San Diego Chargers Retired Numbers
Following are the players whose jersey numbers have been retired for each of the current NFL teams. If a card is shown for a player, you can click on the image the see all of the player's cards in the Gallery. When I could find them, I chose cards for this page that show the players wearing their numbers.
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For the list of retired numbers, I referred to a page on the NFL web site. Apparently that page is not completely correct, however. For example, it shows a few retired numbers for the Atlanta Falcons, but the Falcons web site says that the team does not officially retire jersey numbers.
Arizona Cardinals
The Cardinals franchise has retired five numbers, three of them posthumously. Stan Mauldin, who played for the Chicago Cardinals, died after a game against the Philadelphia Eagles in 1948. J.V. Cain died in training camp in 1979, while the team was in St. Louis. Pat Tillman left the Cardinals in 2002 to serve in the U.S. Army; he was killed in Afghanistan in 2004.
40 - Pat Tillman |
88 - J.V. Cain |
Atlanta Falcons
The Falcons Ring of Honor page says that the organization does not officially retire jersey numbers, but that it is currently not using the numbers below.
21 - Deion Sanders |
57 - Jeff Van Note |
60 - Tommy Nobis |
88 - Mike Kenn |
Baltimore Ravens
The Ravens franchise, which began in 1996, has not yet retired any numbers.
Buffalo Bills
The Bills have officially retired only Jim Kelly's number, but an article on the team's web site says that the team currently also avoids issuing numbers 15 (Jack Kemp), 32 (O.J. Simpson), 34 (Thurman Thomas), 44 (Elbert Dubenion), 66 (Billy Shaw), 78 (Bruce Smith), and 83 (Andre Reed).
Carolina Panthers
Carolina's first season in the NFL was 1995. The team has retired one number, 51, worn by Sam Mills.
Chicago Bears
The Bears have retired more numbers, 14, than any other NFL team. George McCaskey, the owner of the Bears, has said that Mike Ditka's number is the last one the team will retire.
5 - George McAfee |
28 - Willie Galimore |
40 - Gale Sayers |
42 - Sid Luckman |
56 - Bill Hewitt |
66 - Bulldog Turner |
89 - Mike Ditka |
Cincinnati Bengals
Cleveland Browns
Ernie Davis died of leukemia in 1962, before he had an opportunity to play for the Browns. Don Fleming died in a construction accident seventeen days after Davis.
32 - Jim Brown |
46 - Don Fleming |
Dallas Cowboys
The Cowboys, as a matter of policy, do not retire jersey numbers.
Denver Broncos
18 - Frank Tripucka |
Detroit Lions
Chuck Hughes died of a heart attack during a game against the Chicago Bears in 1971.
22 - Bobby Layne |
56 - Joe Schmidt |
Green Bay Packers
Reggie White is the only player to have his number retired by two NFL teams. The Philadelphia Eagles have also retired his number.
14 - Don Hutson |
66 - Ray Nitschke |
Houston Texans
The Texans have not retired any numbers.
Indianapolis Colts
So far, only Colts players who played in Baltimore have had their numbers retired.
22 - Buddy Young |
70 - Art Donovan |
82 - Raymond Berry |
Jacksonville Jaguars
The Jaguars have not retired any numbers.
Kansas City Chiefs
Stone Johnson died from a neck fracture he received in a 1963 preseason game against the Oakland Raiders. Mack Lee Hill died during knee surgery after a game against the Buffalo Bills in 1965.
16 - Len Dawson |
33 - Stone Johnson |
63 - Willie Lanier |
86 - Buck Buchanan |
Miami Dolphins
13 - Dan Marino |
Minnesota Vikings
Korey Stringer died during training camp with the Vikings in 2001.
53 - Mick Tingelhoff |
77 - Korey Stringer |
88 - Alan Page |
New England Patriots
40 - Mike Haynes |
73 - John Hannah |
79 - Jim Hunt |
New Orleans Saints
The Saints retired the jersey numbers of Jim Taylor and Doug Atkins, though combined they played only four seasons for the team.
81 - Doug Atkins |
New York Giants
4 - Tuffy Leemans |
11 - Phil Simms |
16 - Frank Gifford |
40 - Joe Morrison |
50 - Ken Strong |
New York Jets
13 - Don Maynard |
Oakland Raiders
The Raiders have not retired any numbers.
Philadelphia Eagles
Jerome Brown died from injuries in a car accident just before the 1992 season.
40 - Tom Brookshier |
60 - Chuck Bednarik |
92 - Reggie White |
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Steelers retired Ernie Stautner's number in 1964. Fifty years later, in 2014, they retired Mean Joe Greene's.
75 - Joe Greene |
St. Louis Rams
28 - Marshall Faulk |
74 - Merlin Olsen |
78 - Jackie Slater |
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95 - Jack Youngblood |
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San Francisco 49ers
16 - Joe Montana |
37 - Jim Johnson |
70 - Charlie Krueger |
79 - Bob St. Clair |
Seattle Seahawks
80 - Steve Largent |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tennessee Titans
43 - Jim Norton |
65 - Elvin Bethea |
Washington Redskins
After the Indianapolis Colts announced on Friday that they are retiring Peyton Manning's No. 18 jersey, we decided to compile the list of every jersey number retired in the league.
