star Game"
72:" as they are, literally, put to hang in the team's home venue.
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2003:"पारसको सम्मानमा अब नेपाली क्रिकेटरले ७७ नम्बरको जर्सी नलगाउने"
1444:"UCLA Honors Jackie Robinson by Retiring #42 Across All Sports"
1214:"Golden Knights retire jersey No. 58 to honor shooting victims"
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December 2020, following the death of professional wrestler
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165:, as the Bruins retired his #77 following his 2001 retirement.
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261:'s #34 from circulation, only officially retiring it in 2013.
2029:"Keighley Cougars retire No6 shirt after Danny Jones's death"
472:. On August 11, 2022, the NBA announced that it would retire
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608:, some clubs may exercise the right to retire a particular
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359:, who had played in four sports at the school prior to his
1164:"Who Had the First Jersey Number to Be Retired in Sports?"
994:(AEW), the promotion retired the red strap version of the
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football squad by virtue of his future career as the 38th
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1705:"Childress grandson brings No. 3 back to national level"
1287:"Pittsburgh Steelers to Retire Joe Greene's Number '75'"
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Nápoli retira camiseta número 10 en homenaje a
Maradona
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in 2016. In January 2019, #69 was retired in honour of
1779:"Jason Dupasquier's #50 retired from the Moto3™ class"
1757:(1st ed.). United States: David Bull Publishing.
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made two special appearances in a number 3 car in the
2181:"Germany give Nowitzki ultimate honor, retire No. 14"
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276:. His 42 number was retired for all MLB teams in 1997
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hockey team in honor of the 58 victims killed in the
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1589:"Mavericks to retire No. 24 in honor of Kobe Bryant"
1532:. CBS Interactive. November 28, 2015. Archived from
933:withdrew the number 6 shirt Millward used to wear.
454:. The only other exception to this retirement is on
2105:"Weylandt's race number retired from Giro d'Italia"
1896:"FIA announces World Motor Sport Council decisions"
1870:"Formula 2 permanently retires Hubert's car number"
1502:. CBS Interactive. October 13, 2012. Archived from
810:from critical injuries sustained in a crash at the
764:retired the use of #74 after the fatal accident of
742:retired the use of #99 after the fatal accident of
1446:(Press release). UCLA Athletics. November 22, 2014
140:permitted to wear the number for his entire career
1339:"Lakers hang Shaq's No. 34 jersey in the rafters"
697:in 2012 and 2013, and returned the number to the
625:, who retired their No. 42 guernsey in honour of
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2055:"Roger Millward's No 6 shirt retired by Hull KR"
1472:. CBS Interactive. June 12, 2012. Archived from
1053:List of National Football League retired numbers
1038:List of Canadian Football League retired numbers
179:'s #23 jersey among them) in the rafters at the
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1977:"BCCI retires Sachin Tendulkar's No. 10 jersey"
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1063:List of retired numbers in association football
550:have all retired shirt numbers; Milan retiring
486:List of retired numbers in association football
153:decided to retire jersey number 7 in honour of
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1754:Prototypes: The History of the IMSA GTP Series
1058:List of National Hockey League retired numbers
434:, the first Black player in the modern era of
99:retired number 6 in honor of their fans, the "
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1793:"Number 17 to be retired in Bianchi's honour"
1068:List of NCAA men's basketball retired numbers
1043:List of Major League Baseball retired numbers
665:) drove the 29 car through the 2013 season.
1932:"WRC and FIA Retire Craig Breen's Number 42"
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205:have only officially retired three numbers:
68:. Retired jerseys are often referred to as "
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1313:"Colts, Manning part ways after 14 seasons"
300:'s #4 after he was forced to retire due to
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1751:Martin, J. A.; Wells, Ken (January 2001).
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689:. After winning the Truck Series title in
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1975:CricketCountry Staff (29 November 2017).
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1660:"Which clubs have retired shirt numbers?"
1422:"Kazmaier '52, sports icon, dies at 82".
1191:"Serie A - Ronaldinho plays numbers game"
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1635:. Bleacher Report. August 11, 2022.
1526:"Michigan Football Retired Jerseys"
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883:In 2017, BCCI unofficially retired
772:in 2010, #58 after the accident of
580:attempting to retire Foé's number,
446:for the duration of their careers;
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2082:Kelly, Cathal (22 February 2007).
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1239:Harding, Thomas (June 10, 2001).
1212:Granger, Jesse (March 31, 2018).
1162:Greene, Nick (November 7, 2014).
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1555:Ganguli, Tania (2017-09-12).
1398:"The bond no man could break"
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115:North American sports leagues
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2103:Stokes, Shane (2011-05-12).
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1020:German Basketball Federation
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864:in 2023 during the test for
858:FIA World Rally Championship
762:Grand Prix motorcycle racing
746:in 1999. However, since the
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600:Australian rules football
355:sports teams in honor of
335:sports teams in honor of
173:North Carolina basketball
2084:"The monarch of defence"
1143:Hanging from the Rafters
906:In other sports such as
841:, formerly known as the
812:2014 Japanese Grand Prix
687:Richard Childress Racing
677:drove a number 3 in the
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1425:Princeton Alumni Weekly
1220:. Greenspun Media Group
975:Following the death of
717:, who drives #3 in the
568:2003 Confederations Cup
494:Football shirt worn by
426:League-wide retirements
109:2017 Las Vegas shooting
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2559:Rugby football culture
1849:www.motorsportweek.com
849:in a crash during the
756:A. J. Foyt Enterprises
614:Hawthorn Football Club
578:Cameroon national team
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470:2000 NHL All-Star Game
466:National Hockey League
444:permitted to retain it
409:On December 18, 2017,
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1002:In ceremonies before
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931:Hull Kingston Rovers
786:Circuit de Catalunya
685:, and he drives for
643:Whelen Modified Tour
507:Association football
480:Association football
329:Princeton University
272:in Monument Park at
249:was released by the
105:Vegas Golden Knights
66:association football
16:Honor in team sports
2519:Numbering in sports
2397:San Francisco 49ers
1536:on December 8, 2015
1506:on October 18, 2012
1275:on January 2, 2007.
1122:The Daily Telegraph
1006:'s opening game of
992:All Elite Wrestling
726:24 Hours of Daytona
724:Following the 1989
456:Jackie Robinson Day
282:Toronto Maple Leafs
221:have not re-issued
203:Pittsburgh Steelers
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2554:Ice hockey culture
2544:Basketball culture
2380:Professional teams
1936:www.motorsport.com
1902:. 12 October 2018.
1249:. Colorado Springs
1201:on 29 August 2008.
1148:2012-11-02 at the
1014:on September 2 in
981:2011 Giro d'Italia
866:2023 Croatia Rally
667:Dale Earnhardt Jr.
655:death on the track
651:Dale Earnhardt Sr.
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274:old Yankee Stadium
268:A plaque honoring
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163:TD Garden
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