Nevada Wolf Pack Football - Retired Numbers

Retired Numbers

  • 41 - Marion Motley, played three seasons with the Wolf Pack (1940–42) and has been considered by many as "The Jackie Robinson of Football." Motley was one of four African Americans to break professional football's color barrier when he signed with the Cleveland Browns in 1946, and helped lead the Browns to four straight AAFC titles and the 1950 NFL title in their first year in the league. Motley was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1968, located in his homeown of Canton, Ohio, was selected to the NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team in 1994.
  • 27 - Frank Hawkins, played four seasons with the Wolf Pack (1977–80) and was a three-time All-American (Division I-AA) at running back, and led Division I-AA in rushing twice. Selected in the tenth round of the 1981 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders, he played seven seasons with the Raiders and was a member of the 1984 team that won Super Bowl XVIII. His 5,333 career rushing yards at Nevada ranks fourth all-time in NCAA history. He would be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1997.

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