He wore number nine in honour of the weight of his first child, a daughter.
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There have been numerous basketball players to wear the number 13 jersey. The most famous person was Wilt Chamberlain. Other players were Maurice Ager, Corey Brewer, and Luigi Datome.
Notable players who wore the number 9 in their careers include Detroit's Gordie Howe, Chicago's Bobby Hull, the New York Rangers' Adam Graves, the New York Islanders' Clark Gillies, Boston's Johnny Bucyk, Montreal's Maurice "Rocket" Richard, Calgary's Lanny McDonald, and Edmonton's Glenn Anderson. Current players include New Jersey's Zach Parise, Florida's Stephen Weiss, and Dallas' Mike Modano. Howe, Hull, Gillies, Bucyk, Richard, McDonald, and Anderson are all in the Hockey Hall of Fame, while Modano is considered a future Hall of Famer.
He wore No.4 on his jersey.
Mike Ditka's jersey number was number 89 when he played with the Chicago Bears. The Bears retired his number in December of 2013.
Number 81