Two weeks ago, Frank Gifford's No. 16 became the
11th jersey retired by the New York Giants. The
Giants have the NFL's second-most retired jerseys.
The Oakland Raiders, Dallas Cowboys and Buffalo
Bills do not have any retired jerseys, and the
Washington Redskins and Dan Diego Chargers only
have one each, Sammy Baugh and Dan Fouts,
respectively.
The 13 teams with the most retired numbers:
1. Chicago Bears: 13
Bronko Nagurski (3), George McAfee (5), George
Halas (7), Willie Galimore (28), Walter Payton (34),
Gale Sayers (40), Brian Piccolo (41), Sid Luckman
(42), Dick Butkus (51), Bill Hewitt (56), Bill George
(61), Bulldog Turner (66), Red Grange (77)
2. New York Giants 11
Ray Flaherty (1), Tuffy Leemans (4), Mel Hein (7),
Phil Simms (11), Y.A. Tittle (14), Frank Gifford (16),
Al Blozis (32), Joe Morrison (40), Charlie Conerly
(42), Ken Strong (50), Lawrence Taylor (56)
3. (tie) Kansas City Chiefs 8
Jan Stenerud (3), Len Dawson (16), Abner Haynes (28), Stone Johnson (33),
Mack Lee Hill (36), Willie Lanier (63), Bobby Bell (78), Buck Buchanan (86)
3. (tie) San Francisco 49ers 8
John Brodie (12), Joe Montana (16), Joe Perry (34), Jimmy Johnson (37), Hugh
McElhenny (39), Charlie Krueger (70), Leo Nomellini (73), Dwight Clark (87)
5. Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts 7
Johnny Unitas (19), Buddy Young (22), Lenny Moore (24), Art Donovan (70),
Jim Parker (77), Raymond Berry (82), Gino Marchetti (89)
6. (tie) Detroit Lions 6
Dutch Clark (7), Bobby Layne (22), Doak Walker (37), Joe Schmidt (56),
Chuck Hughes (85), Charlie Sanders (88)
6. (tie) New England Patriots 6
Gino Cappelletti (20), Mike Haynes (40), Steve Nelson (57), John Hannah (73),
Jim Hunt (79), Bob Dee (89)
6. (tie) Philadelphia Eagles 6
Steve Van Buren (15), Tom Brookshier (40), Pete Retzlaff (44), Chuck
Bednarik (60), Al Wistert (70), Jerome Brown (99)
9. Cleveland Browns 5
Otto Graham (14), Jim Brown (32), Ernie Davis (45), Don Fleming (46), Lou
Groza (76)
10. (tie) Atlanta Falcons 4
Steve Bartkowski (10), William Andrews (31), Jeff Van Note (57), Tommy
Nobis (60)
10. (tie) St. Louis/Arizona Cardinals 4
Larry Wilson (8), Stan Mauldin (77), J.V. Cain (88), Marshall Goldberg (99)
10. (tie) Green Bay Packers 4
Tony Canadeo (3), Don Hutson (14), Bart Starr (15), Ray Nitschke (66)
10. (tie) Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans
Earl Campbell (34), Jim Norton (43), Mike Munchak (63), Elvin Bethea (65) |
