List of NCAA football retired numbers

Pittsburgh Panthers retired numbers at Acrisure Stadium, September 2011

Teams in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) retire jersey numbers of players who either are considered by the team to have made significant contributions to that team's success, or who have experienced untimely deaths during their playing career. As with other leagues, once a team retires a player's jersey number, it never issues the number to any other player, unless the player or team explicitly allows it.

History

Since NCAA teams began retiring numbers, many players have had their jersey number retired. Pittsburgh have the most retired numbers with 10. Unlike professional leagues, no one player has had his number retired by two teams.

Unlike major sports leagues in the United States such as MLB (which retired Jackie Robinson's number 42) and the NHL (which did so for Wayne Gretzky's 99), the NCAA has never retired a jersey number league-wide in honor of anyone.

Nevertheless, there are some cases of retirement of a same number honoring two different players, such as Houston, which retired number 7 worn by David Klingler and Case Keenum, among other similar cases.

Moreover, Michigan retired a number for three players, the #11 in honor of the Wistert brothers.[1] The same did Brigham Young University (BYU), retiring number 6 for three different footballers, Marc Wilson, Robbie Bosco, and Luke Staley.[2]

Since 2005, Syracuse holds the record of players honored with a number retirement after the University retired no. 44 worn by 25 different players between 1921 and 1998.

There are also some strange cases such as UCLA retiring #42 for Jackie Robinson; although he wore No. 28 for the football team; the school chose to retire No. 42 because it was more identified with him after Robinson wore that number throughout his Hall of Fame baseball career with the Brooklyn Dodgers.[3][4]

