What is the most retired number?

Wayne Gretzky, No. 99, changed the game during his 21 seasons in the NHL. In homage to the dominance and skill level with which Gretzky played, No. 99 has been retired league wide (it's the only number retired league wide to date).

What was the first number retired?

Most baseball fans know that the first baseball number retired was Lou Gehrig's No. 4, on July 4, 1939, the day of his famous “luckiest man on the face of this earth” speech.

Is 42 the only number retired in all of baseball?

42. In 1997, Major League Baseball honored Jackie Robinson by making his No. 42 the first uniform number to be retired across the sport.

Why is the number 6 retired?

The NBA has retired Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell's No. 6 jersey to honor his legacy on and off the court.

Will number 10 be retired?

Barcelona will be unable to retire Lionel Messi's iconic No. 10 shirt following his emotional farewell from the club unless they opt to permanently give up a valuable slot in the senior team quota, it has been revealed.

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Is number 42 retired in all sports?

Robinson played in six World Series and contributed to the Dodgers' 1955 World Series championship. In 1997, MLB retired his uniform number 42 across all major league teams; he was the first professional athlete in any sport to be so honored.

Can MLB be number 69?

69: Bronson Arroyo, 2000-02 Pittsburgh Pirates: Somewhat surprisingly, only six players in Major League history have worn no.

Who wears 22 in MLB?

22: Clayton Kershaw. Los Angeles Dodgers southpaw pitcher Clayton Kershaw has already dominated the National League with his pitching exploits at the age of 24. He's also a worthy winner of the Roberto Clemente Award as well.

Can you be number 99 in baseball?

Examples of star players wearing numbers higher than 60 include Carlton Fisk (72), Kenley Jansen (74), and Aaron Judge (99).

What team has no retired numbers?

As of 2022, only two teams in the NBA do not have any retired numbers: the Los Angeles Clippers and the Toronto Raptors.

Has a team ever retired a number?

Unlike Major League Baseball (which retired Jackie Robinson's number 42), the National Hockey League (which retired Wayne Gretzky's 99), and the National Basketball Association (which retired Bill Russell's 6), the NFL has never retired a jersey number league-wide in honor of anyone.

Is the number 21 retired?

That's where those things happen, in Yankee Stadium.” Eight years after O'Neill was honored with a plaque in Monument Park, he saw his uniform No. 21 retired before Sunday's game against the Blue Jays. O'Neill is the 23rd Yankees player or manager to have his number retired, and the first since Derek Jeter in 2017.

Why is 23 retired in Miami?

The Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat retired the number 23 in honor of Michael Jordan. Jordan never played for the Miami Heat. Jordan is one of the 14 people to have a number retired by two different teams.

Why is number 42 retired in baseball?

In April 1997, on the 50th anniversary of the breaking of the colour bar in baseball, baseball commissioner Bud Selig retired Robinson's jersey number, 42, from Major League Baseball.

Is 23 retired by the Bulls?

Are there any unexpected retired numbers? Of course the Chicago Bulls retired Michael Jordan's No. 23. But so did the Miami Heat, even though Jordan never played for them.

Is 44 retired in baseball?

Just more than three years after he broke Babe Ruth's home-run record, the now-retired Aaron had his No. 44 retired by the last team for which he played, the Milwaukee Brewers.

Who is number 99 in MLB?

Aaron Judge, who wears No. 99 on the back of his jersey, hit his 62nd home run of the season on Tuesday night against the Rangers. With that blast, he surpassed Roger Maris' AL record.

Is 0 a legal baseball number?

In Major League Baseball, players are allowed to wear zero as their uniform number (yes, it's a number. Also, it's even). It's rare, but it happens. Currently, there is one player in baseball who wears zero, and that's Adam Ottavino, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies.

What is the rarest number in baseball?

89 -- the only number left from 0 to 99 that had never been worn in a Major League Baseball regular-season game.

Can you wear 69 in the NFL?

Just two NHL players have ever worn it, no one in the history of the NBA ever has, and only a handful of major leaguers have ever done so. In the NFL, however, regulations stipulate that offensive linemen can only select a number between 60 and 79 and defensive lineman must pick one between 60 and 79 or 90 and 99.

Why is 42 blue at Fenway?

42 in place of their own numbers, an annual tradition to honor Jackie Robinson, this year those numbers are in Dodger blue to honor the 75th anniversary of him breaking the color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers. There is a special gold patch with MLB's commemorative logo marking the event.

Will the Bears retired number 54?

Urlacher's #54 has been untouched since he retired. No one has worn it since the Hall-of-Fame linebacker retired from the league in 2013.

Who has worn #42 in baseball?

Every year, on the anniversary of Jackie Robinson's big league debut, the baseball world pauses to remember his unmatched contributions to the game. In 1997, Commissioner Bud Selig made sure Robinson's work would be honored for all time by permanently retiring his No. 42.