List of retired numbers

This pages lists retired numbers which sports teams or bodies have withdrawn as a tribute, usually to a former player. The list is ordered by number.

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Major League Baseball (MLB)

• The Boston Red Sox, for Hall of Famer Bobby Doerr.
• The Cincinnati Reds, for manager Fred Hutchinson.
• The Los Angeles Dodgers, for Hall of Famer Pee Wee Reese.
• The Milwaukee Brewers, for Hall of Famer and former owner, Bud Selig.
• The New York Yankees, for Billy Martin, who both played for and managed the team.
• The Philadelphia Phillies, for Hall of Famer Richie Ashburn.
• The Pittsburgh Pirates, for manager Billy Meyer.
• The St. Louis Cardinals, for Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith.

National Basketball Association (NBA)

• The Boston Celtics, for founding owner Walter Brown, a member of the Hall of Fame as a contributor.
• The Milwaukee Bucks, for Hall of Fame player Oscar Robertson.
• The Portland Trail Blazers, for founding owner Larry Weinberg. Unlike most numbers so honored, this number remains in circulation for players.
• The Sacramento Kings, for Hall of Fame player Nate Archibald, honoring the number's retirement when the team was known as the Kansas City Kings.
• The Seattle SuperSonics, for Gus Williams.
• The Utah Jazz, for Frank Layden, who served the team first as head coach and then as president.

National Football League (NFL)

• The New York Giants, for Hall of Famer Ray Flaherty.
• The Tennessee Titans, for Hall of Famer Warren Moon, who played for the team in its past incarnation as the Houston Oilers.

National Hockey League (NHL)

• The Chicago Blackhawks, for Hall of Famer Glenn Hall.
• The Detroit Red Wings, for Hall of Famer Terry Sawchuk.
• The Minnesota Wild, for their fans.
• The Montreal Canadiens, for Hall of Famer Jacques Plante.
• The New York Rangers, for Hall of Famer Eddie Giacomin.
• The Philadelphia Flyers, for Hall of Famer Bernie Parent.
• The Toronto Maple Leafs, for Hall of Famers Johnny Bower and Turk Broda.

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Handball-Bundesliga

• The THW Kiel, for Magnus Wislander, IHF World Player of the Year in 1990 and Player of the 20th Century

MLB

• The Chicago White Sox, for Hall of Famer Nellie Fox.
• The Detroit Tigers, for Hall of Famer Charlie Gehringer.
• The Los Angeles Dodgers, for Hall of Famer Tommy Lasorda.
• The New York Yankees, for Derek Jeter.

NHL

• The Boston Bruins, for Hall of Famer Eddie Shore.
• The Buffalo Sabres, for Hall of Famer Tim Horton.
• The Carolina Hurricanes, for Glen Wesley
• The Hartford Whalers, for Rick Ley. The number was returned to circulation after the franchise moved to North Carolina in 1997.
• The Montreal Canadiens, for Hall of Famer Doug Harvey.
• The New York Rangers, for Hall of Famer Brian Leetch.
• The Philadelphia Flyers, for Hall of Famer Mark Howe.
• The St. Louis Blues, for Hall of Famer Al MacInnis.

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Association football

• A.C. Milan of Italy, for longtime defender Paolo Maldini.
• Al Ahly of Egypt, for defender Mohamed Abdelwahab, who died in 2006 during a club training session.
• Atlante of Mexico, for longtime goalkeeper Federico Vilar.
• Internazionale of Italy, for longtime defender Giacinto Facchetti, who went on to serve as club president and died in that office.
• Sturm Graz of Austria, for longtime defender Günther Neukirchner.

Handball-Bundesliga

• The Rhein-Neckar Löwen, for Uwe Gensheimer, was the captain when they won their first Championship.

MLB

• The Atlanta Braves, for Dale Murphy.
• The Chicago White Sox, for Harold Baines.
• The Cleveland Indians, for Hall of Famer Earl Averill.
• The Detroit Tigers, for Hall of Famer Alan Trammell.
• The Minnesota Twins, for Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew.
• The New York Yankees, for Hall of Famer Babe Ruth.
• The San Francisco Giants, for Hall of Famer Bill Terry, who played for the team when it was based in New York City.

NBA

• The Boston Celtics, for Hall of Famer Dennis Johnson.
• The New Jersey Nets, for Hall of Famer Dražen Petrović.

NFL

• The Chicago Bears, for Hall of Famer Bronko Nagurski.
• The Green Bay Packers, for Hall of Famer Tony Canadeo.
• The Kansas City Chiefs, for Hall of Famer Jan Stenerud.

NHL

• The Boston Bruins, for Lionel Hitchman.
• The Carolina Hurricanes, unofficially retired for Steve Chiasson.
• The Chicago Blackhawks, for Keith Magnuson and Hall of Famer Pierre Pilote.
• The Edmonton Oilers, for Al Hamilton.
• The Montreal Canadiens, for Hall of Famer Émile Bouchard.
• The New Jersey Devils, for Ken Daneyko.
• The New York Rangers, for Hall of Famer Harry Howell.
• The Quebec Nordiques, for J. C. Tremblay. The number was returned to circulation after the franchise moved to Colorado in 1995.
• The St. Louis Blues, for Bob Gassoff.

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MLB

• The Baltimore Orioles, for Hall of Fame manager Earl Weaver.
• The Boston Red Sox, for Hall of Famer Joe Cronin.
• The Chicago White Sox, for Hall of Famer Luke Appling.
• The Los Angeles Dodgers, for Hall of Famer Duke Snider.
• The Milwaukee Brewers, for Hall of Famer Paul Molitor.
• The New York Giants, for Hall of Famer Mel Ott.
• The New York Yankees, for Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig. Notably, he was the first player in major North American sports to be so honored by a U.S.-based team (he was preceded in this honor by Ace Bailey, whose #6 was retired by the Toronto Maple Leafs five years earlier).
• The Pittsburgh Pirates, for Hall of Famer Ralph Kiner.

