List of Canadian Football League retired numbers

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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 11 each. The oldest continuous franchise in the league, the Toronto Argonauts, has the second fewest with four retired numbers. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have the fewest retired numbers, with three. 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 Elks 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), the National Basketball Association (Bill Russell), 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
More information Player, No. ...
Player No. Team Position Tenure Championships Refs
Lui Passaglia[a] 5 BC LionsK/P1976–20001985, 1994, 2000 [7]
Willie Fleming[a] 15 BC LionsRB1959–19661964 [7]
Joe Kapp[a] 22 BC LionsQB1961–19661964 [7]
Jim Young[a] 30 BC LionsSB/WR1967–1979– [7]
Byron Bailey[a] 38 BC LionsFB/DB1954–19641964 [7]
Al Wilson[a] 52 BC LionsC1972–19861985 [7]
Solomon Elimimian[a] 56 BC LionsLB2010–20182011 [8]
Jamie Taras 60 BC LionsFB/OL1987–20021994, 2000 [7]
Norm Fieldgate[a] 75 BC LionsE/LB1954–19671964 [7]
Geroy Simon[a] 81 BC LionsSB/WR2001–20122006, 2011 [7]
Brent Johnson[a] 97 BC LionsDE2001–20112006, 2011 [7]
Harry Hood 5 Calgary StampedersRB/QB1948–19521948 [9]
Willie Burden[a] 10 Calgary StampedersRB1974–1981– [9]
Mark McLoughlin 13 Calgary StampedersK1988–20031992, 1998, 2001 [9]
Allen Pitts[a] 18 Calgary StampedersWR1990–20001992, 1998 [9]
Tom Forzani 22 Calgary StampedersWR1973–1983– [9]
Wayne Harris[a] 55 Calgary StampedersLB1961–19721971 [9]
Stu Laird 75 Calgary StampedersDT1984–19961992 [9]
Bernie Faloney[a] 10 Hamilton Tiger-CatsQB1957–19641957, 1963 [10]
Garney Henley[a] 26 Hamilton Tiger-CatsDB/FL1960–19751963, 1965, 1967, 1972 [11]
Angelo Mosca[a] 68 Hamilton Tiger-CatsDT1958–1959, 1963–19721963, 1965, 1967, 1972 [10]
Anthony Calvillo[a] 13 Montreal AlouettesQB1998–20132002, 2009, 2010 [12]
Mike Pringle[a] 27 Montreal AlouettesRB1996–20022002 [12]
George Dixon[a] 28 Montreal AlouettesRB1959–1965– [12]
Herb Trawick[a] 56 Montreal AlouettesG/T/DL1946–19571949 [12]
Pierre Desjardins 63 Montreal AlouettesG/T1966–19711970 [12]
Peter Dalla Riva[a] 74 Montreal AlouettesTE/SB1968–19811970, 1974, 1977 [12]
Hal Patterson[a] 75 Montreal AlouettesWR/DB1954–1960– [12]
Junior Ah You[a] 77 Montreal AlouettesDE1972–19811974, 1977 [12]
Virgil Wagner[a] 78 Montreal AlouettesHB1946–19541949 [12]
Ben Cahoon[a] 86 Montreal AlouettesSB1998–20102002, 2009, 2010 [12]
Sam Etcheverry[a] 92 Montreal AlouettesQB1952–1960– [12]
Ron Stewart[a] 11 Ottawa RedblacksRB1958–19701960, 1968, 1969 [13]
Russ Jackson[a] 12 Ottawa RedblacksQB1958–19691960, 1968, 1969 [13]
Whit Tucker[a] 26 Ottawa RedblacksWR1962–19701968, 1969 [13]
Bruno Bitkowski 40 Ottawa RedblacksC/DE1951–19621951, 1960 [13]
Jim Coode 60 Ottawa RedblacksOT1974–19801976 [13]
Moe Racine[a] 62 Ottawa RedblacksOT/K1958–19741960, 1968, 1969, 1973 [13]
Bobby Simpson[a] 70 Ottawa RedblacksFW/E/DB1950–19621951, 1960 [13]
Gerry Organ 71 Ottawa RedblacksK/P/WR1971–19831973, 1976 [13]
Tony Golab[a] 72 Ottawa RedblacksFW/HB1939–1941, 1945–19501940 [13]
Tony Gabriel[a] 77 Ottawa RedblacksTE1975–19811976 [13]
Ron Lancaster[a] 23 Saskatchewan RoughridersQB1963–19781966 [14]
George Reed[a] 34 Saskatchewan RoughridersRB1963–19751966 [14]
Dave Ridgway[a] 36 Saskatchewan RoughridersK1982–19951989 [14]
Mel Becket 40 Saskatchewan RoughridersTE/C1952–1956– [14]
Roger Aldag[a] 44 Saskatchewan RoughridersOL1976–19921989 [14]
Mario DeMarco 55 Saskatchewan RoughridersOL1953–1956– [14]
Ray Syrnyk 56 Saskatchewan RoughridersOL1956– [14]
Gordon Sturtridge 73 Saskatchewan RoughridersDE1953–1956– [14]
Dick Shatto[a] 22 Toronto ArgonautsRB1954–1965– [15]
Michael Clemons[a] 31 Toronto ArgonautsRB/SB/KR/PR1989–20001991, 1996, 1997 [15]
Joe Krol[a] 55 Toronto ArgonautsQB/RB/P/K/DB1945–1952, 19551945, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1952 [15]
Danny Nykoluk 60 Toronto ArgonautsOT1955, 1957–1971– [15]
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Unofficially retired numbers

Elected to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame
Elected to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame
More information Player, No. ...
Player No. Team Position Tenure Championships Refs
Warren Moon[b] 1 Edmonton ElksQB1978–19831978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 [6]
Don Warrington 21 Edmonton ElksRB1971–19801975, 1978, 1979, 1980 [6]
Rollie Miles[a] 98 Edmonton ElksRB/DB/LB/KR1951–19611954, 1955, 1956 [6]
Bob Cameron[a] 6 Winnipeg Blue BombersP1980–20021984, 1988, 1990 [3]
Ken Ploen[a] 11 Winnipeg Blue BombersQB/DB1957–19671958, 1959, 1961, 1962 [3]
Jeff Nicklin 28 Winnipeg Blue BombersHB/FW1934–19401935, 1939 [3]
Chris Walby[a] 63 Winnipeg Blue BombersOT1981–19961984, 1988, 1990 [3]
Tommy Lumsden 75 Winnipeg Blue BombersG/E1951–1954– [3]
Milt Stegall[a] 85 Winnipeg Blue BombersSB1995–2008– [3]
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See also

Notes

  1. [a]
    Elected to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame
  2. [b]
    Elected to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame

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