The Hall of Fame of Uniform Numbers

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[Peter_Spaeth]

38 Steve Carlton
46 Andy Pettite

[Peter_Spaeth]

74 Bob Lilly

[Peter_Spaeth]

I think Goose Gossage was 54. And Guidry was 49. And of course should add Reggie at 44.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Wasn't Orel Hersheiser 55?

[Steve D]

Here are some from me:

1 Warren Moon
4 Lou Gehrig
5 Johnny Bench
7 John Elway
10 Andre Dawson
29 Rod Carew
31 Dave Winfield (only player drafted by four different pro leagues - MLB (Padres), NFL (Vikings), ABA (Utah Stars) and NBA (Atlanta Hawks)
50 David Robinson
60 Chuck Bednarik (played both offense and defense in the same game)
74 Bob Lilly
85 Jack Youngblood (played 1980 Super Bowl with broken leg)
88 Lynn Swann

Steve

[Jim65]

#13 Dan Marino

[nolemmings]

Originally Posted by brewing

I agree.

I can't hear the calls for Ted Williams and Unitas from the sound of Championship rings clanging.

Howe vs. Williams is an interesting debate. Unitas and Yzerman not as much. BTW, Johnny U won three rings.

[Peter_Spaeth]

13 AROD
21 Clemens also 22 his Yankees number

[Peter_Spaeth]

1 Ozzie Smith. Also, I think, Lou Whitaker.

[nolemmings]

Yogi deserves as much consideration as Yaz and Stargell at #8. Kobe Bryant should probably be included with that number also.

[Peter_Spaeth]

8 Berra, Ripken, Joe Morgan.

[Peter_Spaeth]

11 Barry Larkin
12 Alomar, also Boggs as a Yankee
15 Munson
30 Ryan on Mets, maybe Angels too
33 Eddie Murray

[nolemmings]

Boggs as a Yankee

I cringe every time I hear those words.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by nolemmings

I cringe every time I hear those words.

Hah. It was fine with me when he left town, never liked him. As I used to say, most overrated .350 hitter in history.

[TUM301]

Originally Posted by nolemmings

Howe vs. Williams is an interesting debate. Unitas and Yzerman not as much. BTW, Johnny U won three rings.

Howe vs Ted is interesting, as far as hearing over any clinking, someone once said " Ted Williams lived the life that John Wayne dreamed about". Overall, I think the no doubts are #`s 3, 7, 13, 23, 42, 99, with 9 and 4 being the biggest tossups off the top of my head. Also, 33 between Bird and Alcindor also very close. Fun thread !!

[Peter_Spaeth]

At the risk of being booted, some more random ones from memory.
5 Brooks Robinson, Pujols and Bench
44 McCovey
24 Rickey, Griffey, Manny Ramirez
29 Carew

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by sebie43

Thats a good question. And speaking of we are only one year away from the Connor McDavid draft. The next in line to Gretzky-Lemieux-Lindros-Crosby. He's spoken in that same breath which is alot of pressure.

There is a story about Orr, who knows if it's true, that the Bruins sent someone to scout him when he was 12. The guy reports back to management and says, he could play in the NHL. Management is like, well yeah tell us something we don't know, until the scout explains: "I mean right now."

I remember the hype about Lindros, he had some extremely overprinted RC that was nevertheless sky high for a while.

[tedzan]

Hey guys, am I the 1st one here to mention "Broadway Joe"....tis very puzzling

12...... Joe Namath

And, one of Joe's great Receivers......

13...... Don Maynard



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[JollyElm]

7 - Phil Eposito
22 - Mike Bossy
77 - Phil Esposito

[39special]

Lee Smith wore #48 when he was with the Red Sox

[tedzan]

9...... Joe DiMaggio

Rookie year (1936) uniform #.


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[nolemmings]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Hah. It was fine with me when he left town, never liked him. As I used to say, most overrated .350 hitter in history.

Spot on about him being overrated, but I think you misunderstand me. I hate the Red Sox and love the Yankees. Getting that guy just wasn't right, and diminished the Yankee brand IMO. Some might say the same for Clemens, but at least he had been booted to Toronto first.

[39special]

John Smoltz was #57 in '88

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I'll add another vote for

66 - Mario Lemieux

[Peter_Spaeth]

and I cheated because I just couldn't think of any
and for good reason it turns out

48 rick rueuschel
57 johan satana

[barrysloate]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

and I cheated because I just couldn't think of any
and for good reason it turns out

48 rick rueuschel
57 johan satana

And you misspelled both of them.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

And you misspelled both of them.

So it goes.

[barrysloate]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

So it goes.

I hold you to a very high standard Peter.

[bobbvc]

Ted Williams at #9. This is a vintage Baseball forum after all.

[bobbvc]

And for that matter, Jim Bouton at #56.

[Peter_Spaeth]

After Ted Williams, Bouton is definitely the next guy that came to mind.

[clydepepper]

[QUOTE=tedzan;1294715]9...... Joe DiMaggio

Rookie year (1936) uniform #.



6- Mickey Mantle's Rookie Year #

[Collectorsince62]

When you're universally recognized as the greatest player in the history of your sport, you should get a mention here. Pele. #10.

