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The New England Patriots are a professional American football team based in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Since their founding in 1960 as the Boston Patriots, over 1,000 players, including 10 Pro Football Hall of Famers have played for the team.[1] Of those players, eight have had their uniform numbers officially retired by the organization.[2] Professional sports franchises, including the Patriots, 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.
Patriots history
The earliest Patriot to have his number retired was
Patriots Hall of Fame in 1993.[4]
Retired numbers
No. | Retired number |
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Player | Name of player honored |
Position | Player position |
Tenure | Years played with the Patriots |
Retired | Year number was retired |
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Elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame |
New England Patriots retired numbers | |||||
No. | Player | Position | Tenure | Retired | Refs |
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20 | Gino Cappelletti | K |
1960–1970 | 1971 | [5][6] |
40 | Mike Haynes | CB | 1976–1982 | 1996 | [5][7] |
57 | Steve Nelson | LB | 1974–1987 | 1988 | [5][8] |
73 | John Hannah | G |
1973–1985 | 1990 | [5][9] |
78 | Bruce Armstrong | T |
1987–2000 | 2001 | [5][10] |
79 | Jim Lee Hunt | DT | 1960–1970 | 1971 | [5][11] |
89 | Bob Dee | DE | 1960–1967 | 1968 | [5][12] |
See also
- List of National Football League retired numbers
References
- ^ "Players | Pro Football Hall of Fame". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on December 24, 2023. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ "Team Facts | Pro Football Hall of Fame". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on October 28, 2023. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- Patriots Hall of Fame. June 8, 1993. Archivedfrom the original on November 8, 2023. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g "New England Patriots Team Records, Leaders, and League Ranks". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 7, 2019. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ "Gino Cappelletti Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on May 14, 2022. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ "Mike Haynes Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on March 21, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ "Steve Nelson Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on November 25, 2023. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ "John Hannah Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on March 21, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ "Bruce Armstrong Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 16, 2023. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ "Jim Lee Hunt Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on November 8, 2019. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ "Bob Dee Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 16, 2023. Retrieved December 27, 2023.