In honour of the loudest fans in the NFL, the Seattle Seahawks retired the number 12 to honour their fan base which calls themselves the 12th man. It was retired on December 15, 1984.
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.
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.
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The first number in professional sports to be retired was the number 1. It was worn by Ray Flaherty of the New York Giants football team, and was retired in 1935.
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If the home team has 315 fans and the visiting team has fewer fans, let's denote the number of visiting fans as ( x ). Since ( x ) is less than 315, the total number of fans at the game would be ( 315 + x ). The exact total cannot be determined without knowing the specific number of visiting fans, but it will range from 315 (if ( x = 0 )) to 614 (if ( x = 299 )).
Giantseagles
no one anymore because the number 41 is retired. Tom Seaver wore the number and it is retired in his honor.
Chicago bears
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
Number 12 represents the Seahawks fans. At every home game the 12th man flag is raised by a former player or some sort of celebrity. Seahawks stadium is very loud and the crowd noise has been known to affect visiting teams because they aren't used to that much noise. So the fans are considered to be part of the team....to an extent.
Bruce Smith's jersey number (54) was the first to be retired by the Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, in 1977.