The Chicago Bears lead the way with 14 numbers retired, while the Dallas Cowboys, Jacksonville Jaguars, Oakland Raiders, Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans have no numbers retired.
Here's the full list:
Atlanta Falcons
10: Steve Bartkowski
31: William Andrews
57: Jeff Van Note
60: Tommy Nobis
Arizona Cardinals
8: Larry Wilson
40: Pat Tillman
77: Stan Mauldin
88: J.V. Cain
99: Marshall Goldberg
Baltimore Ravens
No numbers retired.
Buffalo Bills
No. 12: Jim Kelly
Carolina Panthers
51: Sam Mills
Chicago Bears
3: Bronko Nagurski
5: George McAfee
7: George Halas
28: Willie Galimore
34: Walter Payton
40: Gale Sayers
41: Brian Piccolo
42: Sid Luckman
51: Dick Butkus
56: Bill Hewitt
61: Bill George
66: Bulldog Turner
77: Red Grange
89: Mike Ditka
Cincinnati Bengals
54: Bob Johnson
Cleveland Browns
14: Otto Graham
32: Jim Brown
45: Ernie Davis
46: Don Fleming
76: Lou Groza
Dallas Cowboys
No numbers retired.
Denver Broncos
7: John Elway
44: Floyd Little
Note: Frank Tripucka’s No. 18 was on this list before it was unretired for Peyton Manning.
Detroit Lions
7: Dutch Clark
20: Barry Sanders (also worn by Billy Sims and Lem Barney)
22: Bobby Layne
37: Doak Walker
56: Joe Schmidt
85: Chuck Hughes (No. 85 has been in circulation in recent years, however.)
Green Bay Packers
3: Tony Canadeo
4: Brett Favre
14: Don Hutson
15: Bart Starr
66: Ray Nitschke
92: Reggie White
Houston Texans
No numbers retired.
Indianapolis Colts
18: Peyton Manning
19: Johnny Unitas
22: Buddy Young
24: Lenny Moore
70: Art Donovan
77: Jim Parker
82: Raymond Berry
89: Gino Marchetti
Jacksonville Jaguars
No numbers retired.
Kansas City Chiefs
San Diego Chargers Retired Numbers
1: Jan Stenerud
16: Len Dawson
18: Emmitt Thomas
28: Abner Haynes
33: Stone Johnson
36: Mack Lee Hill
58: Derrick Thomas
63: Willie Lanier
78: Bobby Bell
86: Buck Buchanan
Los Angeles Rams
7: Bob Waterfield
28: Marshall Faulk
29: Eric Dickerson
74: Merlin Olsen
75: Deacon Jones
78: Jackie Slater
80: Isaac Bruce
85: Jack Youngblood
Miami Dolphins
12: Bob Griese
13: Dan Marino
39: Larry Csonka
Minnesota Vikings
10: Fran Tarkenton
53: Mick Tingelhoff
70: Jim Marshall
77: Korey Stringer
80: Cris Carter
88: Alan Page
New England Patriots
20: Gino Cappelletti
40: Mike Haynes
57: Steve Nelson
73: John Hannah
78: Bruce Armstrong
79: Jim Lee Hunt
89: Bob Dee
New Orleans Saints
31: Jim Taylor
81: Doug Atkins
New York Giants
1: Ray Flaherty
4: Tuffy Leemans
7: Mel Hein
11: Phil Simms
14: Y.A. Tittle
16: Frank Gifford
31: Al Blozis
40: Joe Morrison
42: Charlie Conerly
50: Ken Strong
56: Lawrence Taylor
New York Jets
12: Joe Namath
13: Don Maynard
28: Curtis Martin
73: Joe Klecko
90: Dennis Byrd
Oakland Raiders
No numbers retired.
Pittsburgh Steelers
70: Ernie Stautner
75: Joe Greene
Philadelphia Eagles
5: Donovan McNabb
15: Steve Van Buren
20: Brian Dawkins
40: Tom Brookshier
44: Pete Retzlaff
60: Chuck Bednarik
70: Al Wistert
92: Reggie White
99: Jerome Brown
San Diego Chargers
14: Dan Fouts
21: LaDainian Tomlinson
19: Lance Alworth
55: Junior Seau
San Francisco 49ers
8: Steve Young
12: John Brodie
16: Joe Montana
34: Joe Perry
37: Jimmy Johnson
39: Hugh McElhenny
42: Ronnie Lott
70: Charlie Krueger
73: Leo Nomellini
79: Bob St. Clair
80: Jerry Rice
87: Dwight Clark
Seattle Seahawks
12: Fans/'12th man'
71: Walter Jones
80: Steve Largent
96: Cortez Kennedy
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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55: Derrick Brooks
63: Lee Roy Selmon
99: Warren Sapp
Tennessee Titans
1: Warren Moon
34: Earl Campbell
43: Jim Norton
63: Mike Munchak
65: Elvin Bethea
74: Bruce Matthews
Washington Redskins
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33: Sammy Baugh