List of retired numbers

This pages lists retired numbers which sports teams or bodies have withdrawn as a tribute, usually to a former player. The list is ordered by number.

1

MLB

• The Boston Red Sox, for Hall of Famer Bobby Doerr.
• The Cincinnati Reds, for manager Fred Hutchinson.
• The Los Angeles Dodgers, for Hall of Famer Pee Wee Reese.
• The New York Yankees, for Billy Martin, who both played for and managed the team.
• The Philadelphia Phillies, for Hall of Famer Richie Ashburn.
• The Pittsburgh Pirates, for manager Billy Meyer.
• The St. Louis Cardinals, for Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith.

NBA

• The Boston Celtics, for founding owner Walter Brown, a member of the Hall of Fame as a contributor.
• The Milwaukee Bucks, for Hall of Fame player Oscar Robertson.
• The Portland Trail Blazers, for founding owner Larry Weinberg. Unlike most numbers so honored, this number remains in circulation for players.
• The Sacramento Kings, for Hall of Fame player Nate Archibald, honoring the number's retirement when the team was known as the Kansas City Kings.
• The Seattle SuperSonics, for Gus Williams.
• The Utah Jazz, for Frank Layden, who served the team first as head coach and then as president.

NFL

• The New York Giants, for Hall of Famer Ray Flaherty.
• The Tennessee Titans, for Hall of Famer Warren Moon, who played for the team in its past incarnation as the Houston Oilers.

NHL

• The Chicago Blackhawks, for Hall of Famer Glenn Hall.
• The Detroit Red Wings, for Hall of Famer Terry Sawchuk.
• The Minnesota Wild, for their fans.
• The Montreal Canadiens, for Hall of Famer Jacques Plante.
• The New York Rangers, for Hall of Famer Eddie Giacomin.
• The Philadelphia Flyers, for Hall of Famer Bernie Parent.
• The Toronto Maple Leafs, Honoured Number for Hall of Famers Johnny Bower and Turk Broda.

3

Association football

• A.C. Milan of Italy, for longtime defender Paolo Maldini.
• Al-Ahly of Egypt, for defender Mohamed Abdelwahab, who died in 2006 during a club training session.
• Atlante of Mexico, for longtime goalkeeper Federico Vilar.
• Internazionale of Italy, for longtime defender Giacinto Facchetti, who went on to serve as club president and died in that office.
• Sturm Graz of Austria, for longtime defender Günther Neukirchner.

MLB

• The Atlanta Braves, for Dale Murphy.
• The Chicago White Sox, for Harold Baines.
• The Cleveland Indians, for Hall of Famer Earl Averill.
• The Minnesota Twins, for Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew.
• The New York Yankees, for Hall of Famer Babe Ruth.
• The San Francisco Giants, for Hall of Famer Bill Terry, who played for the team when it was based in New York City.

NBA

• The Boston Celtics, for Hall of Famer Dennis Johnson.
• The New Jersey Nets, for Hall of Famer Dražen Petrović.

NFL

• The Chicago Bears, for Hall of Famer Bronko Nagurski.
• The Green Bay Packers, for Hall of Famer Tony Canadeo.
• The Kansas City Chiefs, for Hall of Famer Jan Stenerud.

NHL

• The Boston Bruins, for Lionel Hitchman.
• The Chicago Blackhawks, for Keith Magnuson and Hall of Famer Pierre Pilote.
• The Edmonton Oilers, for Al Hamilton.
• The Montreal Canadiens, for Hall of Famer Émile Bouchard.
• The New Jersey Devils, for Ken Daneyko.
• The New York Rangers, for Hall of Famer Harry Howell.
• The Quebec Nordiques, for J. C. Tremblay.
• The St. Louis Blues, for Bob Gassoff.

4

MLB

• The Baltimore Orioles, for Hall of Fame manager Earl Weaver.
• The Boston Red Sox, for Hall of Famer Joe Cronin.
• The Chicago White Sox, for Hall of Famer Luke Appling.
• The Los Angeles Dodgers, for Hall of Famer Duke Snider.
• The Milwaukee Brewers, for Hall of Famer Paul Molitor.
• The New York Giants, for Hall of Famer Mel Ott.
• The New York Yankees, for Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig. Notably, he was the first player in major North American sports to be so honored by a U.S.-based team (he was preceded in this honor by Ace Bailey, whose #6 was retired by the Toronto Maple Leafs five years earlier).
• The Pittsburgh Pirates, for Hall of Famer Ralph Kiner.