NBA

• The Chicago Bulls, for Jerry Sloan, who later served as the team's head coach and went on to a Hall of Fame career in that role (mainly with the Utah Jazz).
• The Detroit Pistons, for Hall of Fame player Joe Dumars, who later served as team president.
• The Milwaukee Bucks, for Sidney Moncrief.
• The Sacramento Kings, for Chris Webber.
• The Utah Jazz, for Hall of Fame player Adrian Dantley.

NFL

• The Green Bay Packers, for Hall of Famer Brett Favre.
• The New York Giants, for Hall of Famer Tuffy Leemans.

NHL

• The Boston Bruins, for Hall of Famer Bobby Orr.
• The Detroit Red Wings, for Hall of Famer Red Kelly.
• The Los Angeles Kings, for Hall of Famer Rob Blake.
• The Montreal Canadiens, for Hall of Famer Jean Béliveau.
• The New Jersey Devils, for Hall of Famer Scott Stevens.
• The Philadelphia Flyers, for Barry Ashbee.
• The Tampa Bay Lightning, for Vincent Lecavalier.
• The Toronto Maple Leafs for Hall of Famers Hap Day and Red Kelly.

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MLB

• The Baltimore Orioles, for Hall of Famer Brooks Robinson.
• The Cincinnati Reds for Willard Hershberger and later for Hall of Famer Johnny Bench.
• The Cleveland Indians, for Hall of Famer Lou Boudreau.
• The Detroit Tigers, for Hall of Famer Hank Greenberg.
• The Florida Marlins for their first president Carl Barger.
• The Houston Astros, for Jeff Bagwell.
• The Kansas City Royals, for Hall of Famer George Brett.
• The New York Yankees, for Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio.

NBA

• The Phoenix Suns, for Dick Van Arsdale.

NFL

• The Chicago Bears, for Hall of Famer George McAfee.
• The Philadelphia Eagles, for Donovan McNabb.

NHL

• The Boston Bruins, for Hall of Famer Dit Clapper.
• The Detroit Red Wings, for Hall of Famer Nicklas Lidström.
• The Montreal Canadiens, for Hall of Famers Bernie Geoffrion and Guy Lapointe.
• The New York Islanders, for Hall of Famer Denis Potvin.
• The St. Louis Blues, for Bob Plager.
• The Toronto Maple Leafs, for Bill Barilko.
• The Washington Capitals, for Hall of Famer Rod Langway.

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Association football

• A.C. Milan, for captain Franco Baresi

Handball-Bundesliga

• The TBV Lemgo, for László Marosi.

MLB

• The Atlanta Braves, for manager Bobby Cox
• The Boston Red Sox, for Johnny Pesky
• The Detroit Tigers, for Hall of Famer Al Kaline
• The Minnesota Twins, for Tony Oliva
• The New York Yankees, for manager Joe Torre
• The St. Louis Cardinals, for Hall of Famer Stan Musial
• The San Diego Padres, for Steve Garvey

NBA

• The Boston Celtics, for Hall of Famer Bill Russell
• The Orlando Magic, for their fans (the "sixth man")
• The Philadelphia 76ers, for Hall of Famer Julius Erving
• The Phoenix Suns, for Walter Davis
• The Sacramento Kings, for their fans

NFL

• The Kansas City Chiefs, for Warren McVea

NHL

• The Detroit Red Wings, unofficially retired for Larry Aurie.
• The Toronto Maple Leafs, for Hall of Famer Ace Bailey.

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MLB

• The Houston Astros, for Hall of Famer Craig Biggio.
• The New York Yankees, for Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle.
• The Texas Rangers, for Hall of Famer Iván Rodríguez.

NBA

• The Cleveland Cavaliers, for Bingo Smith.
• The New Orleans Hornets, for Hall of Famer Pete Maravich of the New Orleans Jazz.
• The Phoenix Suns, for Kevin Johnson.
• The Utah Jazz, also for Pete Maravich.

NFL

• The Chicago Bears, for Hall of Fame player, coach, and owner George Halas.
• The Denver Broncos, for Hall of Famer John Elway.
• The Detroit Lions, for Hall of Famer Dutch Clark.
• The Los Angeles Rams, for Hall of Famer Bob Waterfield.
• The New York Giants, for Hall of Famer Mel Hein.

NHL

• The Arizona Coyotes, for Keith Tkachuk.
• The Boston Bruins, for Hall of Famer Phil Esposito.
• The Buffalo Sabres, for Rick Martin.
• The Dallas Stars, for Neal Broten.
• The Detroit Red Wings, for Hall of Famer Ted Lindsay.
• The Edmonton Oilers, for Hall of Famer Paul Coffey.
• The Montreal Canadiens, for Hall of Famer Howie Morenz.
• The New York Rangers, for Hall of Famer Rod Gilbert.
• The Philadelphia Flyers, for Hall of Famer Bill Barber.
• The Toronto Maple Leafs, for Hall of Famers King Clancy and Tim Horton.
• The Washington Capitals, for Yvon Labre.

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Association football

• Maccabi Tel Aviv, for Avi Nimni.

MLB

• The Baltimore Orioles, for Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr.
• The Boston Red Sox, for Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski.
• The Cincinnati Reds, for Hall of Famer Joe Morgan.
• The Montreal Expos and Washington Nationals, for Hall of Famer Gary Carter.
• The New York Yankees, for Hall of Famers Yogi Berra and Bill Dickey.
• The Pittsburgh Pirates, for Hall of Famer Willie Stargell.

NBA

• The Los Angeles Lakers, for Kobe Bryant.

