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Whitey Ford wore uniform number 16 for the New York Yankees from 1953 - 1967 and from 1968-1975 as a coach. Whitey Ford's number 16 was retired by the New York Yankees in 1974. There were 15 Yankees that wore the number 16 before him including Ernie Nevel in 1950, Whitey's first year when he wore number 19. Ford did not play in 1951, and 1952
Uniform numbers were used on a permanent basis by the Yankees and Indians in 1929, so that fans could tell who was who on the field. Those uniform numbers corresponded to the player's place in the lineup; those who batted leadoff wore number one, those who batted clean-up wore number four and so on. This practice caught on and within a few years every team wore numbers. Jimmy Foxx wore number 3 (Third in the line up) from 1931-1934 in 1935 his last year with the Athletics before going to Boston, he batted second, and wore number 2. From 1936-1942 he wore number three for the Boston Red Sox (He batted second in the line up with Boston) traded during the 1942 season to the cubs and wore uniform numbers 16, and number 26 in 1944. Finally he returned to the Athletics in 1945 to finish his career with the number 4. Jimmy Foxx wore numbers 2, 3, and 4 as a Philadelphia Athletic - Steven KeyMan
16 and 17. He wore 16 prior to his stint in the WHA. Upon his return to the NHL he wore number 17.
John Oshea wore the Mancunian republic 2010-2011 season jersey number 16.
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Dwight Yorke wore jersey number 16.
* Peyton Manning wore number 16 at the University of Tennessee which was retired by the school in 2006. * Joe Montana wore number 16 while winning four Super Bowls with the San Francisco 49ers. * The 2007 New England Patriots won 16 games in the regular season by going 16-0. * In Major League Baseball, 16 has been retired for the pitchers Whitey Ford and Hal Newhouser. * In hockey, the number 16 is retired by the St. Louis Blues in honor of Brett Hull.
James milner wore the Jersey number 16 for England in 2010 FIFA World Cup. He plays for Aston Villa club.