Tennessee Titans Bruce Matthews wore #74
* Los Angeles Rams Merlin Olsen wore #74
* Dallas Cowboys Bob Lilly wore #74
* Cincinnati Bengals Rich Braham wears #74
* Pittsburgh Steelers Willie Colon wears #74
* Cleveland Browns Andrew Hoffman wears #74
* New York Jets Nick Mangold wears #74
* Minnesota Vikings Bryant McKinnie wears #74
* Detroit Lions Rex Tucker wears #74
* Seattle Seahawks Ray Willis wears #74
NHL
* St. Louis Blues Jay McKee wears #74
* Tampa Bay Lightning Nick Tarnasky wears #74
* Nashville Predator's Sergei Kostitsyn wears #74
MLB
* Kansas City Royals Matt Diaz wears #74
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Preston Pearson, who later played for the Dallas Cowboys, wore jersey number 26 from 1970-74. According to the Steelers Record Book on Steelers.com, NO player wore number 26 again until Scoop Gillespie in 1984. So, your answer is that there was no #26 on the Steelers 1978 roster, according to the teams record book.
Hall of Fame defensive tackle Bob Lilly wore #74 from 1961 to 1974 for the Cowboys.
Three notable defensive backs have worn the number 40 for the New York Jets franchise -- Pro Bowl safety Dainard Paulson (1961-66 including 1961-62 as a New York Titan), cornerback Bobby Jackson (1978-85) and Pro Bowl cornerback James Hasty (1988-94). Others include defensive back/kick returner Mike Battle (1969-70) and running back Hank Bjorklund (1972-74).
Lou Gehrig. The Yankees were the first team to use numbers, and originally used where the player hit in the batting order. Ruth batted third and Gehrig fourth, and thus were numbers 3 and 4. Both numbers are retired.
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