NBA

• The Chicago Bulls, for Jerry Sloan, who later served as the team's head coach and went on to a Hall of Fame career in that role (mainly with the Utah Jazz).
• The Detroit Pistons, for Hall of Fame player Joe Dumars, who later served as team president.
• The Milwaukee Bucks, for Sidney Moncrief.
• The New York Nets, for Wendell Ladner, who died in a 1975 plane crash.
• The Sacramento Kings, for Chris Webber.
• The Utah Jazz, for Hall of Fame player Adrian Dantley.

NFL

• The Green Bay Packers, for Hall of Famer Brett Favre.
• The New York Giants, for Hall of Famer Tuffy Leemans.

NHL

• The Boston Bruins, for Hall of Famer Bobby Orr.
• The Montreal Canadiens, for Hall of Famer Jean Béliveau.
• The New Jersey Devils, for Hall of Famer Scott Stevens.
• The Philadelphia Flyers, for Barry Ashbee.
• The Toronto Maple Leafs Honoured Number for Hall of Famer Red Kelly.

5

MLB

• The Baltimore Orioles, for Hall of Famer Brooks Robinson.
• The Cincinnati Reds for Willard Hershberger and later for Hall of Famer Johnny Bench.
• The Cleveland Indians, for Hall of Famer Lou Boudreau.
• The Detroit Tigers, for Hall of Famer Hank Greenberg.
• The Florida Marlins for their first president Carl Barger.
• The Houston Astros, for Jeff Bagwell.
• The Kansas City Royals, for Hall of Famer George Brett.
• The New York Yankees, for Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio.

NBA

• The Phoenix Suns, for [...] Van Arsdale.

NFL

• The Chicago Bears, for Hall of Famer George McAfee.

NHL

• The Boston Bruins, for Hall of Famer Dit Clapper.
• The Detroit Red Wings, for Nicklas Lidstrom.
• The Montreal Canadiens, for Hall of Famer Bernie Geoffrion.
• The New York Islanders, for Hall of Famer Denis Potvin.
• The Toronto Maple Leafs, Honoured Number for Bill Barilko.
• The Washington Capitals, for Hall of Famer Rod Langway.

6

Association football

• AC Milan, for captain Franco Baresi

MLB

• The Atlanta Braves, for manager Bobby Cox
• The Boston Red Sox, for Johnny Pesky
• The Detroit Tigers, for Hall of Famer Al Kaline
• The Minnesota Twins, for Tony Oliva
• The New York Yankees, for manager Joe Torre
• The St. Louis Cardinals, for Hall of Famer Stan Musial
• The San Diego Padres, for Steve Garvey

NBA

• The Boston Celtics, for Hall of Famer Bill Russell
• The Orlando Magic, for their fans (the "sixth man")
• The Philadelphia 76ers, for Hall of Famer Julius Erving
• The Phoenix Suns, for Walter Davis
• The Sacramento Kings, for their fans

NFL

• The Kansas City Chiefs, for Warren McVea

NHL

• The Detroit Red Wings, for Larry Aurie
• The Toronto Maple Leafs, Honoured Number for Hall of Famer Ace Bailey.

7

MLB

• The Houston Astros, for Hall of Famer Craig Biggio.
• The New York Yankees, for Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle.

NBA

• The Cleveland Cavaliers, for Bingo Smith.
• The New Orleans Hornets, for Hall of Famer Pete Maravich of the New Orleans Jazz.
• The Phoenix Suns, for Kevin Johnson.
• The Utah Jazz, also for Pete Maravich.

NFL

• The Chicago Bears, for Hall of Fame player, coach, and owner George Halas.
• The Denver Broncos, for Hall of Famer John Elway.
• The Detroit Lions, for Hall of Famer Dutch Clark.
• The Los Angeles Rams, for Hall of Famer Bob Waterfield.
• The New York Giants, for Hall of Famer Mel Hein.

NHL

• The Boston Bruins, for Hall of Famer Phil Esposito.
• The Buffalo Sabres, for Rick Martin.
• The Dallas Stars, for Neal Broten.
• The Detroit Red Wings, for Hall of Famer Ted Lindsay.
• The Edmonton Oilers, for Hall of Famer Paul Coffey.
• The Montreal Canadiens, for Hall of Famer Howie Morenz.
• The New York Rangers, for Hall of Famer Rod Gilbert.
• The Philadelphia Flyers, for Hall of Famer Bill Barber.
• The Washington Capitals, for Yvon Labre.
• The Toronto Maple Leafs, Honoured Number for Hall of Famers King Clancy and Tim Horton.

8

Association football

• Maccabi Tel Aviv, for Avi Nimni.

