The Hall of Fame of Uniform Numbers

[frankbmd]

I may regret this, but below is a list from 0 to 99. For each number you may nominate a player as the greatest player, in any sport, to wear that number. Obviously more than one player may be nominated for any given number. And obviously like the numerous "who should or shouldn't be in the Hall of Fame?" threads there will not be a consensus. When two or more names appear beside a number, you may indicate your preference for one or the other. Votes for players with that number will be added next to their name. If one player receives 75% of the vote after 10 or more votes, the other players with that number will be deleted. When voting for a given player, please vote only once and no dead voters will be counted. All edits will be recorded in this post so there is no need to copy and paste the list yourself. I'll put in just a few nominations to begin with, some of the easy ones, I think. I will update the list no more frequently than once a week on Sunday evening after today, so your nominations will not appear immediately. I will edit today's responses periodically today this evening. Rules may need to be modified depending on how this goes, but any modifications will be added here in the first post. Thanks in advance for your participation, I think.

Midcourse correction -

Multiple numbers for the same player will not be permitted. The number most identified with the player during the bulk of his career will be used. Michael Jordan will be 23 and not 45 for example. And if Moe Berg wore pi during his career at Princeton, I don't care.

Numbers followed by I think will not be recorded. I'm not going to look them up, you can.

I expected a brisk response, but this isn't going to last forever. (I've already done that.) Once the list is sufficiently populated. There be a daily Tribal Council by the number to select the Survivor at each level. Once a player has been determined to be the Survivor, his name will be changed to ALL CAPS and further activity for that number will cease. The order of the daily Tribal Councils may not be sequential, but the number of the day's vote will be posted here.

If we are to continue, remember the goal here is to identify the "best" player at each number. Lists of numbers for all players and all years are readily available on the internet and will not be added to the list simply because they are accurate. Some of the names already added will also be removed. For example, the discussion for number 9 is a legitimate one between Ted Williams and Gordie Howe. Adding a third name to this discussion should be difficult. Would anybody consider adding Benny Bengough or even Roger Maris in this discussion?
Thanks to all. I'm going to try to limit the discussion to three players per number. If you want to add a fourth player, you must explain why he should replace one of the existing three.
Fair enough? I think so. Carry on.

Presumptive leaders either by vote or by my editorial decision have now been capitalized, but are subject to change. Bribes accepted.

I guarantee that the following list is more accurate than any TPG Pop Report.



