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In 1996, tight end John Farquhar wore number 86 prior to Hines Ward. Click on the link below to see all the players that wore #86 for the Steelers.
Quarterback Bubby Brister wore #6 for the Steelers from 1986-1992.
Flozell Adams, formerly of the Dallas Cowboys played from 1998-2009 wearing number 76. Lou Groza, a 1974 Pro football hall of fame inductee, also wore the number. He was a member of the Cleveland Browns and has been voted the best athlete to ever wear the number by bestbythenumbers.com.
These players have worn the number 26 for the Pittsburgh Steelers:Will Allen (10)Deshea Townsend (98-09)Rod Woodson (87-96)John Swain (85-86)Scoop Gillespie (84)Preston Pearson (70-74)John Sodaski (69)Rocky Bleier (68)Brady Keys (61-67)Joe Scudero (60)Ron Hall (59-60)Gary Glick (57-59)Lou Baldacci (56)Dewey McConnell (54-55)Art DeCarlo (54)Bill Robinson (52)Bill Holcomb (37)Ed Skoronski (36)Joe Wiehl (35)John Oehler (34)
The number 86 is the only number left in the NHL between 00-99 that has never been used. Edit: The answer above is wrong. Every single number between 00-99 has been worn. The last number that wasn't worn was 84, which Guillaume Latendresse wore with the Canadiens. Mikael Grabovski wears it with the Maple Leafs currently. There have been 3 players who have worn the number 86: Jonathan Ferland for the Canadiens in 2006, Jeremy Williams for the Rangers in 2011 and Wojtek Wolski for the Phoenix Coyotes and New York Rangers currently.