NFL

• The Dallas Cowboys, unofficially for Hall of Famer Troy Aikman.
• The New Orleans Saints unofficially for Archie Manning.
• The St. Louis Cardinals and Arizona Cardinals, for Hall of Famer Larry Wilson.
• The San Francisco 49ers, for Hall of Famer Steve Young.

NHL

• The Anaheim Ducks, for Hall of Famer Teemu Selänne.[1]
• The Boston Bruins, for Hall of Famer Cam Neely.[2]
• The Minnesota North Stars and Dallas Stars, for Bill Goldsworthy.
• The Ottawa Senators, for Frank Finnigan.
• The Quebec Nordiques, for Marc Tardif. The number was returned to circulation after the franchise moved to Colorado in 1995.
• The St. Louis Blues, for Barclay Plager.

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MLB

• The Boston Red Sox, for Hall of Famer Ted Williams.
• The Chicago White Sox, for Minnie Miñoso.
• The New York Yankees, for Roger Maris.
• The Oakland Athletics, for Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson.
• The Pittsburgh Pirates, for Hall of Famer Bill Mazeroski.
• The St. Louis Cardinals, for Hall of Famer Enos Slaughter.

NBA

• The Atlanta Hawks, for Hall of Famer Bob Pettit.
• The Phoenix Suns, for Dan Majerle.
• The San Antonio Spurs, for Tony Parker.
• The Utah Jazz, for owner Larry Miller.

NHL

• The Anaheim Ducks, for Hall of Famer Paul Kariya.
• The Boston Bruins, for Hall of Famer Johnny Bucyk.
• The Calgary Flames, for Hall of Famer Lanny McDonald.
• The Chicago Blackhawks, for Hall of Famer Bobby Hull.
• The Dallas Stars, for Hall of Famer Mike Modano.
• The Detroit Red Wings, for Hall of Famer Gordie Howe.
• The Edmonton Oilers, for Hall of Famer Glenn Anderson.
• The Hartford Whalers, also for Gordie Howe. The number has been unofficially retired since the franchise moved to North Carolina in 1997.
• The Montreal Canadiens, for Hall of Famer Maurice Richard.
• The New York Islanders, for Hall of Famer Clark Gillies.
• The New York Rangers, for Hall of Famer Andy Bathgate and Adam Graves.
• The Toronto Maple Leafs, for Hall of Famers Ted Kennedy and Charlie Conacher.
• The first NHL incarnation of the Winnipeg Jets, also for Bobby Hull. The number has been returned to circulation since the franchise's relocation to Arizona, but it remains an honored number as part of the Arizona Coyotes "Ring of Honor".

10

Handball-Bundesliga

• The HSV Hamburg, for Oleg Velyky. After his death.

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MLB

• The Atlanta Braves, for Chipper Jones.
• The Chicago Cubs, for Hall of Famer Ron Santo.
• The Cincinnati Reds, for Hall of Fame manager Sparky Anderson.
• The Kansas City Royals, for manager Dick Howser.
• The Minnesota Twins, for manager Tom Kelly.
• The Montreal Expos and Washington Nationals, for Rusty Staub and later for Hall of Famer Andre Dawson.
• The New York Yankees, for Hall of Famer Phil Rizzuto, who went on to spend four decades as a Yankees radio and TV broadcaster.
• The St. Louis Cardinals, for manager Tony La Russa.

NBA

• The Boston Celtics, for Jo Jo White.
• The Chicago Bulls, for Bob Love.
• The Detroit Pistons, for Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman. Greg Monroe, wore 10 when the Jersey was retired and was able to keep the number during his Pistons tenure.
• The Miami Heat, for Tim Hardaway.
• The New York Knicks, for Hall of Famer Walt Frazier, who also served as a Knicks broadcaster after his playing career.
• The Philadelphia 76ers, for Maurice Cheeks, who also served as the team's head coach.
• The Seattle SuperSonics and Oklahoma City Thunder, for Nate McMillan, who also served as the team's head coach.
• The Washington Wizards, for Hall of Famer Earl Monroe, who played for the team in its past incarnation as the Baltimore Bullets.

NFL

• The Atlanta Falcons, for Steve Bartkowski.
• The Minnesota Vikings, for Hall of Famer Fran Tarkenton.
• The New York Giants, for two-time Super Bowl Champion Eli Manning.

NHL

• The Carolina Hurricanes, for Hall of Famer Ron Francis.
• The Detroit Red Wings, for Hall of Famer Alex Delvecchio.
• The Montreal Canadiens, for Hall of Famer Guy Lafleur.
• The Toronto Maple Leafs, for Hall of Famers Syl Apps and George Armstrong.
• The Vancouver Canucks, for Hall of Famer Pavel Bure.

WNBA

• The Houston Comets, for Kim Perrot[3]

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Handball-Bundesliga

• The TBV Lemgo, for Volker Zerbe. When he became Generalmanager of Lemgo he reactivated the number and gave it to Holger Glandorf.

MLB

• The Chicago White Sox, for Hall of Famer Luis Aparicio.
• The Cincinnati Reds, for Hall of Famer Barry Larkin.
• The Detroit Tigers, for Hall of Fame manager Sparky Anderson.
• The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, for Jim Fregosi, who played for the Los Angeles Angels and California Angels, and also managed the California Angels.
• The New York Giants and San Francisco Giants, for Hall of Famer Carl Hubbell.
• The Pittsburgh Pirates, for Hall of Famer Paul Waner.
• The Seattle Mariners, for Hall of Famer Edgar Martinez.

NBA

• The Cleveland Cavaliers, for Zydrunas Ilgauskas.[4]
• The Detroit Pistons, for Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas.
• The Sacramento Kings, for Hall of Famer Bob Davies.
• The Washington Wizards, for Hall of Famer Elvin Hayes.

NFL

• The New York Giants, for Phil Simms.

