Bill Masterton's number 19 on January 17th 1987
The first Giants jersey to be retired, which was also the first jersey ever retired by an NFL team, was the #1 of offensive/defensive end Ray Flaherty in 1935.
Ernie Banks had his Number 14 retired by Cubs in 1982.
Lou Gehrig 1940
The only Penguin to have their Jersey retired is Mario Lemieux.
As of 2/5/11, no, that jersey has not been retired.
Defensive tackle Ernie Stautner had his #70retired by the Steelers. That has been the only number they have retired.
In 1987 the last year he played for the Bears
#12
the number "99" is retired in the NHL. the number "99" is retired in the NHL.
Bruce Smith's jersey number (54) was the first to be retired by the Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, in 1977.
24
In New Jersey