List of Green Bay Packers retired numbers
The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Since their founding in 1919, over 1,700 players,[1] including 33 Pro Football Hall of Famers[2] have played for the team. Of those 33, 6 players have had their uniform numbers officially retired by the organization.[3] Professional sports franchises, including the Packers, retire uniform numbers to recognize the contributions that a player has made towards the team. It is customary that after the uniform number is retired, it is no longer worn by future players with that team. These uniform numbers are usually prominently displayed within the team's arena or stadium. In the case of the Packers, the retired numbers are displayed above the box seats in the north end zone of Lambeau Field.[4]
Packers history
The first
The third Packer to have his number retired was
Retired numbers
Future additions
Founder, coach, and player Curly Lambeau is the only Packer credited with wearing jersey No. 1, although it has never been formally retired.[4] The Packers have recognized Lambeau in a more significant manner than just a number retirement by naming their current stadium Lambeau Field shortly after he died.[25]
Paul Hornung's No. 5 was unofficially retired at the Packers' annual press party on July 10, 1967, although there has not been a ceremony to put his number on the wall of retired numbers at Lambeau Field.[26] The number retirement never became official for a couple of reasons. First, Vince Lombardi, who initiated the number retirement, left the organization less than seven months after the announcement and died a year later. Second, number retirements were not as well known or publicized back in the 1960s.[27] Hornung's No. 5 has only been issued to four players since his retirement, and none since 1988. All of the players to wear the No. 5 after Hornung only played a few games for the Packers before leaving the team or changing uniform number.[6]
The No. 12 has also been identified as a potential number to retire to honor the contributions of former Packers quarterback
Notes
- ^ Canadeo stated that he recalled that the Packers retired his number and gave him a car to honor his contributions. However, a definitive account of the ceremony from a third-party source has yet to be identified.[6]
- ^ In 1961, kicker Ben Agajanian, who played only three games for the Packers, wore Canadeo's No. 3 after being assigned it by mistake.[20]
- ^ In 1972, quarterback Jerry Tagge was initially given the No. 14 during training camp, however he was shortly reissued the No. 17 prior to the beginning of the season.[6]
References
- ^ "Packers All-Time Players Roster". Packers.com. Archived from the original on May 26, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
- ^ "Pro Football Hall of Famers by Franchise - Packers". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on January 4, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
- ^ "Retired Numbers". Packers.com. Archived from the original on June 20, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
- ^ a b Bellamy, Jason (May 8, 2003). "Retired Numbers Added To Lambeau Field". Packers.com. Archived from the original on January 14, 2010. Retrieved January 30, 2010.
- ^ a b "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Don Hutson". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on June 20, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e Johnson, Chuck (November 16, 1973). "Packers Play Confusing Numbers Game". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (clipping). Archived from the original on September 26, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2018 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ a b "Retired Number – Don Hutson". Packers.com. Archived from the original on June 20, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
- ^ a b "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Tony Canadeo". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on June 20, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
- ^ a b "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Bart Starr". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on June 20, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
- ^ "Packers retire No. 15". Fond Du Lac Commonwealth Reporter (clipping). Associated Press. November 12, 1973. Archived from the original on June 17, 2019.
- ^ a b "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Ray Nitschke". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on June 20, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
- ^ a b "Retired Number – Ray Nitschke". Packers.com. Archived from the original on June 20, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
- ^ a b "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Reggie White". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on June 20, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
- Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. December 26, 2014. Archivedfrom the original on June 20, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
- ESPN Internet Ventures. Associated Press. September 18, 2005. Archivedfrom the original on June 20, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
- ESPN Internet Ventures. Associated Press. December 5, 2005. Archivedfrom the original on September 12, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
- Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. February 22, 2016. Archivedfrom the original on September 17, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
- ^ a b "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Brett Favre". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on June 20, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
- ESPN Internet Ventures. Archivedfrom the original on June 20, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
- ^ "Tony Canadeo – Class of 1974". Packers.com. Archived from the original on January 1, 2017. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
- ^ "Retired Number – Tony Canadeo". Packers.com. Archived from the original on June 20, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
- ^ "Retired Number – Brett Favre". Packers.com. Archived from the original on June 20, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
- ^ "Retired Number – Bart Starr". Packers.com. Archived from the original on June 20, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
- ^ "Retired Number – Reggie White". Packers.com. Archived from the original on June 20, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dougherty, Pete (June 22, 2016). "Packers should retire Hornung's No. 5". USA Network. Archived from the original on August 28, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
- ^ Christl, Cliff (July 28, 2010). "No. 5 should hang on Lambeau wall". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Archived from the original on June 20, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
- ^ Jones, Brian (July 12, 2017). "Aaron Rodgers is best Packers player to ever wear No. 12". 247 Sports. Archived from the original on January 24, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
- ESPN Internet Ventures. Associated Press. February 7, 2011. Archivedfrom the original on August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ Martin, Jill (February 7, 2021). "Aaron Rodgers named NFL MVP while Peyton Manning headlines Hall of Fame class of 2021". CNN.com. Archived from the original on February 10, 2021. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ Fahey, Cian (September 5, 2017). "Why Aaron Rodgers is an even greater NFL quarterback than we think". The Guardian. Archived from the original on August 13, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ "Packers QB Aaron Rodgers wins fourth NFL MVP award". www.packers.com. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
- ^ "Packers to retire Aaron Rodgers' No. 12 at 'appropriate time'". ESPN.com. Reuters. July 24, 2023. Archived from the original on July 24, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
External links
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