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Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff

Famous players and their numbers.

Player Number Sport Team
Hank Aaron 44 Baseball Atlanta Braves
Edson “Pelé” Arantes 10 Soccer New York Cosmos do Nascimento
Yogi Berra 8 Baseball New York Yankees
Larry Bird 33 Basketball Boston Celtics
Jim Brown 32 Football Cleveland Browns
Kobe Bryant8BasketballLos Angeles Lakers
Wilt Chamberlain 13 Basketball Los Angeles Lakers
Roberto Clemente 21 Baseball Pittsburgh Pirates
Cynthia Cooper14Women's BasketballHouston Comets (WNBA)
Joe DiMaggio 5 Baseball New York Yankees
Dale Earnhardt3Auto RacingNASCAR
John Elway7FootballDenver Broncos
Phil Esposito 7Ice hockey Boston Bruins
Jeff Gordon24 Auto RacingNASCAR
Wayne Gretzky 99 Ice hockey Edmonton Oilers
Ken Griffey, Jr.24 BaseballCincinnati Reds
Mia Hamm9 Women's SoccerU.S. National Team
Gordie Howe 9 Ice hockey Detroit Red Wings
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar33 BasketballLos Angeles Lakers
Julius “Dr. J” Irving 6 Basketball Philadelphia '76ers
Jaromir Jagr68 Ice HockeyWashington Capitals
Earvin “Magic”Johnson32BasketballLos Angeles Lakers
Michael Jordan 23 Basketball Washington Wizards
Eric Lindros88Ice HockeyNew York Rangers
Mario Lemieux 66 Ice hockey Pittsburgh Penguins
Karl Malone32 BasketballUtah Jazz
Mickey Mantle 7 Baseball New York Yankees
Pete Maravich 44 Basketball Atlanta Hawks
Dan Marino13FootballMiami Dolphins
Billy Martin 1 Baseball New York Yankees
Willie Mays 24 Baseball San Francisco Giants
Mark McGwire25BaseballSt. Louis Cardinals
Joe Montana 16 Football San Francisco '49ers
Stan Musial 6 Baseball St. Louis Cardinals
Joe Namath 12 Football New York Jets
Shaquille O'Neal34BasketballLos Angeles Lakers
Bobby Orr 4 Ice hockey Boston Bruins
Cal Ripken Jr.8BaseballBaltimore Orioles
Jerry Rice80FootballOakland Raiders
Jackie Robinson 42 Baseball Brooklyn Dodgers
Bill Russell 6 Basketball Boston Celtics
Herman “Babe” Ruth 3 Baseball New York Yankees
Barry Sanders20FootballDetroit Lions
Tom Seaver 41 Baseball New York Mets
Emmitt Smith22 FootballDallas Cowboys
Sammy Sosa21BaseballChicago Cubs
Ted Williams 9 Baseball Boston Red Sox
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