List of Canadian Football League retired numbers

This is a complete list of Canadian Football League (CFL) retired numbers. A retired number is a jersey number that is no longer issued by a team in order to honour a player that had a significant impact on that franchise. In some cases, a player may have his number retired after his untimely death during or soon after his playing career.

Of the seven current franchises that retire jersey numbers, there have been 53 players to have their numbers officially retired. Ironically, the two youngest franchises, the BC Lions and Montreal Alouettes, have retired the most numbers with 11. The oldest continuous franchise in the league, the Toronto Argonauts, has the second fewest with four retired numbers. The CFL considers the histories of the Ottawa Rough Riders, Ottawa Renegades, and Ottawa Redblacks as one continuous franchise, so the jersey numbers represented by the Redblacks here include all three of these franchises.[1][2] The Edmonton Eskimos and Winnipeg Blue Bombers have never formally retired a jersey number and instead honour numbers and, in some instances, do not re-issue them.[3][4][5][6]

The most commonly retired number, if one includes Winnipeg's unofficial retired numbers, is the number 75, which has had its usage been discontinued by four teams. No player has had his number retired by multiple teams and, unlike Major League Baseball (who retired Jackie Robinson's number) and the National Hockey League (Wayne Gretzky), the CFL has never had a jersey number retired in favour of one player league-wide. Due to their short existence, none of the American-based CFL teams ever retired jersey numbers.

Retired numbers

Elected to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame
Player No. Team Position Tenure Championships Refs
Lui Passaglia 5 BC LionsK/P1976–20001985, 1994, 2000 [7]
Willie Fleming 15 BC LionsRB1959–19661964 [7]
Joe Kapp 22 BC LionsQB1961–19661964 [7]
Jim Young 30 BC LionsSB/WR1967–1979– [7]
Byron Bailey 38 BC LionsFB/DB1954–19641964 [7]
Al Wilson 52 BC LionsC1972–19861985 [7]
Jamie Taras 60 BC LionsFB/OL1987–20021994, 2000 [7]
Angus Reid 64 BC LionsC2001–20142006, 2011 [7]
Norm Fieldgate 75 BC LionsE/LB1954–19671964 [7]
Geroy Simon 81 BC LionsSB/WR2001–20122006, 2011 [7]
Brent Johnson 97 BC LionsDE2001–20112006, 2011 [7]
Harry Hood 5 Calgary StampedersRB/QB1948–19521948 [8]
Willie Burden 10 Calgary StampedersRB1974–1981– [8]
Mark McLoughlin 13 Calgary StampedersK1988–20031992, 1998, 2001 [8]
Allen Pitts 18 Calgary StampedersWR1990–20001992, 1998 [8]
Tom Forzani 22 Calgary StampedersWR1973–1983– [8]
Wayne Harris 55 Calgary StampedersLB1961–19721971 [8]
Stu Laird 75 Calgary StampedersDT1984–19961992 [8]
Bernie Faloney 10 Hamilton Tiger-CatsQB1957–19641957, 1963 [9]
Angelo Mosca 68 Hamilton Tiger-CatsDT1958–1959, 1963–19721963, 1965, 1967, 1972 [9]
Anthony Calvillo 13 Montreal AlouettesQB1998–20132002, 2009, 2010 [10]
Mike Pringle 27 Montreal AlouettesRB1996–20022002 [10]
George Dixon 28 Montreal AlouettesRB1959–1965– [10]
Herb Trawick 56 Montreal AlouettesG/T/DL1946–19571949 [10]
Pierre Desjardins 63 Montreal AlouettesG/T1966–19711970 [10]
Peter Dalla Riva 74 Montreal AlouettesTE/SB1968–19811970, 1974, 1977 [10]
Hal Patterson 75 Montreal AlouettesWR/DB1954–1960– [10]
Junior Ah You 77 Montreal AlouettesDE1972–19811974, 1977 [10]
Virgil Wagner 78 Montreal AlouettesHB1946–19541949 [10]
Ben Cahoon 86 Montreal AlouettesSB1998–20102002, 2009, 2010 [10]
Sam Etcheverry 92 Montreal AlouettesQB1952–1960– [10]
Ron Stewart 11 Ottawa RedblacksRB1958–19701960, 1968, 1969 [11]
Russ Jackson 12 Ottawa RedblacksQB1958–19691960, 1968, 1969 [11]
Whit Tucker 26 Ottawa RedblacksWR1962–19701968, 1969 [11]
Bruno Bitkowski 40 Ottawa RedblacksC/DE1951–19621951, 1960 [11]
Jim Coode 60 Ottawa RedblacksOT1974–19801976 [11]
Moe Racine 62 Ottawa RedblacksOT/K1958–19741960, 1968, 1969, 1973 [11]
Bobby Simpson 70 Ottawa RedblacksFW/E/DB1950–19621951, 1960 [11]
Gerry Organ 71 Ottawa RedblacksK/P/WR1971–19831973, 1976 [11]
Tony Golab 72 Ottawa RedblacksFW/HB1939–1941, 1945–19501940 [11]
Tony Gabriel 77 Ottawa RedblacksTE1975–19811976 [11]
Ron Lancaster 23 Saskatchewan RoughridersQB1963–19781966 [12]
George Reed 34 Saskatchewan RoughridersRB1963–19751966 [12]
Dave Ridgway 36 Saskatchewan RoughridersK1982–19951989 [12]
Mel Becket 40 Saskatchewan RoughridersTE/C1952–1956– [12]
Roger Aldag 44 Saskatchewan RoughridersOL1976–19921989 [12]
Mario DeMarco 55 Saskatchewan RoughridersOL1953–1956– [12]
Ray Syrnyk 56 Saskatchewan RoughridersOL1956– [12]
Gordon Sturtridge 73 Saskatchewan RoughridersDE1953–1956– [12]
Dick Shatto 22 Toronto ArgonautsRB1954–1965– [13]
Michael Clemons 31 Toronto ArgonautsRB/SB/KR/PR1989–20001991, 1996, 1997 [13]
Joe Krol 55 Toronto ArgonautsQB/RB/P/K/DB1945–1952, 19551945, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1952 [13]
Danny Nykoluk 60 Toronto ArgonautsOT1955, 1957–1971– [13]