MLB

• The Baltimore Orioles, for Hall of Famer Cal Ripken, Jr.
• The Boston Red Sox, for Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski.
• The Cincinnati Reds, for Hall of Famer Joe Morgan.
• The Montreal Expos and Washington Nationals, for Hall of Famer Gary Carter.
• The New York Yankees, for Hall of Famers Yogi Berra and Bill Dickey.
• The Pittsburgh Pirates, for Hall of Famer Willie Stargell.

NBA

• The Los Angeles Lakers, for Kobe Bryant.

NFL

• The Dallas Cowboys, unofficially for Hall of Famer Troy Aikman.
• The New Orleans Saints unofficially for Archie Manning.
• The St. Louis Cardinals and Arizona Cardinals, for Hall of Famer Larry Wilson.
• The San Francisco 49ers, for Hall of Famer Steve Young.

NHL

• The Anaheim Ducks, for Teemu Selänne.
• The Boston Bruins, for Hall of Famer Cam Neely.
• The Minnesota North Stars and Dallas Stars, for Bill Goldsworthy.
• The Ottawa Senators, for Frank Finnigan.
• The Quebec Nordiques, for Marc Tardif.
• The St. Louis Blues, for Barclay Plager.

9

MLB

• The Boston Red Sox, for Hall of Famer Ted Williams.
• The Chicago White Sox, for Minnie Miñoso.
• The New York Yankees, for Roger Maris.
• The Oakland Athletics, for Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson.
• The Pittsburgh Pirates, for Hall of Famer Bill Mazeroski.
• The St. Louis Cardinals, for Hall of Famer Enos Slaughter.

NBA

• The Atlanta Hawks, for Hall of Famer Bob Pettit.
• The Phoenix Suns, for Dan Majerle.
• The Utah Jazz, for owner Larry Miller.

NHL

• The Boston Bruins, for Hall of Famer Johnny Bucyk.
• The Calgary Flames, for Hall of Famer Lanny McDonald.
• The Chicago Blackhawks, for Hall of Famer Bobby Hull.
• The Dallas Stars, for Mike Modano.
• The Detroit Red Wings, for Hall of Famer Gordie Howe.
• The Edmonton Oilers, for Hall of Famer Glenn Anderson.
• The Montreal Canadiens, for Hall of Famer Maurice Richard.
• The New York Islanders, for Hall of Famer Clark Gillies.
• The New York Rangers, for Hall of Famer Andy Bathgate and Adam Graves.
• The Toronto Maple Leafs, Honoured Number for Hall of Famers Ted Kennedy and Charlie Conacher.
• The first NHL incarnation of the Winnipeg Jets, also for Bobby Hull.

10

MLB

• The Atlanta Braves, for Chipper Jones.
• The Chicago Cubs, for Hall of Famer Ron Santo.
• The Cincinnati Reds, for Hall of Fame manager Sparky Anderson.
• The Kansas City Royals, for manager [...] Howser.
• The Minnesota Twins, for manager Tom Kelly.
• The Montreal Expos and Washington Nationals, for Rusty Staub and later for Hall of Famer Andre Dawson.
• The New York Yankees, for Hall of Famer Phil Rizzuto, who went on to spend four decades as a Yankees radio and TV broadcaster.
• The St. Louis Cardinals, for manager Tony La Russa.

NBA

• The Boston Celtics, for Jo Jo White.
• The Chicago Bulls, for Bob Love.
• The Detroit Pistons, for Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman. Greg Monroe, who currently wears the number, is allowed to continue wearing it.
• The Miami Heat, for Tim Hardaway.
• The New York Knicks, for Hall of Famer Walt Frazier, who also served as a Knicks broadcaster after his playing career.
• The Philadelphia 76ers, for Maurice Cheeks, who also served as the team's head coach.
• The Seattle SuperSonics and Oklahoma City Thunder, for Nate McMillan, who also served as the team's head coach.
• The Washington Wizards, for Hall of Famer Earl Monroe, who played for the team in its past incarnation as the Baltimore Bullets.

NFL

• The Atlanta Falcons, for Steve Bartkowski.
• The Minnesota Vikings, for Hall of Famer Fran Tarkenton.

NHL

• The Carolina Hurricanes, for Hall of Famer Ron Francis.
• The Detroit Red Wings, for Hall of Famer Alex Delvecchio.
• The Montreal Canadiens, for Hall of Famer Guy Lafleur.
• The Toronto Maple Leafs, Honoured Number for Hall of Famers Syl Apps and George Armstrong.
• The first NHL incarnation of the Winnipeg Jets, for Hall of Famer Dale Hawerchuk.