NHL

• The Buffalo Sabres, for Hall of Famer Gilbert Perreault.
• The Edmonton Oilers and New York Rangers, for Hall of Famer Mark Messier.
• The New York Rangers, for Vic Hadfield.
• The Ottawa Senators, for Daniel Alfredsson.
• The St. Louis Blues, for Brian Sutter.
• The Vancouver Canucks, unofficially retired for Wayne Maki.
• The Washington Capitals, for Hall of Famer Mike Gartner.

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MLB

• The Tampa Bay Rays, for Hall of Famer Wade Boggs.
• The Toronto Blue Jays, for Hall of Famer Roberto Alomar.

NBA

• The New York Knicks, for Dick Barnett.
• The Cincinnati Royals and Sacramento Kings, for Hall of Famer Maurice Stokes.
• The Utah Jazz, for Hall of Famer John Stockton.

NFL

• The Buffalo Bills, for Hall of Famer Jim Kelly.
• The Dallas Cowboys, unofficially for Hall of Famer Roger Staubach.
• The Miami Dolphins, for Hall of Famer Bob Griese.
• The New York Jets, for Hall of Famer Joe Namath.
• The Philadelphia Eagles, unofficially for Randall Cunningham.
• The Pittsburgh Steelers, unofficially for Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw.
• The San Francisco 49ers, for John Brodie.
• The Seattle Seahawks, for their fans (the "12th Man").

NHL

• The Calgary Flames, for Jarome Iginla.
• The Detroit Red Wings, for Hall of Famer Sid Abel.
• The Montreal Canadiens, for Hall of Famers Yvan Cournoyer and Dickie Moore.
• The Vancouver Canucks, for Stan Smyl.

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MLB

• The Cincinnati Reds, for Dave Concepción.

NBA

• The Charlotte Hornets, for Bobby Phills, who died in a 2000 auto accident.
• The Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers, and Philadelphia 76ers, all for Hall of Famer Wilt Chamberlain.
• The Phoenix Suns, for Steve Nash.
• The Portland Trail Blazers, for Dave Twardzik.
• The San Antonio Spurs, for James Silas.

NFL

• The Miami Dolphins, for Hall of Famer Dan Marino.
• The New York Jets, for Hall of Famer Don Maynard.

NHL

• The Toronto Maple Leafs, for Hall of Famer Mats Sundin.

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MLB

• The Boston Red Sox, for Hall of Famer Jim Rice.
• The Chicago Cubs, for Hall of Famer Ernie Banks.
• The Cincinnati Reds, for Pete Rose, who also managed the team.
• The Cleveland Indians, for Hall of Fame player Larry Doby, who also managed the team.
• The Minnesota Twins, for Kent Hrbek.
• The New York Mets, for Gil Hodges, who both played for and managed the team.
• The Philadelphia Phillies, for Hall of Famer Jim Bunning.
• The St. Louis Cardinals, for Ken Boyer.

NBA

• The Boston Celtics, for Hall of Famer Bob Cousy.
• The Golden State Warriors, for Tom Meschery, who played for the team as the Philadelphia and San Francisco Warriors.
• The Milwaukee Bucks, for Jon McGlocklin.
• The Portland Trail Blazers, for Lionel Hollins.
• The Sacramento Kings, for Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson, who played for the team when it was known as the Cincinnati Royals.
• The Utah Jazz, for Jeff Hornacek.

NFL

• The Cleveland Browns, for Hall of Famer Otto Graham.
• The Green Bay Packers, for Hall of Famer Don Hutson.
• The New York Giants, for Hall of Famer Y. A. Tittle.
• The San Diego Chargers, for Hall of Famer Dan Fouts.

NHL

• The Buffalo Sabres, for René Robert.
• The Toronto Maple Leafs, for Hall of Famer Dave Keon.

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MLB

• The New York Yankees, for Thurman Munson.

National teams

• The Kosovo national team, for Gazmend Sinani.[5]

NBA

• The Boston Celtics, for Tom Heinsohn, a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player and coach for the team.
• The Dallas Mavericks, for Brad Davis.
• The Detroit Pistons, for Vinnie Johnson.
• The New York Knicks for Hall of Fame players Earl Monroe and Dick McGuire.
• The Philadelphia 76ers, for Hall of Famer Hal Greer.
• The Portland Trail Blazers, for Larry Steele.

NFL

• The Green Bay Packers, for Hall of Famer Bart Starr.
• The Philadelphia Eagles, for Hall of Famer Steve Van Buren.

NHL

• The Boston Bruins, for Hall of Famer Milt Schmidt.

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MLB

• The Chicago White Sox, for Hall of Famer Ted Lyons
• The Detroit Tigers, for Hall of Famer Hal Newhouser
• The Miami Marlins, for former pitcher José Fernández
• The New York Yankees, for Hall of Famer Whitey Ford

NBA

• The Boston Celtics, for Satch Sanders, a member of the Hall of Fame as a contributor to the sport
• The Detroit Pistons and Milwaukee Bucks, both for Hall of Fame player Bob Lanier
• The Golden State Warriors, for Al Attles

NFL

• The Kansas City Chiefs, for Hall of Famer Len Dawson
• The New York Giants, for Hall of Famer Frank Gifford
• The San Francisco 49ers, for Hall of Famer Joe Montana

NHL

• The Boston Bruins, for Rick Middleton.
• The Buffalo Sabres, for Hall of Famer Pat LaFontaine
• The Detroit Red Wings, unofficially retired for Vladimir Konstantinov.
• The Los Angeles Kings, for Hall of Famer Marcel Dionne
• The Montreal Canadiens, for Hall of Famers Henri Richard and Elmer Lach
• The Philadelphia Flyers, for Hall of Famer Bobby Clarke
• The Quebec Nordiques, for Hall of Famer Michel Goulet. The number was returned to circulation after the franchise moved to Colorado in 1995.
• The St. Louis Blues, for Hall of Famer Brett Hull
• The Vancouver Canucks, for Trevor Linden

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FIA

• All Formula One teams, for Jules Bianchi, after his death from injuries sustained in the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix.