Unofficially retired numbers

Elected to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame
Player No. Team Position Tenure Championships Refs
Warren Moon 1 Edmonton EskimosQB1978–19831978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 [6]
Don Warrington 21 Edmonton EskimosRB1971–19801975, 1978, 1979, 1980 [6]
Rollie Miles 98 Edmonton EskimosRB/DB/LB/KR1951–19611954, 1955, 1956 [6]
Bob Cameron 6 Winnipeg Blue BombersP1980–20021984, 1988, 1990 [3]
Ken Ploen 11 Winnipeg Blue BombersQB/DB1957–19671958, 1959, 1961, 1962 [3]
Jeff Nicklin 28 Winnipeg Blue BombersHB/FW1934–19401935, 1939 [3]
Chris Walby 63 Winnipeg Blue BombersOT1981–19961984, 1988, 1990 [3]
Tommy Lumsden 75 Winnipeg Blue BombersG/E1951–1954– [3]
Milt Stegall 85 Winnipeg Blue BombersSB1995–2008– [3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ottawa Redblacks History". ottawaredblacks.com. Ottawa Redblacks. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  2. ↑ "2016 CFL Rule Book and Facts, Figures & Records Guide". cfl.ca. Canadian Football League. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Blue by the numbers". bluebombers.com. Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Time For Bombers To Retire Numbers (Including Brown's 97)". 3downnation.com. 3 Down Nation. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Wall of Honour". esks.com. Edmonton Eskimos. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Right number can make a player "complete"". esks.com. Edmonton Eskimos. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Honoured Numbers". bclions.com. BC Lions. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Retired Numbers". stampeders.com. Calgary Stampeders. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  9. 1 2 "Tiger-Cats officially retire Angelo Mosca's no. 68". cfl.ca. Canadian Football League. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Retired Jerseys". en.montrealalouettes.com. Montreal Alouettes. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Retired Numbers". Ottawa Redblacks. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Team History". riderville.com. Saskatchewan Roughriders. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  13. 1 2 3 4 "Retired Numbers". Toronto Argonauts. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
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