11

MLB

• The Chicago White Sox, for Hall of Famer Luis Aparicio.
• The Cincinnati Reds, for Hall of Famer Barry Larkin.
• The Detroit Tigers, for Hall of Fame manager Sparky Anderson.
• The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, for Jim Fregosi, who played for the Los Angeles Angels and California Angels, and also managed the California Angels.
• The New York Giants and San Francisco Giants, for Hall of Famer Carl Hubbell.
• The Pittsburgh Pirates, for Hall of Famer Paul Waner.

NBA

• The Cleveland Cavaliers, for Zydrunas Ilgauskas.
• The Detroit Pistons, for Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas.
• The Sacramento Kings, for Hall of Famer Bob Davies.
• The Washington Wizards, for Hall of Famer Elvin Hayes.

NFL

• The New York Giants, for Phil Simms.

NHL

• The Buffalo Sabres, for Hall of Famer Gilbert Perreault.
• The Edmonton Oilers and New York Rangers, for Hall of Famer Mark Messier.
• The St. Louis Blues, for Brian Sutter.
• The Washington Capitals, for Hall of Famer Mike Gartner.

12

MLB

• The Tampa Bay Rays, for Hall of Famer Wade Boggs.
• The Toronto Blue Jays, for Hall of Famer Roberto Alomar.

NBA

• The New York Knicks, for [...] Barnett.
• The Cincinnati Royals and Sacramento Kings, for Hall of Famer Maurice Stokes.
• The Utah Jazz, for Hall of Famer John Stockton.

NFL

• The Buffalo Bills, for Hall of Famer Jim Kelly.
• The Dallas Cowboys, unofficially for Hall of Famer Roger Staubach.
• The Miami Dolphins, for Hall of Famer Bob Griese.
• The New England Patriots, for Tom Brady.
• The New York Jets, for Hall of Famer Joe Namath.
• The Pittsburgh Steelers, unofficially for Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw.
• The San Francisco 49ers, for John Brodie.
• The Seattle Seahawks, for their fans (the "12th Man").

NHL

• The Detroit Red Wings, for Hall of Famer Sid Abel.
• The Montreal Canadiens, for Hall of Famers Yvan Cournoyer and Dickie Moore.
• The Vancouver Canucks, for Stan Smyl.

13

MLB

• The Cincinnati Reds, for Dave Concepción.

NBA

• The Charlotte Hornets, for Bobby Phills, who died in a 2000 auto accident.
• The Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers, and Philadelphia 76ers, all for Hall of Famer Wilt Chamberlain.
• The Phoenix Suns, for Steve Nash.
• The Portland Trail Blazers, for Dave Twardzik.
• The San Antonio Spurs, for James Silas.

NFL

• The Miami Dolphins, for Hall of Famer Dan Marino.
• The New York Jets, for Hall of Famer Don Maynard.

NHL

• The Toronto Maple Leafs, for Hall of Famer Mats Sundin.

14

MLB

• The Boston Red Sox, for Hall of Famer Jim Rice.
• The Chicago Cubs, for Hall of Famer Ernie Banks.
• The Cincinnati Reds, for Pete Rose, who also managed the team.
• The Cleveland Indians, for Hall of Fame player Larry Doby, who also managed the team.
• The Minnesota Twins, for Kent Hrbek.
• The New York Mets, for Gil Hodges, who both played for and managed the team.
• The Philadelphia Phillies, for Hall of Famer Jim Bunning.
• The St. Louis Cardinals, for Ken Boyer.

NBA

• The Boston Celtics, for Hall of Famer Bob Cousy.
• The Golden State Warriors, for Tom Meschery, who played for the team as the Philadelphia and San Francisco Warriors.
• The Milwaukee Bucks, for Jon McGlocklin.
• The Portland Trail Blazers, for Lionel Hollins.
• The Sacramento Kings, for Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson, who played for the team when it was known as the Cincinnati Royals.
• The Utah Jazz, for Jeff Hornacek.

NFL

• The Cleveland Browns, for Hall of Famer Otto Graham.
• The Green Bay Packers, for Hall of Famer Don Hutson.
• The New York Giants, for Hall of Famer Y. A. Tittle.
• The San Diego Chargers, for Hall of Famer Dan Fouts.

NHL

• The Buffalo Sabres, for René Robert.

15

MLB

• The New York Yankees, for Thurman Munson.

NBA

• The Boston Celtics, for Tom Heinsohn, a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player and coach for the team.
• The Dallas Mavericks, for Brad Davis.
• The Detroit Pistons, for Vinnie Johnson.
• The New York Knicks for Hall of Fame players Earl Monroe and [...] McGuire.
• The Philadelphia 76ers, for Hall of Famer Hal Greer.
• The Portland Trail Blazers, for Larry Steele.