MLB

• The Colorado Rockies, for Todd Helton.
• The St. Louis Cardinals, for Hall of Famer Dizzy Dean, who also had a notable career as a broadcaster for the team.

NBA

• The Boston Celtics, for Hall of Famer John Havlicek.
• The Golden State Warriors, for Hall of Famer Chris Mullin.
• The Los Angeles Lakers, honored for Hall of Famer Jim Pollard of the Minneapolis Lakers.

NHL

• The Carolina Hurricanes, for Rod Brind'Amour.
• The Edmonton Oilers, for Hall of Famer Jari Kurri.
• The Toronto Maple Leafs, for Wendel Clark.

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Handball-Bundesliga

• The Rhein-Neckar Löwen, for Bjarte Myrhol.

MLB

• The Cincinnati Reds, for Ted Kluszewski.
• The Cleveland Indians, for Mel Harder.

NBA

• The Boston Celtics, for Hall of Famer Dave Cowens.

NFL

• The Denver Broncos, for Frank Tripucka.
• The Kansas City Chiefs, for Hall of Famer Emmitt Thomas.

NHL

• The Buffalo Sabres, for Danny Gare.
• The Chicago Blackhawks, for Hall of Famer Denis Savard.
• The Montreal Canadiens, for Hall of Famer Serge Savard.
• The Los Angeles Kings, for Dave Taylor.

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FIA

• All FIA Formula 2 Championship teams, for Anthoine Hubert, after his death from injuries sustained in the 2019 Spa-Francorchamps FIA Formula 2 round.

MLB

• The Chicago White Sox, for Billy Pierce.
• The Cleveland Indians, for Hall of Famer Bob Feller.
• The Los Angeles Dodgers, for Jim Gilliam.
• The Milwaukee Brewers, for Hall of Famer Robin Yount.
• The San Diego Padres, for Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn.

NBA

• The New York Knicks, for Hall of Famer Willis Reed.

NFL

• The Baltimore Colts and Indianapolis Colts, for Hall of Famer Johnny Unitas.
• The Kansas City Chiefs, for Hall of Famer Joe Montana.
• The San Diego Chargers, for Hall of Famer Lance Alworth.

NHL

• The Arizona Coyotes, for Shane Doan.
• The Colorado Avalanche, for Hall of Famer Joe Sakic.
• The Detroit Red Wings, for Hall of Famer Steve Yzerman.
• The Hartford Whalers, for John McKenzie. The number was returned to circulation after the franchise moved to North Carolina in 1997.
• The Minnesota North Stars, for Bill Masterton, the only NHL player to have died as a direct result of an injury suffered during an NHL game.
• The Montreal Canadiens, for Hall of Famer Larry Robinson.
• The New York Islanders, for Hall of Famer Bryan Trottier.
• The Vancouver Canucks, for Markus Näslund.

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MLB

• The Arizona Diamondbacks, for Luis Gonzalez.
• The Baltimore Orioles and Cincinnati Reds, both for Hall of Famer Frank Robinson.
• The Kansas City Royals, for Frank White.
• The Los Angeles Dodgers, for Hall of Famer Don Sutton.
• The New York Yankees, for Jorge Posada.
• The Philadelphia Phillies, for Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt.
• The Pittsburgh Pirates, for Hall of Famer Pie Traynor.
• The St. Louis Cardinals, for Hall of Famer Lou Brock.
• The San Francisco Giants, for Hall of Famer Monte Irvin, who played for the team when it was the New York Giants.

NBA

• The Portland Trail Blazers, for Maurice Lucas.

NFL

• The Detroit Lions, for Hall of Famer Barry Sanders.
• The New England Patriots, for Gino Cappelletti, who played for the team when it was known by its original name of the Boston Patriots.
• The Philadelphia Eagles, for Brian Dawkins.

NHL

• The Los Angeles Kings, for Hall of Famer Luc Robitaille.

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MLB

• The Cleveland Indians, for Hall of Famer Bob Lemon.
• The Milwaukee Braves and Atlanta Braves, for Hall of Famer Warren Spahn.
• The Pittsburgh Pirates, for Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente, following his death in a plane crash while attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to victims of an earthquake in Nicaragua.

NBA

• The Atlanta Hawks, for Hall of Famer Dominique Wilkins.
• The Boston Celtics, for Hall of Famer Bill Sharman.
• The Detroit Pistons, for Hall of Famer Dave Bing.
• The Sacramento Kings, for Vlade Divac.
• The San Antonio Spurs, for Tim Duncan.

NFL

• The San Diego Chargers for LaDainian Tomlinson.

NHL

• The Chicago Blackhawks, for Hall of Famer Stan Mikita.
• The Colorado Avalanche, for Hall of Famer Peter Forsberg.
• The Pittsburgh Penguins, for Michel Brière.
• The Toronto Maple Leafs, for Hall of Famer Borje Salming

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MLB

• The Baltimore Orioles, for Hall of Famer Jim Palmer.

NBA

• The Boston Celtics, for Hall of Famer Ed Macauley.
• The Cleveland Cavaliers, for Larry Nance.
• The Dallas Mavericks, for Rolando Blackman.
• The Houston Rockets and Portland Trail Blazers, both for Hall of Famer Clyde Drexler.
• The Los Angeles Lakers, for Hall of Famers Slater Martin and Elgin Baylor.
• The New York Knicks, for Hall of Famer Dave DeBusschere.

NFL

• The Baltimore Colts retired #22 for Buddy Young.
• The Dallas Cowboys, unofficially, for Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith.
• The Detroit Lions, for Hall of Famer Bobby Layne.

