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 in 1919, 6 players have had their uniform numbers officially retired.[2] All 6 players are also in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.[3]
Retired numbers
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| Tony Canadeo HB, 1941-44, 1946-52 Retired 1952 |
Brett Favre QB, 1992-2007 Retired 2010 |
Don Hutson WR/DB, 1935-45 Retired 1951 |
Bart Starr QB, 1956-71 Retired 1973 |
Ray Nitschke LB, 1958-72 Retired 1983 |
Reggie White DE, 1993–98 Retired 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.[4]
Paul Hornung's #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.[5]
In the 2013 training camp pre-season games, jersey #1 has been worn by rookie WR Alex Gillett, and #5 by rookie WR Omarius Hines. QB Don Majkowski wore #5 his rookie season (1987) before switching to #7.[6]
References
- General
- "Packers.com >> Retired Numbers". Packers.com. Green Bay Packers. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
- Specific
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Pro Football Hall of Famers by Team". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 30, 2010.
- ↑ Bellamy, Jason. "Retired Numbers Added To Lambeau Field". Packers.com. Archived from the original on January 14, 2010. Retrieved January 30, 2010.
- ↑ Christl, Cliff. "No. 5 should hang on Lambeau wall". jsonline.com. Retrieved July 28, 2010.
- ↑ Book: Packers by the Numbers, by John Maxymuk
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