NFL

• The Green Bay Packers, for Hall of Famer Bart Starr.
• The Philadelphia Eagles, for Hall of Famer Steve Van Buren.

NHL

• The Boston Bruins, for Hall of Famer Milt Schmidt.

16

MLB

• The Chicago White Sox, for Hall of Famer Ted Lyons
• The Detroit Tigers, for Hall of Famer Hal Newhouser
• The Miami Marlins, for former pitcher José Fernández
• The New York Yankees, for Hall of Famer Whitey Ford

NBA

• The Boston Celtics, for Satch Sanders, a member of the Hall of Fame as a contributor to the sport
• The Detroit Pistons and Milwaukee Bucks, both for Hall of Fame player Bob Lanier
• The Golden State Warriors, for Al Attles

NFL

• The Kansas City Chiefs, for Hall of Famer Len Dawson
• The New York Giants, for Hall of Famer Frank Gifford
• The San Francisco 49ers, for Hall of Famer Joe Montana

NHL

• The Buffalo Sabres, for Hall of Famer Pat LaFontaine
• The Los Angeles Kings, for Hall of Famer Marcel Dionne
• The Montreal Canadiens, for Hall of Famers Henri Richard and Elmer Lach
• The Philadelphia Flyers, for Hall of Famer Bobby Clarke
• The St. Louis Blues, for Hall of Famer Brett Hull
• The Vancouver Canucks, for Trevor Linden

17

FIA

• All Formula One teams, for Jules Bianchi, after his death from injuries sustained in the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix.

MLB

• The Colorado Rockies, for Todd Helton.
• The St. Louis Cardinals, for Hall of Famer Dizzy Dean, who also had a notable career as a broadcaster for the team.

NBA

• The Boston Celtics, for Hall of Famer John Havlicek.
• The Golden State Warriors, for Hall of Famer Chris Mullin.
• The Los Angeles Lakers, honored for Hall of Famer Jim Pollard of the Minneapolis Lakers.

NHL

• The Carolina Hurricanes, for Rod Brind'Amour.
• The Edmonton Oilers, for Hall of Famer Jari Kurri.

18

MLB

• The Cincinnati Reds, for Ted Kluszewski.
• The Cleveland Indians, for Mel Harder.

NBA

• The Boston Celtics, for Hall of Famer Dave Cowens.

NFL

• The Denver Broncos, for Frank Tripucka.
• The Kansas City Chiefs, for Hall of Famer Emmitt Thomas.

NHL

• The Buffalo Sabres, for Danny Gare.
• The Chicago Blackhawks, for Hall of Famer Denis Savard.
• The Montreal Canadiens, for Hall of Famer Serge Savard.
• The Los Angeles Kings, for Dave Taylor.

19

MLB

• The Cleveland Indians, for Hall of Famer Bob Feller.
• The Milwaukee Brewers, for Hall of Famer Robin Yount.
• The San Diego Padres, for Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn.

NBA

• The New York Knicks, for Hall of Famer Willis Reed.

NFL

• The Baltimore Colts and Indianapolis Colts, for Hall of Famer Johnny Unitas.
• The Kansas City Chiefs, for Hall of Famer Joe Montana.
• The San Diego Chargers, for Hall of Famer Lance Alworth.

NHL

• The Colorado Avalanche, for Joe Sakic, who entered the Hockey Hall of Fame in November 2012.
• The Detroit Red Wings, for Hall of Famer Steve Yzerman.
• The Minnesota North Stars, for Bill Masterton, the only NHL player to have died as a direct result of an injury suffered during an NHL game.
• The Montreal Canadiens, for Hall of Famer Larry Robinson.
• The New York Islanders, for Hall of Famer Bryan Trottier.
• The Vancouver Canucks, for Markus Näslund.

20

MLB

• The Arizona Diamondbacks, for Luis Gonzalez.
• The Baltimore Orioles and Cincinnati Reds, both for Hall of Famer Frank Robinson.
• The Kansas City Royals, for Frank White.
• The Los Angeles Dodgers, for Hall of Famer Don Sutton.
• The Philadelphia Phillies, for Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt.
• The Pittsburgh Pirates, for Hall of Famer Pie Traynor.
• The St. Louis Cardinals, for Hall of Famer Lou Brock.
• The San Francisco Giants, for Hall of Famer Monte Irvin, who played for the team when it was the New York Giants.

NBA

• The Portland Trail Blazers, for Maurice Lucas.

