List of Green Bay Packers retired numbers
The Green Bay Packers are an American football team in the National Football League.[1] Since their founding 105 years ago in 1919, six players have had their uniform numbers officially retired.[2] All six are also members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.[3]
Retired numbers
No. | Player Name | Position | Seasons with franchise | Year number retired | References |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tony Canadeo[a] | Halfback | 1941–44 1946–52 |
1952 | ||
Brett Favre | Quarterback | 1992–2007 | 2015 | ||
Don Hutson | Wide receiver | 1935–45 | 1951 | ||
Bart Starr | Quarterback | 1956–71 | 1973 | ||
Ray Nitschke | Linebacker | 1958–72 | 1983 | ||
Reggie White | Defensive end | 1993–98 | 2005 |
Possible additions
Founder, coach and player Curly Lambeau is the only Packer credited with wearing jersey number 1. It has yet to be retired.[5]
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.[6]
In the 2013 training camp pre-season games, jersey No. 1 has been worn by rookie wide receiver Alex Gillett, and No. 5 by rookie wide receiver Omarius Hines. Quarterback Don Majkowski wore No. 5 his rookie season (1987) before switching to No. 7.[7]
Notes
- ^ In 1961, kicker Ben Agajanian, who played only three games for the Packers, wore Canadeo's No. 3 after being assigned it by mistake.[4]
References
- ^ "Green Bay Packers Team Page - NFL.com". NFL. Retrieved January 30, 2010.
- ^ "Retired Numbers - Packers.com". Green Bay Packers. Archived from the original on April 3, 2009. Retrieved January 30, 2010.
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- ^ "Tony Canadeo - Class of 1974". packers.com. Green Bay Packers. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
- ^ Bellamy, Jason. "Retired Numbers Added To Lambeau Field". Packers.com. Archived from the original on January 14, 2010. Retrieved January 30, 2010.
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- ^ Maxymuk, John (2003). Packers by the Numbers: Jersey Numbers and the Players who Wore Them (illustrated ed.). Big Earth Publishing. ISBN 1879483904.
External links
- Johnson, Chuck (November 16, 1973). Packers Play Confusing Numbers Game The Milwaukee Journal. p. 14. Retrieved August 4, 2016.