It means you will be forever remember with the team who retired your number. No one else on that team can have your number.
Actually, if the organization sees fit anyone can wear the number even while it's retired. It'll still be retired and people will remember who wore it, but the number will be considered active.
The Redskins have had hundreds of retired players. They only have one officially retired number, however, the Number 33 jersey of Sammy Baugh.
The baseball almanac website provides a list of MLB players by year they retired. They provide a comprehensive breakdown of every retired uniform number in the National League.
Nobody baseball retired it.
Joe Torre
Johnny Pesky wore number six. That number is now retired.
Yes, Manchester city recently retired the number off a young player who unfortunately died on the pitch. Idont know the players number or name but his number did get retired.
By order of the Commissioner of Baseball, number 42, Jackie Robinson's number with the Dodgers, has been retired from all Major League teams, although players who wore "42" prior to the Commissioner's order have the option of continuing to wear that number.
In hockey, retired numbers are typically not used by players on the same team to honor the legacy of the player who wore that number. However, it is possible for a player on a different team to wear a retired number if the team that retired it allows it. Additionally, some teams may choose to unretire a number for special circumstances, such as honoring a significant event or player.
Jersey #99 was retired league wide when Wayne Gretzky retired, therefore no one else has had that number since he wore it. However, there were other players who wore that number before him, and probably other players on other teams that wore the #99 at the same time that he wore it for his team.
6 were retired and now there's only one
The number is normally associated with the players playing position
Jackie Robinson's jersey number are retired from all MLB teams because Robinson was the first African American baseball player in MLB history.His number was not retired because he was one of the best players but, because of the reason stated above.Most experts do not believe that he was not among the top players in history; some even say he is not the best to wear his jersey number, 42.