NFL

• The Detroit Lions, for Hall of Famer Barry Sanders.
• The New England Patriots, for Gino Cappelletti, who played for the team when it was known by its original name of the Boston Patriots.
• The Philadelphia Eagles, for Brian Dawkins.

NHL

• The Los Angeles Kings, for Hall of Famer Luc Robitaille.

21

MLB

• The Cleveland Indians, for Hall of Famer Bob Lemon.
• The Milwaukee Braves and Atlanta Braves, for Hall of Famer Warren Spahn.
• The Pittsburgh Pirates, for Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente, following his death in a plane crash while attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to victims of an earthquake in Nicaragua.

NBA

• The Atlanta Hawks, for Hall of Famer Dominique Wilkins.
• The Boston Celtics, for Hall of Famer Bill Sharman.
• The Detroit Pistons, for Hall of Famer Dave Bing.
• The Sacramento Kings, for Vlade Divac.
• The San Antonio Spurs, for Tim Duncan.

NFL

• The San Diego Chargers for LaDainian Tomlinson.

NHL

• The Chicago Blackhawks, for Hall of Famer Stan Mikita.
• The Colorado Avalanche, for Peter Forsberg.
• The Pittsburgh Penguins, for Michel Brière.

22

MLB

• The Baltimore Orioles, for Hall of Famer Jim Palmer.

NBA

• The Boston Celtics, for Hall of Famer Ed Macauley.
• The Cleveland Cavaliers, for Larry Nance.
• The Dallas Mavericks, for Rolando Blackman.
• The Houston Rockets and Portland Trail Blazers, both for Hall of Famer Clyde Drexler.
• The Los Angeles Lakers, for Hall of Famers Slater Martin and Elgin Baylor.
• The New York Knicks, for Hall of Famer Dave DeBusschere.

NFL

• The Baltimore Colts retired #22 for Buddy Young.
• The Dallas Cowboys, unofficially, for Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith.
• The Detroit Lions, for Hall of Famer Bobby Layne.

NHL

• The New York Islanders, for Hall of Famer Mike Bossy.

23

Association football

• Club Brugge KV, for François Sterchele who died in a car accident on May 8, 2008.
• Manchester City F.C., following the death of Marc-Vivien Foé in 2003.

MLB

• The Chicago Cubs, for Ryne Sandberg.
• The Detroit Tigers, for Willie Horton.
• The New York Yankees, for Don Mattingly.

NBA

• The Atlanta Hawks, for Lou Hudson.
• The Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat, for Michael Jordan.

NHL

• The Montreal Canadiens, for ex-General Manager and former player Bob Gainey.
• The New York Islanders, for Bob Nystrom.

24

MLB

• The Cincinnati Reds, for Hall of Famer Tony Pérez.
• The Los Angeles Dodgers, for Hall of Fame manager Walter Alston.
• The Oakland Athletics, for Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson
• The St. Louis Cardinals, for Hall of Fame manager Whitey Herzog.
• The San Francisco Giants, for Hall of Famer Willie Mays.
• The Seattle Mariners, for Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr..

NBA

• The Boston Celtics, for Hall of Famer Sam Jones.
• The Golden State Warriors, for Hall of Famer Rick Barry.
• The Los Angeles Lakers, for likely future Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant.
• The New York Knicks, for Hall of Famer Bill Bradley.
• The Philadelphia 76ers, for Bobby Jones.
• The Phoenix Suns, for Tom Chambers.
• The Seattle SuperSonics, for Hall of Famer Spencer Haywood.

NFL

• The Baltimore Colts, for Hall of Famer Lenny Moore.

NHL

• The Boston Bruins, for Terry O'Reilly.
• The St. Louis Blues, for Hall of Famer Bernie Federko.

26

MLB

• The Chicago Cubs, for Hall of Famer Billy Williams.
• The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, for founding owner Gene Autry.
• The Texas Rangers, for Johnny Oates.

NHL

• The Quebec Nordiques, for Hall of Famer Peter Stastny.
• The Tampa Bay Lightning, for Martin St. Louis.

27

MLB

• The Boston Red Sox, for Hall of Famer Carlton Fisk.
• The Oakland Athletics, for Hall of Famer Catfish Hunter.
• The San Francisco Giants, for Hall of Famer Juan Marichal.

NBA

• The Cincinnati Royals and Sacramento Kings, for Hall of Famer Jack Twyman.

NHL

• The Phoenix Coyotes, for Teppo Numminen.
• The New Jersey Devils, for Scott Niedermayer
• The Toronto Maple Leafs, Honoured Number for Frank Mahovlich and Darryl Sittler.

28

MLB

• The Minnesota Twins, for Hall of Famer Bert Blyleven.