NHL

• The New York Islanders, for Hall of Famer Mike Bossy.

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Association football

• Club Brugge KV, for François Sterchele who died in a car accident on May 8, 2008.
• Manchester City F.C., following the death of Marc-Vivien Foé in 2003.

MLB

• The Chicago Cubs, for Ryne Sandberg.
• The Detroit Tigers, for Willie Horton.
• The New York Yankees, for Don Mattingly.

NBA

• The Atlanta Hawks, for Lou Hudson.
• The Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat, for Michael Jordan.

NHL

• The Colorado Avalanche, for Milan Hejduk.
• The Montreal Canadiens, for Hall of Famer Bob Gainey.
• The New York Islanders, for Bob Nystrom.

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MLB

• The Cincinnati Reds, for Hall of Famer Tony Pérez.
• The Houston Astros, for Jimmy Wynn.
• The Los Angeles Dodgers, for Hall of Fame manager Walter Alston.
• The Oakland Athletics, for Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson
• The St. Louis Cardinals, for Hall of Fame manager Whitey Herzog.
• The San Francisco Giants, for Hall of Famer Willie Mays.
• The Seattle Mariners, for Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr..

NBA

• The Boston Celtics, for Hall of Famer Sam Jones.
• The Golden State Warriors, for Hall of Famer Rick Barry.
• The Los Angeles Lakers, for likely future Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant.
• The New York Knicks, for Hall of Famer Bill Bradley.
• The Philadelphia 76ers, for Bobby Jones.
• The Phoenix Suns, for Tom Chambers.
• The Seattle SuperSonics, for Hall of Famer Spencer Haywood.

NFL

• The Baltimore Colts, for Hall of Famer Lenny Moore.

NHL

• The Boston Bruins, for Terry O'Reilly.
• The St. Louis Blues, for Hall of Famer Bernie Federko.

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MLB

• The Cleveland Indians, for Hall of Famer Jim Thome.
• The Houston Astros, for José Cruz.
• The San Francisco Giants, for Barry Bonds.

NHL

• The first NHL incarnation of the Winnipeg Jets, for Thomas Steen. The number has been returned to circulation since the franchise's relocation to Arizona, but it remains an honored number as part of the Arizona Coyotes "Ring of Honor".

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MLB

• The Boston Red Sox, for Hall of Famer Wade Boggs.
• The Chicago Cubs, for Hall of Famer Billy Williams.
• The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, for founding owner Gene Autry.
• The Texas Rangers, for Johnny Oates.

NHL

• The Dallas Stars, for Jere Lehtinen.
• The New Jersey Devils, for Patrik Elias.
• The Quebec Nordiques, for Hall of Famer Peter Stastny. The number was returned to circulation after the franchise moved to Colorado in 1995.
• The Tampa Bay Lightning, for Hall of Famer Martin St. Louis.

27

Association Football

• AFC Bournemouth, for their fans that are situated in the North Stand.

MLB

• The Boston Red Sox, for Hall of Famer Carlton Fisk.
• The Oakland Athletics, for Hall of Famer Catfish Hunter.
• The San Francisco Giants, for Hall of Famer Juan Marichal.

NBA

• The Cincinnati Royals and Sacramento Kings, for Hall of Famer Jack Twyman.

NHL

• The Anaheim Ducks and New Jersey Devils, for Hall of Famer Scott Niedermayer.
• The Arizona Coyotes, for Teppo Numminen.
• The Toronto Maple Leafs, for Hall of Famers Frank Mahovlich and Darryl Sittler.

28

MLB

• The Minnesota Twins, for Hall of Famer Bert Blyleven.

NFL

• The Chicago Bears, for Willie Galimore.
• The Kansas City Chiefs, for Abner Haynes.
• The New York Jets, for Hall of Famer Curtis Martin.
• The St. Louis Rams, for Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk.

NHL

• The Vancouver Canucks, unofficially retired for Luc Bourdon.

29

Association football

• S.L. Benfica, in memory of Miklós Fehér.

MLB

• The Atlanta Braves, for John Smoltz.
• The California Angels, now the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and the Minnesota Twins, both for Hall of Famer Rod Carew.

NFL

• The Los Angeles Rams, for Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson.

NHL

• The Montreal Canadiens, for Hall of Famer Ken Dryden.

30

MLB

• The California Angels (now Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim), for Nolan Ryan, on June 16, 1992. Ryan is the only major league player to have his number retired by three different teams, though the other two teams retired number 34 for him rather than 30.[6]
• The San Francisco Giants, for Orlando Cepeda.

NHL

• The Calgary Flames, for Mike Vernon.
• The Los Angeles Kings, for Hall of Famer Rogie Vachon.
• The New Jersey Devils, for Hall of Famer Martin Brodeur.

31

Association football

• Queens Park Rangers F.C., for Ray Jones.

MLB

• The Atlanta Braves, also for Maddux.
• The Chicago Cubs, for Ferguson Jenkins and Greg Maddux.
• The New York Mets, for Mike Piazza.
• The San Diego Padres, for Dave Winfield.

NBA

• The Boston Celtics, for Cedric Maxwell.
• The Indiana Pacers, for Reggie Miller.

NFL

• The Atlanta Falcons, for William Andrews.
• The New Orleans Saints, for Jim Taylor.

NHL

• The Edmonton Oilers, for Hall of Famer Grant Fuhr.
• The New York Islanders, for Hall of Famer Billy Smith.
• The Philadelphia Flyers, unofficially retired for Pelle Lindbergh.

32

MLB

• The Houston Astros, for Jim Umbricht.
• The Los Angeles Dodgers, for Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax.
• The New York Yankees, for Elston Howard.
• The Philadelphia Phillies, for Hall of Famer Steve Carlton.
• The Toronto Blue Jays, for Roy Halladay.

