4, 7, 11

11/12/2009 10:50:44 PM

44 and 17

11/12/2009 10:59:27 PM

99 b/c it was worn by the great one. When Gretzky started playing he idolized Howe, and even got a now famous picture of him with his idol when he was a boy. He took up the #9 jersey b/c of Howe. When Gretzky started out in the WHA at the age of 17, a veteran player on his team already had 9, so Gretzky had to wear 99 instead. When I first started out playing hockey I wore 9 for a few years, until the coach, who was originally from Michigan, had his son wear it b/c of Gordie Howe. The kid didn't even really know anything about him, and besides he played defense anyways, so he wasn't going to be emulating Gordie Howe anytime soon. Truthfully the kid was more of a Bob Probert since he liked to fight and had anger issues. I took up 14 after that and have loved it since. Few people know that Howe wore 17 during his rookie season. Howe is the only player in NHL history to have played in 5 different decades (1940s-1980s, minus a few years when he played in the WHA).



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11/12/2009 11:21:33 PM

28, 61, 83

11/12/2009 11:56:27 PM

3 - Dale Murphy
31 - Greg Maddux
14 - Eric Berry

11/13/2009 12:15:27 AM

2 and 3 are the best numbers ever


^^^ I saw Gordie Howe play his last game on the Detroit Vipers... almost got a goal too. Crowd would have erupted.
It was cool they didn't make him wear a helmet, (cause he's old school)

He only played the first shift then changed.

11/13/2009 12:17:34 AM

21

11/13/2009 12:21:18 AM

47, 55

11/13/2009 12:39:13 AM

2 (first hockey number and lacrosse number)
26 (erik cole, also a hockey number of mine)
44 (just a cool number)
40 (been wearing this one for a while-lacrosse)

11/13/2009 1:13:30 AM

4, 14, and 57 for Johan

11/13/2009 1:17:43 AM

0 and 00 there aren't enough of those around

11/13/2009 1:26:57 AM

8.

11/13/2009 1:54:41 AM

17 - Philip Rivers
7 - Jay Barker

11/13/2009 1:58:12 AM

33

for the greatest goaltender of all time

6

my dad's number, though on a race car, not a jersey

11/13/2009 3:16:19 AM

15. I was 15 in every sport, as long as I can remember

11/13/2009 3:25:32 AM

23 - Arshavin, Golden Tate, MJ
88 - Hakeem Nicks
00 - Eric Montross

11/13/2009 3:41:08 AM

I'm partial to 12, 21, 32, and 42

11/13/2009 4:43:26 AM

Quote :

"23 - Arshavin, Golden Tate, MJ 88 - Hakeem Nicks 00 - Eric Montross"

fag

11/13/2009 9:22:15 AM

24 ... high school football number (not Jeff Gordon)

11/13/2009 9:24:27 AM

11

11/13/2009 9:55:17 AM

31- Greg Maddux
96- Charlie Conway

11/13/2009 10:06:22 AM

23 - Ryne Sandberg

11/13/2009 10:10:22 AM

34

11/13/2009 11:21:53 AM

12 and 23

11/13/2009 11:32:55 AM

This thread is hilarious

11/13/2009 11:34:16 AM

24 - High School Football and Baseball number.

My birthday and my Mom's birthday are on the 24th.
Also the reason I chose Jeff Gordon when I started watching racing

11/13/2009 11:46:57 AM

LT & MP:

11/13/2009 11:49:07 AM

8,16 & 80.

52 is growing on me as well.

11/13/2009 12:20:28 PM

#8 (Old Kobe) and #24 (New Kobe). I also like in football when D-Lineman have single digit numbers like Mario Williams (#9).

11/13/2009 12:31:22 PM

^^^ 56

11/13/2009 12:36:26 PM

4 - 7 - 22

11/13/2009 2:38:04 PM

I think #s are stupid. They should just have their last names on their jerseys.

11/13/2009 3:42:13 PM

What about the Sedin twins?

11/13/2009 7:26:45 PM

½

11/13/2009 7:37:39 PM

99

11/13/2009 7:44:52 PM

7, 10, 11, 13

11/13/2009 8:52:15 PM

5- Number I always wore
12- Many great Alabama QB's, and current # of natl. titles
17- Rivers and Brindy

11/13/2009 9:12:31 PM