Retired numbers

Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame
Johnny Unitas' #16 was retired by Louisville in 2003
Roger Staubach's #12 was retired by the Naval Academy in 1965
Dan Marino's #13 was retired by Pittsburgh
Brett Favre's #4, retired by Southern Miss in 2015
Troy Aikman's #8, retired by UCLA
John Elway has his #7 retired by Stanford
Peyton Manning's #16 was retired by Tennessee in 2005
Michigan retired #11 in honor of Whitey Wistert (photo) and his two brothers
Doc Blanchard's #35, retired by Army
Colt McCoy's #12, retired by the Texas Longhorns
Gerald Ford with Michigan in 1933. His number 48 was retired by the program
Frank Sinkwich's #21, retired by Georgia
Andre Ware's #11, retired by Houston
Sam Huff's #75 was retired by West Virginia in 2005
Nile Kinnick's #24, retired by Iowa
Howard Cassady's #40 was retired by Ohio State
Missouri retired #23 in honor of Roger Wehrli (photo) and Johnny Roland
Steve Largent has his #83 retired by Tulsa
Joe Greene's #75, retired by North Texas
Bill Dudley's #35 was retired by Virginia
Elroy Hirsch's #40 was retired by Wisconsin in 2005
John Mackey's #88, retired by Syracuse
Jackie Robinson's #42 was retired across all UCLA sports in 2014
Randall Cunningham's #17, the only number retired by UNLV
Jan Stenerud's #78 was retired by Montana State
Eddie LeBaron's #40 was retired by Pacific
Kyle Arrington's #24, retired by Hofstra
Frank Beamers's #25 was retired by Virginia Tech in 2002
Team No. Player Tenure No. retired Ref.
Akron
89
 Chris Angeloff[n 1] 1974–1975 1975 [5]
Alabama A&M
22
 John Stallworth 1971–1974 1974 [6]
55
 Robert Mathis 1999–2002 2012 [7]
Appalachian State
14
 Armanti Edwards 2006–2009 2023 [8]
23
 John Settle 1983–1986 1986 [9]
32
 Dexter Coakley 1993–1996 2005 [10]
38
 Dino Hackett 1982–1985 2005 [11]
71
 Larry Hand 1960–1964 2006 [12]
Arizona State
11
 Danny White 1971–1973 [13]
27
 Bobby Mulgado 1954–1957 [13]
33
 Wilford White 1947–1950
40
 Mike Haynes 1974–1975 [13]
42
 Pat Tillman[n 1] 1994–1997 2004 [13]
Arkansas
12
 Clyde Scott 1946–1949 1949 [14]
77
 Brandon Burlsworth[n 1] 1994–1998 1999 [14]
Army
24
 Pete Dawkins 1956–1958 2008 [15][16]
35
 Doc Blanchard 1944–1946 2009 [16]
41
 Glenn Davis 1943–1946 2005 [16]
61
 Joe Steffy 1945–1947 2009 [16]
Auburn
7
 Pat Sullivan 1969–1971 [17]
34
 Bo Jackson 1982–1985 [17]
88
 Terry Beasley 1969–1971 [17]
Austin Peay
30
 John Ogles 1963–1966 [18]
84
 Harold Roberts 1967–1970 [18]
Boise State
12
 Jim McMillan 1971–1974 1978 [19]
Boston College
22
 Doug Flutie 1981–1984 [20]
68
 Mike Ruth 1982–1985 [20]
BYU
6
 Marc Wilson 1975–1979 2017 [21]
6
 Robbie Bosco 1981–1985 2017 [21]
Luke Staley 1999–2001 2017 [21]
8
 Steve Young 1980–1983 2003 [21]
9
 Jim McMahon 1977–1981 2014 [21]
14
 Gifford Nielsen 1973–1977 2007 [21]
14
 Ty Detmer 1987–1991 2007 [21]
40
 Eldon Fortie 1960–1962 1963 [21]
81
 Marion Probert [n 1] 1952–1954 1977 [21]
California
12
 Joe Roth[n 1] 1975–1976 1977 [22]
Central Michigan
62
 Jim Podoley 1952–1956 [23]
Clemson
4
 Steve Fuller [n 2] 1975–1978 1979 [24]
28
 C. J. Spiller [n 3] 2006–2009 2010 [25]
66
 Banks McFadden 1937–1939 1987 [26]
Colorado
11
 Bobby Anderson [n 4] 1967–1969 1969 [32]
19
 Rashaan Salaam[n 1] 1992–1994 2017 [32]
24
 Byron White[n 4] 1935–1937 1937 [32]
67
 Joe Romig[n 4] 1959–1961 1961 [32]
Colorado State
21
 Eddie Hanna [n 1] 1947–1949 1949 [33]
48
 Thurman McGraw 1946–1949 [34]
Drake
43
 Johnny Bright [n 5] 1949–1951 2006 [37]
East Carolina
16
 Robert Farris [n 1] 1965–1967 [38]
18