OO Robert Parrish -1 Omar Olivares -1 Jim OTTO -2
I/8 Eddie GAEDEL -1
1 Earle Combs -1 Jacques Plante -1 Oscar ROBERTSON -2
2 Derek JETER -2 Tim Horton -1 Charlie Gehringer -1
3 Babe RUTH -4 Killebrew -2
4 Bobby ORR -4 Lou Gehrig -2 Duke Snider -1
5 Joe DiMaggio -2 Johnny Bench -2 Nick LIDSTROM -3
6 Bill RUSSELL -2 Stan Musal -1 Tony Oliva -1
7 Mickey MANTLE -4 Ted Lindsay -1 John Elway -1
8 Yogi BERRA -3 Cal Ripken -1 Yaz -1
9 Ted WILLIAMS -3 Gordie Howe -2
10 PELE -2 Fran Tarkenton -1
11 Mark MESSIER -1 Barry Larkin -1 Luis Aparicio -1
12 Joe Namath -1 Tom BRADY -1 Terry Bradshaw -1
13 Wilt CHAMBERLAIN -2 Dan Marino -1 Alex Rodriguez -1
14 Pete ROSE -1 Ernie Banks -1
15 Bart STARR -1 Thurman Munson -1
16 Joe MONTANA -1 Whitey Ford -1 Marcel Dionne -1
17 Dizzy DEAN -1 Cool Papa Bell -1
18 Peyton MANNING -1 Dave Cowens -1
19 John UNITAS -3 Steve Yzerman -3 Tony Gwynn -1
20 Barry Sanders -2 Mike SCHMIDT -1 Frank Robinson -1
21 Roberto CLEMENTE -3 Warren Spahn -1 Roger Clemens -1
22 Mike BOSSY -2 Emmitt Smith -2 Elgion Baylor -1
23 Michael JORDAN -4
24 Willie MAYS -3 Griffey Jr -1 Rickey Henderson -1
25 Jim THOME -1 Barry or Bobby Bonds -1
26 Rod Woodson -1 Wade BOGGS -1
27 Frank Mahovlich -1 Juan MARICHAL -1 Carlton Fisk -1
28 Bert BLYLEVEN -1
29 Rod Carew -2 Satchel PAIGE -1 John Smoltz -1
30 Marty BRODEUR -1
31 Greg MADDUX -1 Dave Winfield -1
32 Jim BROWN -2 Sandy Koufax -1 Magic Johnson -1
33 Larry BIRD -2 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -1 Sammy Baugh -1
34 Walter PAYTON -2 Nolan Ryan -1 Hakeem Olajuwon -1
35 Frank THOMAS -1
36 Robin ROBERTS -1 Johnny Mize -1
37 Casey STENGEL -2
38 Steve CARLTON -2 Ray Dandridge -1
39 Roy CAMPANELLA -1 Dominick Hasek -1 Larry Csonka -1
40 Gale SAYERS -1
41 Tom SEAVER -1
42 Jackie ROBINSON -2 Mariano Rivera -1
43 Richard Petty -1 Dennis ECKERSLY -1
44 Hank Louis AARON -2 Jerry West -1 Reggie Jackson -1
45 Bob GIBSON -2
46 Andy PETTITTE -1
47 Tom GLAVINE -1 Mel Blount -1
48 Rick REUSCHEL -1
49 Ron GUIDRY -2 Bobby Mitchell -1
50 David ROBINSON -1 Mike Singletary -1
51 Dick BUTKUS -2
52 Ray LEWIS -1 Mike Webster -1
53 Don DRYSDALE -2
54 Goos GOSSAGE -1 Randy White -1
55 Orel HERSHISER -1
56 Lawrence TAYLOR -1 Jim Bouton -1
57 Johan Santana -1
58 Derrick Thomas -1 Jack Lambert -1
59 Jack Ham -1
60 Chuck Bednarik -1 Otto GRAHAM -1
61 Bill George -1
62 Jim Langer -1
63 Willie Lanier -1
64 Jerry Kramer -1 Randall McDaniel -1
65
66 Mario LEMIEUX -3 Ray Nitschke -1
67 Kent Hull -1
68 Jaromir JAGR -2
69 El Guapo -1
70 Art Donovan -1 Sam Huff -1 Tom Sestak -1
71 Evgeni Malkin -1
72 Carlton Fisk -1 Ron McDole -1
73 John Hannah -1 Larry Allen -1
74 Bob Lilly -2 Merlin Olsen -2
75 Forrest Gregg -1 Deacon JONES -2 Joe Greene -1
76 Lou GROZA -1
77 Ray Bourque -2 Phil Esposito -2 Red GRANGE -1
78 Anthony Munoz -1 Bruce Smith -1 Bobby Bell -1
79
80 Jerry RICE -1
81 Art Monk -1 Terrell Owens -1
82 John Stallworth -1 Ray Berry -1
83 Andre Reed -2
84 Randy Moss -1 Sterling Sharpe -1
85 Jack Youngblood -2
86 Buck Buchanan -1
87 Sidney CROSBY -2
88 Lynn Swann -2 Eric Lindros -1 Alan Page -1
89 Mike DITKA -1 Steve Tasker -1
90 Julius Peppers -1 Neil Smith -1
91 Sergei FEDOROV -2
92 Reggie WHITE -2
93 Doug GILMOUR -1
94 Charles Haley -1
95 Richard Dent -2
96 Tomas Holmstrom -1
97 Cornelius BENNETT -1
98
99 Wayne GRETZKY -4 George Mikan -1
254 Bob BEAMON -2