NBA

• The Boston Celtics, for Hall of Famer Kevin McHale.
• The Brooklyn Nets, for Hall of Famer Julius Erving of the New York Nets.
• The Detroit Pistons, for Richard Hamilton.
• The Los Angeles Lakers, for Hall of Famer Magic Johnson.
• The Miami Heat, for Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal.
• The Milwaukee Bucks, for Brian Winters.
• The Philadelphia 76ers, for Hall of Famer Billy Cunningham.
• The Portland Trail Blazers, for Hall of Famer Bill Walton.
• The San Antonio Spurs, for Sean Elliott.
• The Seattle SuperSonics, for Fred Brown.
• The Utah Jazz, for Hall of Famer Karl Malone.

NFL

• The Buffalo Bills, unofficially for Hall of Famer O. J. Simpson.
• The Cleveland Browns, for Hall of Famer Jim Brown.
• The New York Giants, for Al Blozis, who left the team to serve with the United States Army in World War II and was killed in action in 1945.
• The Pittsburgh Steelers, unofficially for Hall of Famer Franco Harris.

NHL

• The Washington Capitals, for Dale Hunter.

33

MLB

• The Baltimore Orioles, for Hall of Famer Eddie Murray.
• The Houston Astros, for Mike Scott.
• The Pittsburgh Pirates, for Hall of Famer Honus Wagner.

NBA

• The Boston Celtics, for Hall of Famer Larry Bird.
• The Chicago Bulls, for Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen.
• The Denver Nuggets, for Hall of Famer David Thompson.
• The Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks, both for Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
• The Miami Heat, for Alonzo Mourning.
• The New York Knicks, for Hall of Famer Patrick Ewing.
• The Phoenix Suns, for Alvan Adams.

NFL

• The Kansas City Chiefs, for Stone Johnson, who died in 1963 from a neck fracture during a preseason game before he could play his first official game for the team.
• The Washington Redskins, for Hall of Famer Sammy Baugh.

NHL

• The Colorado Avalanche and Montreal Canadiens, both for Hall of Famer Patrick Roy.

34

MLB

• The Boston Red Sox, for David Ortiz.
• The Houston Astros and Texas Rangers, both for Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan.
• The Minnesota Twins, for Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett.
• The Oakland Athletics and Milwaukee Brewers, both for Hall of Famer Rollie Fingers.

NBA

• The Houston Rockets, for Hall of Famer Hakeem Olajuwon.
• The Los Angeles Lakers retired the number for Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal on April 2, 2013.

NFL

• The Chicago Bears, for Hall of Famer Walter "Sweetness" Payton.
• The Houston Oilers and Tennessee Titans, for Hall of Famer Earl Campbell.

35

MLB

• The Atlanta Braves, for Hall of Famer Phil Niekro.
• The Chicago White Sox, for 2014 Hall of Fame inductee Frank Thomas.
• The San Diego Padres, for Randy Jones.

NBA

• The Boston Celtics, for Reggie Lewis.
• The Indiana Pacers, for Roger Brown.
• The Utah Jazz, for Darrell Griffith.

NHL

• The Chicago Blackhawks, for Hall of Famer Tony Esposito.
• The New York Rangers, for Mike Richter.

36

MLB

• The Philadelphia Phillies, for Hall of Famer Robin Roberts.[7]
• The San Francisco Giants, for Hall of Famer Gaylord Perry.[8]

NBA

• The Portland Trail Blazers, for Lloyd Neal.[9]

37

MLB

• The New York Mets and the New York Yankees, for Hall of Fame manager Casey Stengel, the first manager to have had his number retired by two different teams.

NFL

• The Detroit Lions, for Doak Walker.
• The San Francisco 49ers, for cornerback Jimmy Johnson.

NHL

• The Florida Panthers, for founding owner Wayne Huizenga.

39

MLB

• The Brooklyn Dodgers, for Roy Campanella.

NHL

• The Buffalo Sabres, for Hall of Famer Dominik Hašek.

FIM

• In the Moto2 class, for Luis Salom, after he crashed during practice for the Catalan Grand Prix.

40

MLB

• The Houston Astros, for Don Wilson.
• The Pittsburgh Pirates, for Danny Murtaugh, most noted as the team's longtime manager.

NBA

• The Denver Nuggets, for Byron Beck.
• The Detroit Pistons, for Bill Laimbeer.

NFL

• The Arizona Cardinals, for Pat Tillman.
• The Chicago Bears, for Hall of Famer Gale Sayers.
• The New England Patriots, for Hall of Famer Mike Haynes.
• The New York Giants, for Joe Morrison.
• The Philadelphia Eagles, for Tom Brookshier.

41

NBA

• The Washington Wizards, for Wes Unseld.

MLB

• The Atlanta Braves, for Eddie Mathews.
• The New York Mets, for Tom Seaver.

NFL

• The Chicago Bears, for Brian Piccolo.

42

MLB

• All MLB teams, for Jackie Robinson.
• The New York Yankees, for Hall of Famer Mariano Rivera.
• The St. Louis Cardinals, for Bruce Sutter.

NBA

• The Los Angeles Lakers, for James Worthy.
• The Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors, for Hall of Famer Nate Thurmond.

NFL

• The Chicago Bears, for Sid Luckman.
• The San Francisco 49ers, for Ronnie Lott.

43

MLB

• The Oakland Athletics, for Dennis Eckersley.

NBA

• The Cleveland Cavaliers, for Brad Daugherty.

NFL

• The Houston Oilers, for Jim Norton.

44

NBA

• The Denver Nuggets, for Dan Issel.
• The L.A. Lakers, for Jerry West
• The Phoenix Suns, for Paul Westphal.
• The Sacramento Kings, for Sam Lacey.
• The San Antonio Spurs, for George Gervin.