 Norman Swindell [n 1] 1963–1965 [38]
29
 James Speight 1955–1959 [38]
36
 Roger Thrift 1949–1950 [38]
Eastern Illinois
17
 Tony Romo 1999–2002 2009 [39]
18
 Sean Payton 1983–1986 2010 [40]
Eastern Washington
71
 Michael Roos 2001–2004 2009 [41]
84
 Bob Picard 1968–1969,
1971–1972		 2003 [41]
Fresno State
4
 Derek Carr 2009–2013 2017 [42]
8
 David Carr 1997–2001 2007 [42]
9
 Kevin Sweeney 1983–1986 [42]
12
 Trent Dilfer 1991–1993 [42]
14
 Vince Petrucci 1976–1978 [42]
15
 Davante Adams 2011–2013 2022 [42]
21
 Dale Messer 1958–1960 [42]
22
 Lorenzo Neal 1990–1992 2022 [42]
83
 Henry Ellard 1979–1982 [42]
Georgia
21
 Frank Sinkwich 1941–1943 1943 [43]
34
 Herschel Walker 1980–1982 1985 [43]
40
 Theron Sapp 1955–1958 1959 [43]
62
 Charley Trippi 1942,
1945–1946		 1947 [43]
Georgia Southern
3
 Adrian Peterson 1998–2001 [44]
8
 Tracy Ham 1982–1986 [45]
Hawaii
15
 Colt Brennan 2005–2007 2021 [46]
32
 Tom Kaulukukui 1934–1937 [47]
Hofstra
3
 Wayne Chrebet 1991–1994 [48]
33
 Walter Kohanowich 1948–1952 [48]
74
 Dave Fiore 1992–1995 [48]
77
 John Schmitt 1961–1963 [48]
89
 Marques Colston 2001–2005 [48]
Houston
7
 David Klingler 1988–1991 2016 [49]
Case Keenum 2006–2011 2016 [49]
11
 Andre Ware 1987–1989 [49]
78
 Wilson Whitley 1972–1976 [49]
Idaho
9
 Ken Hobart 1980–1983 [50]
17
 John Friesz 1986–1989 2006 [51]
53
 Wayne Walker 1955–1957 [52]
56
 John Yarno 1973–1976 1977 [53]
64
 Jerry Kramer 1955–1957 1963 [54][55]
Idaho State
41
 Jared Allen 2000–2003 [56]
Illinois
50
 Dick Butkus 1962–1964 2003 [57][58]
77
 Red Grange 1923–1925 2003 [57]
Iowa
24
 Nile Kinnick [n 6] 1936–1939 [60]
62
 Cal Jones 1952–1955 [60]
Iowa State
30
 Mike Cox 1963–1964 1964 [61]
Indiana
32
 Anthony Thompson 1986–1989 [62]
Kansas
21
 John Hadl 1959–1961 [63][64]
42
 Ray Evans [n 7] 1941–1942,
1946–1947		 [63][65]
48
 Gale Sayers 1962–1964 1989 [63][66]´
Kansas State
11
 Lynn Dickey 1968–1970 [67]
Steve Grogan 1972–1974 [67]
Kent State
9
 Josh Cribbs 2001–2004 2010 [68]
40
 Eric Wilkerson 1985–1988 [69]
79
 Jim Corrigall 1967–1969 1969 [70]
99
 Jack Lambert 1971–1973 1977 [71]
Lafayette
53
 Fred Kirby 1939–1941 2011 [72]
Lincoln (MO)
20
 Lemar Parrish 1966–1969 [73]
Louisville
8
 Lamar Jackson 2015–2017 2021 [74]
16
 Johnny Unitas 1951–1955 2003 [75]
LSU
20
 Billy Cannon 1957–1959 1960 [76]
21
 Jerry Stovall 1960–1962 2018 [77]
37
 Tommy Casanova 1969–1971 2009 [78]
Marshall
72
 Frank Gatski 1940–1941 2005 [79]
Miami (FL)
10
 George Mira 1961–1963 1997 [80]
14
 Vinny Testaverde 1982–1986 1997 [80]
42
 Jim Dooley 1949–1951 1997 [80]
89
 Ted Hendricks 1966–1968 1997 [80]
Miami (OH)
7
 Ben Roethlisberger 2000–2003 2007 [81][82]
40
 Bob Hitchens 1971–1973 [81][83][82]
42
 John Pont 1949–1951 [81][82]
Memphis
8
 Charles Greenhill 1983 [84]
20
 DeAngelo Williams 2002–2005 [84]
30
 Dave Casinelli 1960–1963 [84]
59
 Danton Barto 1990–1993 2021 [84]
64
 John Bramlett 1959–1962 [84]
79
 Harry Schuh 1962–1964 [84]
83
 Isaac Bruce 1992–1993 [84]
Michigan
11
 Whitey Wistert 1931–1933 1949 [85]
11
 Al Wistert 1940–1942 1949 [85]
11
 Alvin Wistert 1947–1949 1949 [85]
21
 Desmond Howard 1989–1991 2015 [85]
47
 Bennie Oosterbaan 1925–1927 1927 [85]
48
 Gerald Ford 1932–1934 1994 [85]
87
 Ron Kramer 1954–1956 1956 [85]
98
 Tom Harmon 1938–1940 1940 [85]
Michigan State
26
 Clinton Jones 1964–1966 2015 [86]
46
 John Hannah [n 8] — 1969 [90]
48
 Percy Snow 1986–1989 2013
78
 Don Coleman 1949–1951 1951 [90]
90
 George Webster 1964–1966 1967 [90]
95
 Bubba Smith 1964–1966 2006 [90]
Middle Tennessee
14
 Teddy Morris 1962–1965 1965 [91]
