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.
Defensive tackle Ernie Stautner had his #70retired by the Steelers. That has been the only number they have retired.
Jersey number 10 is a retired jersey at Orlando Pirates FC. The last player to wear it was Steve Lekoelea.
It used to be 93. This year (2011) it is # 91
There is no set time for a Hall of Fame player's jersey be retired. That decision is up to the team or teams with which the player played. One exception is the retirement of number "42" worn by Jackie Robinson which was retired by the baseball commissioner in honor of Robinson, who was the traditional first player to break the so-call color line in baseball.
The first Giants jersey to be retired, which was also the first jersey ever retired by an NFL team, was the #1 of offensive/defensive end Ray Flaherty in 1935.
Justin Gage wore # 12 for the Bears and did not retire.
Bob Griese. hope that helped!
Whitey Ford would be the player who wore the retired jersey 16
That was the number of Mitch Richmond, the only number retired by the franchise of a player who played entirely on the Sacramento Kings.
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Lou Gehrig 1940