[sebie43]

#84- Randy Moss in his prime Minnesota years... man I hated him and Culpepper

[bobbvc]

What # was Secretariat? Yeah, I know... But there are always problems with these multi-sport polls.

[frankbmd]

El Guapo

[Jim65]

Because the spot is empty

#62 Jim Langer

[Peter_Spaeth]

95 Richard Dent
and 90 the great Julius Peppers

[TUM301]

867-5309 !!

[Tabe]

19 is definitely Steve Yzerman.

5 goes to Nick Lidstrom. Brooks and Joe D were awesome, no question, but Lidstrom was better.

[djrhanover]

8 - Cal Ripken, Jr.
19 - John Unitas
21 - Roberto Clemente
5 - Brooks Robinson
24 - Willie Mays
87 - Sidney Crosby

[the 'stache]

Originally Posted by sebie43

#84- Randy Moss in his prime Minnesota years... man I hated him and Culpepper

I'll see your Randy Moss and raise you a Sterling Sharpe for #84.

It's too bad Sharpe had to retire. He was on his way to becoming one of the greatest receivers to ever play the game. 595 catches, 8,134 yards, 65 touchdown receptions before age 30...and the season after he had to retire Favre became NFL MVP. The three years he did play with Favre, he average 105 catches, 1,285 yards and 14 touchdowns. Imagine him with Favre at an elite level.

[the 'stache]

Originally Posted by Tabe

19 is definitely Steve Yzerman.

5 goes to Nick Lidstrom. Brooks and Joe D were awesome, no question, but Lidstrom was better.

Lidstrom was a spectacular defenceman, maybe the best ever-and it pains me to say that as a Milwaukeean who is supposed to hate all Detroit sports teams. But DiMaggio is one of the ten greatest hitters in the game's history. And as great as Lidstrom was, in my humble opinion, nothing he ever did surpassed DiMaggio's 56 game hitting streak.

And even if you put Lidstrom's career accomplishments and rings up against DiMaggio's career accomplishments and rings, and by some stroke of luck they tied, Joe has the tiebreaker.


"Hi, I am Marilyn, and I will be Joltin' Joe's tiebreaker."

[sebie43]

If he stayed healthy it might be a valid argument. But Randy Moss nearly doubled all of the numbers you listed, luckily he played with Brady towards the end. I respect your opinion Bill but I dont think there is much of an argument to be made at 84. Maybe the board will chime in.

[the 'stache]

Originally Posted by bobbvc

What # was Secretariat? Yeah, I know... But there are always problems with these multi-sport polls.

#2. Imagine if a horse beat Jeter.

[sebie43]

Unfortunately horses dont get assigned numbers, if they did I would argue for Secretariat

[the 'stache]

Originally Posted by sebie43

If he stayed healthy it might be a valid argument. But Randy Moss nearly doubled all of the numbers you listed, luckily he played with Brady towards the end. I respect your opinion Bill but I dont think there is much of an argument to be made at 84. Maybe the board will chime in.

Sebastian, yes, Moss did beat his career numbers handily. And in their first seven years, Sharpe had 21 more catches, but 1,008 fewer yards and 17 fewer touchdowns.

But, Moss started with Randall Cunningham throwing him the ball. Then he had Daunte Culpepper. And he had Robert Smith then Michael Bennett in the backfield, and Cris Carter on the other side of the field. Then later he had some guy named Tom Brady throwing him the ball. Sharpe had Favre the gunslinger before he settled down, and became NFL MVP.

Sharpe had nobody else on offense. He had Randy Wright and Anthony Dilweg throwing him the ball when Don Majkowski wasn't healthy, which outside of 1989 was all the time. Then he had Mike Tomczak throwing him the ball. And finally Favre.

Sharpe played from 1988 to 1994. In that time, how many 1,000 yard running backs did Green Bay have?

Zero.

How many 1,000 yard wide receivers or tight ends did Sharpe have in the same offense while playing in Green Bay?

Zero.

So, I ask you. Who was more impressive? Moss, who was surrounded by Pro Bowlers on offense, or Sharpe, who had no help at all?

Anybody who played Green Bay knew the ball was going to Sharpe. And even when they double teamed him, they couldn't stop him. His last three years, Sharpe had 314 receptions for 3,854 yards and 42 TDs.

If you ask me, with all respect for Moss, who was a great football player, Sharpe was unstoppable.

[the 'stache]

And by the way, Moss never led the NFL in receptions or yardage. Nor did he achieve the receiving triple crown, leading the NFL in receptions, yards and TDs. Sharpe led the NFL in receptions three times, setting the NFL record for receptions twice in back to back seasons.

Moss played 14 years. He was a Pro Bowler six times, and first team All Pro four times.

Sharpe played 7 years. He was a Pro Bowler five times, and first team All Pro three times.

In half the years, Sharpe had only one fewer Pro Bowl nod, and one fewer first team All Pro nod. And that's with Moss having Cunningham, Culpepper and Tom Brady throwing him the ball.

So, I don't think it's as cut and dry as it might appear at first, Sebastian.

[sebie43]

Your probably right Bill, I dont have all the stats to back me up... it was just my opinion.