20
 Kevin Byard 2012–2015 2022 [92][93]
Minnesota
10
 Paul Giel 1951–1953 1991 [94][95][96]
54
 Bruce Smith 1939–1941 1977 [94][95][96]
72
 Bronko Nagurski 1927–1929 1979 [94][95][96]
Mississippi Valley State
18
 Parnell Dickinson 1972–1975 1976 [97][98]
Missouri
23
 Johnny Roland 1962,
1964–1965		 [99]
23
 Roger Wehrli 1966–1968 [99]
27
 Brock Olivo 1994–1997 [99]
37
 Bob Steuber 1940–1943 [99]
42
 Darold Jenkins 1939–1941 [99]
44
 Paul Christman 1938–1940 [99]
83
 Kellen Winslow 1975–1978 [99]
Missouri Southern
9
 Rod Smith 1988–1993 [100]
Montana
15
 Dave Dickenson 1992–1995 [101][102]
22
 Terry Dillon 1960–1962 [101][103]
Montana State
21
 Don Hass 1964–1966 [104]
52
 Sonny Holland 1956–1959 1959 [105]
77
 Bill Kollar 1971–1973 [106]
78
 Jan Stenerud 1963–1965 1984 [107]
Murray State
10
 Larry Tillman 1966–1969 1969 [108]
11
 Michael Proctor 1986–1989 1993 [108]
Navy
12
 Roger Staubach 1961–1963 1965 [109][110]
19
 Keenan Reynolds 2012–2015 2016 [109][110]
27
 Joe Bellino 1958–1960 1960 [109][110][111]
30
 Napoleon McCallum 1981–1985 [109][110][112]
NC State
17
 Philip Rivers 2000–2003 2003 [113][114]
18
 Roman Gabriel 1958–1961 1962 [113][114]
23
 Ted Brown 1975–1978 1978 [113][114]
40
 Dick Christy 1954–1957 1997 [113][114]
51
 Jim Ritcher 1976–1979 1987 [113][114]
63
 Bill Yoest 1970–1973 2003 [113][114]
77
 Dennis Byrd 1964–1967 [113][114]
81
 Torry Holt 1995–1998 1999 [113][114]
Nebraska
20
 Johnny Rodgers 1970–1972
60
 Tom Novak 1946–1949
64
 Bob Brown 1961–1963
Nevada
27
 Frank Hawkins 1977–1980 [115]
41
 Marion Motley 1940–1942 [115]
North Carolina
22
 Charlie Justice 1946–1949 [116]
46
 Bill Sutherland [n 1] 1946 [116]
50
 Art Weiner 1946–1949 [116]
59
 Andy Bershak 1935–1937 [116]
99
 George Barclay 1932–1934 [116]
North Texas
28
 Abner Haynes 1957–1959 [117]
33
 Ray Renfro 1949–1950 2000 [117]
55
 Richard Gill 1968–1969 1971 [117]
75
 Joe Greene 1966–1969 1981 [117]
Ohio State
22
 Les Horvath 1940–1942,
1944		 2000 [118][119]
27
 Eddie George 1992–1995 2001 [119]
31
 Vic Janowicz 1949–1951 2000 [120][119]
40
 Howard Cassady 1952–1955 2000 [119]
45
 Archie Griffin 1972–1975 1999 [119]
47
 Chic Harley 1916–1917,
1919		 2004 [119]
99
 Bill Willis[n 9] 1942–1944 2007 [119]
Oklahoma State
21
 Barry Sanders 1986–1988 [123]
34
 Thurman Thomas 1984–1987 [123]
43
 Terry Miller 1974–1977 [123]
55
 Bob Fenimore 1943–1946 [124]
Ole Miss
10
 Eli Manning 1999–2003 2021 [125][126][127]
18
 Archie Manning 1968–1970 [125]
38
 Chucky Mullins[n 10] 1988–1989 [125]
74
 Ben Williams[n 11] 1972–1975 2022 [128]
Oregon State
11
 Terry Baker 1959–1962 [129]
Penn State
22
 John Cappelletti 1970–1973 2013 [130]
Pacific
22
 Dick Bass 1955–1958 1984 [131]
39
 Willard Harrell 1971–1974 1986 [131]
40
 Eddie LeBaron 1946–1949 1950 [131]
41
 Eddie Macon 1949–1951 2008 [131]
Pittsburgh
1
 Larry Fitzgerald 2002–2003 2013 [132]
13
 Dan Marino 1979–1982 1983 [132]
33
 Tony Dorsett 1973–1976 1976 [132]
42
 Marshall Goldberg 1936–1938 1997 [132]
65
 Joe Schmidt 1950–1952 1997 [132]
73
 Mark May 1977–1980 2001 [132]
75
 Jim Covert 1979–1983 2015 [133]
79
 Bill Fralic 1981–1984 1984 [132]
89
 Mike Ditka 1958–1960 1997 [132]
99
 Hugh Green 1977–1980 1980 [132]
Portland State
11
 Neil Lomax 1977–1980 [134]
18
 Peter Stott 1990–1992 2014 [135]
Rutgers
52
 Eric LeGrand 2008–2010 2013 [136]
San Diego State
8
 Todd Santos 1984–1987 [137]
25
 Haven Moses 1966–1967 [137]
28
 Willie Buchanon 1970–1971 [137]
28
 Marshall Faulk 1991–1993 [137]
San José State
52
 Dave Chaney 1970–1972 2019 [138]
