Retired Numbers
Retiring the uniform number of an athlete is an honor a team bestows on a player, usually after the player has left the team or retires from the game. Once a number is retired, no future player from the team may use that number, unless the player so-honored permits it. Such an honor may also be bestowed on players who have died or had their careers ended due to serious injury.
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