NFL

• The Chicago Bears, for Willie Galimore.
• The Kansas City Chiefs, for Abner Haynes.
• The New York Jets, for Hall of Famer Curtis Martin.
• The St. Louis Rams, for Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk.

29

Association football

• S.L. Benfica, in memory of Miklós Fehér.

MLB

• The Atlanta Braves, for John Smoltz.
• The California Angels, now the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and the Minnesota Twins, both for Hall of Famer Rod Carew.

NFL

• The Los Angeles Rams, for Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson.

NHL

• The Montreal Canadiens, for Hall of Famer Ken Dryden.

30

MLB

• The California Angels (now Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim), for Nolan Ryan, on June 16, 1992. Ryan is the only major league player to have his number retired by three different teams, though the other two teams retired number 34 for him rather than 30.
• The San Francisco Giants, for Orlando Cepeda.

31

Association football

• Queens Park Rangers F.C., for Ray Jones.

MLB

• The Atlanta Braves, also for Maddux.
• The Chicago Cubs, for Ferguson Jenkins and Greg Maddux.
• The New York Mets, for Mike Piazza.
• The San Diego Padres, for Dave Winfield.

NBA

• The Boston Celtics, for Cedric Maxwell.
• The Indiana Pacers, for Reggie Miller.

NFL

• The Atlanta Falcons, for William Andrews.
• The New Orleans Saints, for Jim Taylor.

NHL

• The Edmonton Oilers, for Grant Fuhr.
• The New York Islanders, for Billy Smith.

32

MLB

• The Houston Astros, for Jim Umbricht.
• The Los Angeles Dodgers, for Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax.
• The New York Yankees, for Elston Howard.
• The Philadelphia Phillies, for Hall of Famer Steve Carlton.

NBA

• The Boston Celtics, for Hall of Famer Kevin McHale.
• The Brooklyn Nets, for Hall of Famer Julius Erving of the New York Nets.
• The Detroit Pistons, for Richard Hamilton.
• The Los Angeles Lakers, for Hall of Famer Magic Johnson.
• The Miami Heat, for Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal.
• The Milwaukee Bucks, for Brian Winters.
• The Philadelphia 76ers, for Hall of Famer Billy Cunningham.
• The Portland Trail Blazers, for Hall of Famer Bill Walton.
• The San Antonio Spurs, for Sean Elliott.
• The Seattle SuperSonics, for Fred Brown.
• The Utah Jazz, for Hall of Famer Karl Malone.

NFL

• The Buffalo Bills, unofficially for Hall of Famer O. J. Simpson.
• The Cleveland Browns, for Hall of Famer Jim Brown.
• The New York Giants, for Al Blozis, who left the team to serve with the United States Army in World War II and was killed in action in 1945.
• The Pittsburgh Steelers, unofficially for Hall of Famer Franco Harris.

NHL

• The Washington Capitals, for Dale Hunter.

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MLB

• The Baltimore Orioles, for Hall of Famer Eddie Murray.
• The Houston Astros, for Mike Scott.
• The Pittsburgh Pirates, for Hall of Famer Honus Wagner.

NBA

• The Boston Celtics, for Hall of Famer Larry Bird.
• The Chicago Bulls, for Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen.
• The Denver Nuggets, for Hall of Famer David Thompson.
• The Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks, both for Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
• The Miami Heat, for Alonzo Mourning.
• The New York Knicks, for Hall of Famer Patrick Ewing.
• The Phoenix Suns, for Alvan Adams.

NFL

• The Kansas City Chiefs, for Stone Johnson, who died in 1963 from a neck fracture during a preseason game before he could play his first official game for the team.
• The Washington Redskins, for Hall of Famer Sammy Baugh.

NHL

• The Colorado Avalanche and Montreal Canadiens, both for Hall of Famer Patrick Roy.

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MLB

• The Boston Red Sox have announced they will retire the number for David Ortiz in 2017.
• The Houston Astros and Texas Rangers, both for Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan.
• The Los Angeles Dodgers, unofficially for Fernando Valenzuela.
• The Minnesota Twins, for Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett.
• The Oakland Athletics and Milwaukee Brewers, both for Hall of Famer Rollie Fingers.

NBA

• The Houston Rockets, for Hall of Famer Hakeem Olajuwon.
• The Los Angeles Lakers retired the number for Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal on April 2, 2013.

NFL

• The Chicago Bears, for Hall of Famer Walter "Sweetness" Payton.
• The Houston Oilers and Tennessee Titans, for Hall of Famer Earl Campbell.

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MLB

• The Atlanta Braves, for Hall of Famer Phil Niekro.
• The Chicago White Sox, for 2014 Hall of Fame inductee Frank Thomas.
• The San Diego Padres, for Randy Jones.