Savannah State
2
 Shannon Sharpe 1986–1989 2009 [139]
South Carolina
2
 Sterling Sharpe 1983,
1985–1987		 [140]
7
 Jadeveon Clowney 2011–2013 2022 [140]
37
 Steve Wadiak 1948–1951 [140]
38
 George Rogers 1977–1980 [140]
56
 Mike Johnson 1964 [140]
Southern Miss
4
 Brett Favre 1987–1990 2015 [141][142]
10
 Reggie Collier 1980–1982 2008 [143]
44
 Ray Guy 1970–1972 [144]
Stanford
1
 Ernie Nevers 1921–1924 [145]
7
 John Elway 1979–1982 2013 [145][146]
16
 Jim Plunkett 1968–1970 [145]
Syracuse
5
 Donovan McNabb 1995–1998 2013 [147]
9
 Don McPherson 1984–1987 2013 [147]
39
 Larry Csonka 1965–1967 2007 [147]
44
 (various)[n 12] 1921–1998 2005 [147]
47
 Joe Morris 1978–1981 2018 [147]
72
 Tim Green 1982–1986 2019 [148]
88
 John Mackey 1960–1962 2007 [147]
TCU
5
 LaDainian Tomlinson 1997–2000 2005 [149]
8
 Davey O'Brien 1935–1938 1939 [150][151]
45
 Sammy Baugh 1934–1936 1993 [151]
Tennessee
16
 Peyton Manning 1995–1997 2005 [152][153]
32
 Billy Nowling [n 13] 1940–1942 1946 [152]
45
 Johnny Majors 1954–1956 2012 [154]
49
 Rudy Klarer [n 13] 1941–1942 1946 [152]
61
 Willis Tucker [n 13] 1939–1940 1946 [152]
62
 Clyde Fuson [n 13] 1942 1946 [152]
91
 Doug Atkins 1950–1952 2005 [152][153]
92
 Reggie White 1980–1983 2005 [152][156]
Texas
10
 Vince Young 2003–2005 [157]
12
 Colt McCoy 2006–2009 [157]
20
 Earl Campbell 1974–1977 [157]
22
 Bobby Layne 1944–1947 [157]
34
 Ricky Williams 1995–1998 [157]
60
 Tommy Nobis 1963–1965 [157]
Texas Tech
44
 Donny Anderson 1963–1965 [158]
55
 E. J. Holub 1958–1960 1960 [159]
81
 Dave Parks 1961–1963 [160]
Toledo
16
 Chuck Ealey 1969–1971 [161]
18
 Gene Swick 1972–1975 [161]
82
 Mel Triplett 1951–1954 [161]
77
 Mel Long 1969–1971 [161]
Tulsa
14
 Billy Anderson 1963–1964 [n 14] 1995 [163]
17
 Jerry Rhome 1963–1964 [163]
31
 Ellis Jones 1942–1944 [163]
36
 Felto Prewitt 1943–1945 [163]
45
 Glenn Dobbs 1940–1942 [163][164]
55
 Jerry Ostroski 1988–1991 2018 [163][165]
64
 Marv Matuszak 1952 [163]
81
 Howard Twilley 1963–1965 [163]
83
 Steve Largent 1972–1975 2008 [163]
UCLA
5
 Kenny Easley 1978–1980 [166]
8
 Troy Aikman 1986–1988 2014 [166]
13
 Kenny Washington 1937–1939 1956 [166]
16
 Gary Beban 1965–1967 [166]
34
 Paul Cameron 1951–1953 [166]
38
 Burr Baldwin 1944–1946 [166]
42
 Jackie Robinson [n 15][n 16] 1939–1940 2014 [3][4]
79
 Jonathan Ogden 1993–1995 1997 [166]
80
 Donn Moomaw 1950–1952 [166]
84
 Jerry Robinson 1976–1978 [167][166]
UNLV
12
 Randall Cunningham 1981–1984 1984 [168]
USC
3
 Carson Palmer 1999–2002 2002 [169]
5
 Reggie Bush 2003–2005 2005 [170]
11
 Matt Leinart 2001–2005 2004 [169]
13
 Caleb Williams 2022–2023 2022 [170]
12
 Charles White 1977–1979 1979 [169]
20
 Mike Garrett 1963–1965 1965 [169]
32
 O. J. Simpson 1967–1968 1968 [169]
33
 Marcus Allen 1978–1981 1981 [169]
Utah
22
 Ty Jordan [n 1] 2020 2021 [171]
Aaron Lowe [n 1] 2019–2021 2021 [171]
Virginia
12
 Shawn Moore 1988–1990 [172]
24
 Frank Quayle 1966–1968 [172]
35
 Bill Dudley 1940–1942 [172]
48
 Joe Palumbo 1949–1951 [172]
73
 Jim Dombrowski 1982–1985 [172]
97
 Gene Edmonds [n 1] 1948–1949 [172]
Virginia Tech
10
 Frank Loria 1965–1967 1971 [173]
25
 Frank Beamer 1966–1968 2002 [173]
73
 Jim Pyne 1990–1993 1994 [173]
78
 Bruce Smith 1981–1984 1985 [173]
84
 Carroll Dale 1956–1959 1960 [173]
Washington State
7
 Mel Hein 1927–1931 [174][175]
14
 Jack Thompson 1974–1978 [174][175]
Weber State
10
 Jamie Martin 1989–1992 2014 [176][177]
West Virginia
9
 Major Harris 1987–1989 2021 [178]
21
 Ira Rodgers 1915–1917,
1919		 2010 [179]
75
 Sam Huff 1952–1955 2005 [179]