MLB

• The Atlanta Braves and the Milwaukee Brewers, for Hank Aaron.
• The New York Yankees, for Reggie Jackson.
• The San Francisco Giants, for Willie McCovey.

NFL

• The Denver Broncos, for Floyd Little.
• The Philadelphia Eagles, for Pete Retzlaff.

45

MLB

• The Boston Red Sox, for Pedro Martinez.
• The St. Louis Cardinals, for Bob Gibson.

46

MLB

• The New York Yankees, for Andy Pettitte

47

MLB

• The Atlanta Braves, for Hall of Famer Tom Glavine.
• The Detroit Tigers, for Hall of Famer Jack Morris.

49

MLB

• The Houston Astros, for Larry Dierker.
• The New York Yankees, for Ron Guidry.

50

MLB

• The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, for coach Jimmie Reese, who served with the team when it was known as the California Angels.

NBA

• The San Antonio Spurs, for Hall of Famer David Robinson.

NFL

• The New York Giants, for Hall of Famer Ken Strong.

51

MLB

• The Arizona Diamondbacks, for Hall of Famer Randy Johnson.
• The New York Yankees, for Bernie Williams.
• The San Diego Padres, for Hall of Famer Trevor Hoffman.

52

NHL

• The Colorado Avalanche, for Adam Foote.

53

MLB

• The Los Angeles Dodgers, for Don Drysdale.

NBA

• The Utah Jazz, for Mark Eaton.

56

MLB

• The Chicago White Sox, for Mark Buehrle.

58

NHL

• The Vegas Golden Knights, for the 2017 Las Vegas shooting victims.

FIM

• After Marco Simoncelli was killed in a crash during the 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix, which led to the MotoGP race getting cancelled. At the next and final round, Loris Capirossi wore his number as a tribute, however he was still listed as his usual #65 in the timing screens.

60

NFL

• The Philadelphia Eagles, for Hall of Famer Chuck Bednarik.

66

MLB

• The Tampa Bay Rays, for Don Zimmer.

NFL

• The Green Bay Packers, for linebacker Ray Nitschke.

NHL

• The Pittsburgh Penguins, for Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux.

70

NFL

• The NFL Officiating Department, for referee Jerry Seeman.
• The Philadelphia Eagles, for Al Wistert.

72

MLB

• The Chicago White Sox, for Carlton Fisk.

73

NFL

• The New England Patriots, for John Hannah.
• The New York Jets, for Joe Klecko.
• The San Francisco 49ers, for Leo Nomellini.

77

NBA

• The Portland Trail Blazers, for the 1977 NBA title under coach Jack Ramsay.

NFL

• The Arizona Cardinals, for Stan Mauldin.
• The Chicago Bears, for Red Grange.
• The Indianapolis Colts, for Jim Parker.[10]
• The Minnesota Vikings, for Korey Stringer.

NHL

• The Boston Bruins and the Colorado Avalanche, for Hall of Famer Ray Bourque.

85

• The St. Louis Cardinals for the former owner August Busch, Jr..

88

NHL

• The Philadelphia Flyers, for Hall of Famer Eric Lindros.

89

NFL

• The Baltimore Colts, now the Indianapolis Colts, for Gino Marchetti.
• The Boston Patriots, now the New England Patriots, for Bob Dee.
• The Chicago Bears, for Mike Ditka.[11]

90

NFL

• The New York Jets, for Dennis Byrd.

92

NFL

• The Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles, for Hall of Famer Reggie White.

93

NHL

• The Florida Panthers, for the team's first president Bill Torrey.
• The Toronto Maple Leafs, for Hall of Famer Doug Gilmour.

97

NHL

• The Arizona Coyotes, for Jeremy Roenick.

99

NFL

• The Philadelphia Eagles, for Jerome Brown.

NHL

• The Edmonton Oilers, the Los Angeles Kings, and all NHL teams, for Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky.

455

• The Cleveland Indians, in honor of 455 straight sellouts for games.

See also

• Category:Sportspeople with retired numbers
• List of Major League Baseball retired numbers
• List of National Basketball Association retired jersey numbers
• List of National Football League retired numbers
• List of National Hockey League retired numbers
• List of retired numbers in association football

References

1. "Anaheim Ducks retire Teemu Selanne's No. 8". NHL.com.
2. "A to Z Encyclopaedia of Ice Hockey - Ne".
3. Bowman, James (2012-12-11). "Which W players should have their numbers retired?". Swish Appeal. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
4. "Cavs Announce Zydrunas Ilgauskas' Jersey (#11) to be Retired". THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE CLEVELAND CAVALIERS.
5. "Fanella me numër 15 e Përfaqësueses së Kosovës pensionohet me emrin e Gazmend Sinanit" [Kit with number 15 of Kosovo national team retired with name of Gazmend Sinani] (in Albanian). Basketball Federation of Kosovo. 25 June 2018. Fanella me numër 15 e Përfaqësueses së Kosovës në basketboll do të pensionohet me emrin e basketbollistit Gazmend Sinani, i cili e humbi jetën në një aksident rrugor në orët e hershme të mëngjesit të së shtunës në Gjakovë
6. Texas Rangers Retired Number History on mlb.com Retrieved May 18, 2006. Note however that Jackie Robinson's number 42 was retired by Major League Baseball for all teams.
7. "Robin Roberts player Profile Chronology". Baseballlibrary.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-01. Retrieved 2007-08-13.
8. "Giants Retire Perry's Number 36". MLB.com's Giants homepage. Retrieved 2007-08-13.
9. "Learn More About Lloyd Neal". Archived from the original on 10 February 2009. Retrieved 2008-12-29.
10. "NFL Athlete Number 77 - Jim Parker".
11. Greenberg, Jon (December 9, 2013). "Mike Ditka gets jersey retired". ESPN. Retrieved February 2, 2014.