One of the biggest honors in all of sports is to have your number retired by your respective franchise. No one else will be able to wear it after you, cementing your legacy in the rafters or in a ring of honor/team hall of fame. Here are all of the officially retired numbers by the NFL (minus the Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans).
Arizona Cardinals
- Larry Wilson — No. 8
- Pat Tillman — No. 40
- Stan Mauldin — No. 77
- J.V. Cain — No.88
- Marshall Goldberg — No. 99
Buffalo Bills
- Jim Kelly — No. 12
- Thurman Thomas — No. 34
- Bruce Smith — No. 78
Carolina Panthers
Sam Mills — No. 51
Chicago Bears
- Bronko Nagurski — No. 3
- George McAfee — No. 5
- George Halas — No. 7
- Willie Galimore — No. 28
- Walter Payton — No. 34
- Gale Sayers — No. 40
- Brian Piccolo — No. 41
- Sid Luckman — No. 42
- Dick Butkus — No. 51
- Bill Newitt — No. 56
- Bill George — No, 61
- Bulldog Turner — No. 66
- Red Grange — No. 77
- Mike Ditka — No. 89
Cincinnati Bengals
Bob Johnson — No. 54
Cleveland Browns
- Otto Graham — No. 14
- Jim Brown — No. 32
- Ernie Davis — No. 45
- Don Fleming — No. 46
- Lou Groza — No. 76
Denver Broncos
- John Elway — No. 7
- Frank Tripucka — No. 18
- Floyd Little — No. 44
Detroit Lions
- Dutch Clark — No. 7
- Lem Barney, Barry Sanders, Billy Sims — No. 20
- Bobby Layne — No. 22
- Doak Walker — No. 37
- Joe Schmidt — No. 56
- Chuck Hughes — No. 85
Green Bay Packers
- Tony Canadeo — No. 3
- Brett Favre — No. 4
- Don Hutson — No. 14
- Bart Starr — No. 15
- Ray Nitschke — No. 66
- Reggie White — No. 92
Indianapolis Colts
- Peyton Manning — No. 18
- Johnny Unitas — No. 19
- Buddy Young — No. 22
- Lenny Moore — No. 24
- Art Donovan — No. 70
- Jim Parker — No. 77
- Raymond Berry — No. 82
- Gino Marchetti — No. 89
Jacksonville Jaguars
Tony Boselli — No. 71
Kansas City Chiefs
- Jan Stenerud — No. 3
- Len Dawson — No. 16
- Emmitt Thomas — No. 18
- Abner Haynes — No. 28
- Stone Johnson — No. 33
- Mack Lee Hill — No. 36
- Derrick Thomas — No. 58
- Willie Lanier — No. 63
- Bobby Bell — No. 78
- Buck Buchanan — No. 86
Los Angeles Chargers
- Dan Fouts — No. 14
- Charlie Joiner — No. 18
- Lance Alworth — No. 19
- LaDainian Tomlinson — No. 21
- Junior Seau — No. 55
- Kellen Winslow — No. 80
Los Angeles Rams
- Bob Waterfield — No. 7
- Marshall Faulk — No. 28
- Eric Dickerson — No. 29
- Merlin Olsen — No. 74
- Deacon Jones — No. 75
- Jackie Slater — No. 78
- Isaac Bruce — No. 80
- Jack Youngblood — No. 85
Miami Dolphins
- Bob Griese — No. 12
- Dan Marino — No. 13
- Larry Csonka — No. 39
Minnesota Vikings
- Fran Tarkenton — No. 10
- Mick Tingelhoff — No. 53
- Jim Marshall — No. 70
- Korey Stringer — No. 77
- Cris Carter — No. 80
- Alan Page — No. 88
New England Patriots
- Gino Cappelletti — No. 20
- Mike Haynes — No. 40
- Steve Nelson — No. 57
- John Hannah — No. 73
- Bruce Armstong — No. 78
- Jim Lee Hunt — No. 79
- Bob Dee — No. 89
New York Giants
- Ray Flaherty — No. 1
- Tuffy Leemans — No. 4
- Mel Hein — No. 7
- Eli Manning — No. 10
- Phil Simms — No. 11
- Ward Cuff, Y.A. Tittle — No. 14
- Frank Gifford — No. 16
- Al Blozis — No. 32
- Joe Morrison — No. 40
- Charlie Conerly — No. 42
- Ken Strong — No. 50
- Lawrence Taylor — No. 56
- Michael Strahan — No. 92
New York Jets
- Joe Namath — No. 12
- Don Maynard — No. 13
- Curtis Martin — No. 28
- Joe Klecko — No. 73
- Dennis Byrd — No. 90
Philadelphia Eagles
- Donovan McNabb — No. 5
- Steve Van Buren — No. 15
- Brian Dawkins — No. 20
- Tom Brookshier — No. 40
- Pete Retzlaff — No. 44
- Chuck Bednarik — No. 60
- Al Wistert — No. 70
- Reggie White — No. 92
- Jerome Brown — No. 99
Pittsburgh Steelers
- Franco Harris — No. 32
- Ernie Stautner — No. 70
- Joe Green — No. 75
San Francisco 49ers
- Steve Young — No. 8
- John Brodie — No. 12
- Joe Montana — No. 16
- Joe Perry — No. 34
- Jimmy Johnson — No. 37
- Hugh McElhenny — No. 39
- Ronnie Lott — No. 42
- Charlie Krueger — No. 70
- Leo Nomellini — No. 73
- Bob St. Clair — No. 79
- Jerry Rice — No. 80
- Dwight Clark — No. 87
Seattle Seahawks
- Kenny Easley — No. 45
- Walter Jones — No. 71
- Steve Largent — No. 80
- Cortez Kennedy — No. 96
- The Fans — No. 12
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Derrick Brooks — No. 55
- Lee Roy Selmon — No. 63
- Warren Sapp — No. 99
Tennessee Titans
- Warren Moon — No. 1
- Steve McNair — No. 9
- Eddie George — No. 27
- Earl Campbell — No. 34
- Jim Norton — No. 43
- Mike Munchak — No. 63
- Elvin Bethea — No. 65
- Bruce Matthews — No. 74
Washington Commanders
- Sonny Jurgensen — No. 9
- Sean Taylor — No. 21
- Sammy Baugh — No. 33
- Bobby Mitchell — No. 49