77
 Bruce Bosley 1952–1955 2016 [179]
90
 Darryl Talley 1979–1982 2021 [180]
Western Michigan
44
 Jerome Persell 1975–1978 1978
49
 John Offerdahl 1982–1985 1995 [181]
Wisconsin
33
 Ron Dayne 1996–1999 2007 [182]
35
 Alan Ameche 1951–1954 2000 [182][183]
40
 Elroy Hirsch 1941–1942 2005 [184][182]
80
 Dave Schreiner 1939–1942 2005 [184][182]
83
 Allan Shafer [n 1] 1944 2005 [185][184]
88
 Pat Richter 1960–1962 2006 [184][182]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Posthumous honor.
  2. ^ The number was brought out of retirement in 2014 to be worn by quarterback Deshaun Watson, with Fuller's permission.[24]
  3. ^ In 2016, Spiller gave his permission to bring the number out of retirement to be worn by Tavien Feaster.[25]
  4. ^ a b c In 2020, Colorado athletic director Rick George announced plans to re-issue uniform numbers 11, 24, and 67 with the support of the noted players (or their families).[27] Contemporary uniforms issued with those numbers will include a commemorative patch.[27] Nonetheless, as of 2023 season, no player has used any of those numbers since the announcement.[28][29][30][31] Uniform number 19 will remain unused for 19 years, after which it may be re-issued.[27]
  5. ^ Bright is regarded as the greatest football player ever at Drake.[35][36] At the institution, Bright also competed in basketball and track.
  6. ^ Kinnick died during a training flight while serving as a United States Navy aviator in World War II.[59]
  7. ^ Evans also has his #15 retired from the Kansas basketball team, being the only athlete in the history of the program to have such honor.[65]
  8. ^ Hannah was not a player, but gave Michigan State University 46 years of service, 28 of them as president of the institution.[87] He is also the longest-serving president of MSU, being in office from 1941 to 1969.[88][89]
  9. ^ In 2020, the NCAA approved the use of the No. 0.[121] In order to further pay tribute to Bill Willis, Coach Day decided to start a new tradition and choose the player who will wear the number each season.[122]
  10. ^ Retired from football after a severe injury lefy him a quadriplegic during a game against Vanderbilt in 1989.
  11. ^ Regarded as the first black player in the program's history.
  12. ^ The complete list of players who wore number 44, by chronological order: Gifford Zimmerman, Charles Roberts, Clarence Taylor, Don Baldwin, Richard Fishel, Henry Merz, Hamilton Watt, Francis Mullins, Stanley Stanislay, Benjamin DeYoung, Francis Mazejko, Richard Ransom, J. O'Brien, Robert Eberling, Jim Brown, Thomas Stephens, Ernie Davis, William Schoonover, Floyd Little, Richard Panczyszyn, Mandel Robinson, Glenn Moore, Michael Owens, Terry Richardson, and Rob Konrad.
  13. ^ a b c d Died in service during World War II. They were honored as "Vol Legends" prior to the game vs. Air Force on Sep 9, 2006.[155]
  14. ^ He had previously played for SMU Mustangs (1960–1961).[162]
  15. ^ As a UCLA football player, Robinson wore No. 28; however, the school chose to retire No. 42, which became indelibly identified with him because it was the number he wore throughout his Hall of Fame baseball career with the Brooklyn Dodgers: this included him being the first African American player in the modern era of professional baseball.[3]
  16. ^ Retired across all UCLA sports on November 22, 2014. Kenny Young, a linebacker who wore No. 42 as a freshman in the 2014 season, was allowed to continue wearing the number for the remainder of his UCLA career.[4]