NBA

• The Boston Celtics, for Reggie Lewis.
• The Indiana Pacers, for Roger Brown.
• The Utah Jazz, for Darrell Griffith.

NHL

• The Chicago Blackhawks, for Hall of Famer Tony Esposito.

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MLB

• The Phillies, for Robin Roberts.
• The Giants, for Gaylord Perry.

NBA

• The Portland Trail Blazers, for Lloyd Neal.

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NBA

• The New York Mets and the New York Yankees, for Hall of Fame manager Casey Stengel, the first manager to have had his number retired by two different teams.

NFL

• The Detroit Lions, for Doak Walker.
• The San Francisco 49ers, for cornerback Jimmy Johnson.

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MLB

• The Brooklyn Dodgers, for Roy Campanella.

40

MLB

• The Houston Astros, for Don Wilson.
• The Pittsburgh Pirates, for Danny Murtaugh, most noted as the team's longtime manager.

NBA

• The Denver Nuggets, for Byron Beck.
• The Detroit Pistons, for Bill Laimbeer.

NFL

• The Arizona Cardinals, for Pat Tillman.
• The Chicago Bears, for Hall of Famer Gale Sayers.
• The New England Patriots, for Hall of Famer Mike Haynes.
• The New York Giants, for Joe Morrison.
• The Philadelphia Eagles, for Tom Brookshier.

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NBA

• The Atlanta Braves, for Eddie Mathews.
• The New York Mets, for Tom Seaver.

NFL

• The Chicago Bears, for Brian Piccolo.

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MLB

• All MLB teams, for Jackie Robinson.
• The St. Louis Cardinals, for Bruce Sutter.

NBA

• The Los Angeles Lakers, for James Worthy.

NFL

• The Chicago Bears, for Sid Luckman.
• The San Francisco 49ers, for Ronnie Lott.

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MLB

• The Oakland Athletics, for Dennis Eckersley.

NBA

• The Cleveland Cavaliers, for Brad Daugherty.

NFL

• The Houston Oilers, for Jim Norton.

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NBA

• The Denver Nuggets, for Dan Issel.
• The L.A. Lakers, for Jerry West
• The Phoenix Suns, for Paul Westphal.
• The Sacramento Kings, for Sam Lacey.
• The San Antonio Spurs, for George Gervin.

MLB

• The Atlanta Braves and the Milwaukee Brewers, for Hank Aaron.
• The New York Yankees, for Reggie Jackson.
• The San Francisco Giants, for Willie McCovey.

NFL

• The Denver Broncos, for Floyd Little.
• The Philadelphia Eagles, for Pete Retzlaff.

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MLB

• The St. Louis Cardinals, for Bob Gibson.

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MLB

• The Houston Astros, for Larry Dierker.
• The New York Yankees, for Ron Guidry.

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MLB

• The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, for coach Jimmie Reese, who served with the team when it was known as the California Angels.

NBA

• The San Antonio Spurs, for Hall of Famer David Robinson.

NFL

• The New York Giants, for Hall of Famer Ken Strong.

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MLB

• The Los Angeles Dodgers, for Don Drysdale.

NBA

• The Utah Jazz, for Mark Eaton.

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NFL

• The Green Bay Packers, for linebacker Ray Nitschke.

NHL

• The Pittsburgh Penguins, for Mario Lemieux.

73

NFL

• The New England Patriots, for John Hannah.
• The New York Jets, for Joe Klecko.
• The San Francisco 49ers, for Leo Nomellini.

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NBA

• The Portland Trail Blazers, for the 1977 NBA title under coach Jack Ramsay.

NFL

• The Arizona Cardinals, for Stan Mauldin.
• The Chicago Bears, for Red Grange.
• The Indianapolis Colts, for Jim Parker.
• The Minnesota Vikings, for Korey Stringer.

NHL

• The Boston Bruins and the Colorado Avalanche, for Ray Bourque.

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NFL

• The Baltimore Colts, now the Indianapolis Colts, for Gino Marchetti.
• The Boston Patriots, now the New England Patriots, for Bob Dee.
• The Chicago Bears, for Mike Ditka.

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NFL

• The New York Jets, for Dennis Byrd.

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NHL

• The Phoenix Coyotes, for Jeremy Roenick.

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NHL

• All NHL teams, for Wayne Gretzky.

See also

• :Category:Sportspeople with retired numbers
• List of Major League Baseball retired numbers
• List of National Basketball Association retired jersey numbers
• List of National Football League retired numbers
• List of National Hockey League retired numbers
• List of retired numbers in association football