Lou Gehrig
On July 4, 1939, Lou Gehrig became the first Major League Baseball player to have his number, 4, retired by his team. Since then, over 120 other people have had their numbers retired. The Yankees were the first team to retire a number. Number 4, Lou Gehrig was the first player to have his number retired
Unless a current player already wearing the number; if a number is retired by the franchise, no player in that franchise can wear that jersey number and if the jersey number is retired by the league no one can wear that number again in the league. for example, no one in MLB can wear 42 because of Jackie Robinson except Mariano Rivera because he already wore the number before it was retired.
The only uniform number of a Texas Rangers player that has been retired is Nolan Ryan's #34, which was retired by the team on Sept. 15, 1996. In 1997, all major league teams retired uniform #42 in honor of Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play major league baseball.
The retiring of a player's number is considered an honor, meaning the player left a profound effect on the organization he/she played for or the sport in which they were involved. Relatively few marquee players have worn the number 28, and as a result no major league team has retired the number as of yet.
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Mariano Rivera Number 42Mariano Rivera is the last Major league ballplayer, and Yankees player still wearing uniform number 42. Major League Baseball retired Jackie Robinsons uniform number 42. No Other player on any team can wear the number. Because Mariano had the number when Robinsons number was retired he was allowed to continue wearing it. When Mariano Rivera retires from baseball the New York Yankees will retire uniform number 42 in honor him.
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.
That was the #4 of Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees which was retired upon his retirement from MLB in 1939.
Lou Gehrig was the first Yankee to have his number retired. The #4 was retired by the Yankees in 1939.
Michael Tuck was 38 years old when he finally retired from the AFL. He was the tenth oldest player in the league.
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.
Mariano Rivera is the last player that Major League Baseball grandfathered in that still continues to wear #42. After Mariano, the number will not be issued again.