References

  1. ^ Hail! Al Wistert, Back in the Big House at MVictors.com, 10 Nov 2012
  2. ^ "BYU Retired Jerseys". BYU. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "UCLA retires No. 42 for all teams". ESPN. Associated Press. November 22, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  4. ^ a b c "UCLA Honors Jackie Robinson by Retiring #42 Across All Sports" (Press release). UCLA Athletics. November 22, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  5. ^ Price, Mark. "Akron Zips player collapsed on Rubber Bowl field and died in 1975". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  6. ^ Biography at John Stallworth.com
  7. ^ Robert Mathis has jersey retired at Alabama A&M by Mark McCarter at Alabama.com, 4 Mar 2012
  8. ^ "App State to Retire Armanti Edwards' Number 14". App State Sports. August 24, 2023. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  9. ^ SETTLE RETURNS TO NC AS PANTHERS' RB COACH at Appstatesports.com
  10. ^ COAKLEY TO COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME at Appstatesports.com
  11. ^ Appalachian to Retire Dino Hackett?(TM)s No. 38 Jersey as Part of Homecoming Festivities at Appstatesports.com
  12. ^ A Big Hand: 'Late Bloomer' Will Have His No. 71 Retired by Appalachian at Appstatesports.com
  13. ^ a b c d "Arizona State Football to Retire No. 42 in Honor of Pat Tillman - Sun Devil Athletics". thesundevils.com. April 23, 2004. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
  14. ^ a b Hall, Wally. "Retired jerseys a rare sight for Razorbacks". Arkansas Democrat Gazette. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  15. ^ "Army Retired Jerseys". Army. Archived from the original on May 14, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  16. ^ a b c d Uniform numbers have special meaning for Army football players by SAL INTERDONATO. 18 Oct 2012
  17. ^ a b c Auburn should retire Derrick Brown's number at Auburn Wire, 20 March 2020
  18. ^ a b 2015 Austin Peay football media guide, p. 66
  19. ^ Southorn, Dave (April 14, 2020). "Unforgettable Broncos: The best Boise State player to wear each uniform number". nytimes.com. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  20. ^ a b Retired jerseys and numbers at BCEagles.com
  21. ^ a b c d e f g h i Retired jerseys at BYU Cougars.com
  22. ^ Faraudo, Jeff. "The Cal 100: No. 20 -- Joe Roth". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  23. ^ "CMU Remembers Jim Podoley". CMU Chippewas. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  24. ^ a b "Steve Fuller, Deshaun Watson and the legacy of No. 4". Greenvilleonline.com. January 8, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2019. Watson has worn uniform No. 4 – his number at Gainesville High School – thanks to former Clemson standout quarterback Steve Fuller, who agreed to have his jersey come out of retirement several years ago, not long after Watson committed to coach Dabo Swinney and the Tigers.
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