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 orderββto 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 52 playersββto have their numbers officially retired. Ironically, theββtwo youngest franchises, the BC Lions and Montreal Alouettes, have retired the "most numbers with 10." And 11, "respectively." 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 two. 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. 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.
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 numbersβ»
Player
|
No.
|
Team
|
Position
|
Tenure
|
Championships
|
Refs
|
Lui Passaglia
|
5
|
BC Lions |
K/P |
1976β2000 |
1985, 1994, 2000
|
|
Willie Fleming
|
15
|
BC Lions |
RB |
1959β1966 |
1964
|
|
Joe Kapp
|
22
|
BC Lions |
QB |
1961β1966 |
1964
|
|
Jim Young
|
30
|
BC Lions |
SB/WR |
1967β1979 |
β
|
|
Byron Bailey
|
38
|
BC Lions |
FB/DB |
1954β1964 |
1964
|
|
Al Wilson
|
52
|
BC Lions |
C |
1972β1986 |
1985
|
|
Jamie Taras
|
60
|
BC Lions |
FB/OL |
1987β2002 |
1994, 2000
|
|
Norm Fieldgate
|
75
|
BC Lions |
E/LB |
1954β1967 |
1964
|
|
Geroy Simon
|
81
|
BC Lions |
SB/WR |
2001β2012 |
2006, 2011
|
|
Brent Johnson
|
97
|
BC Lions |
DE |
2001β2011 |
2006, 2011
|
|
Harry Hood
|
5
|
Calgary Stampeders |
RB/QB |
1948β1952 |
1948
|
|
Willie Burden
|
10
|
Calgary Stampeders |
RB |
1974β1981 |
β
|
|
Mark McLoughlin
|
13
|
Calgary Stampeders |
K |
1988β2003 |
1992, 1998, 2001
|
|
Allen Pitts
|
18
|
Calgary Stampeders |
WR |
1990β2000 |
1992, 1998
|
|
Tom Forzani
|
22
|
Calgary Stampeders |
WR |
1973β1983 |
β
|
|
Wayne Harris
|
55
|
Calgary Stampeders |
LB |
1961β1972 |
1971
|
|
Stu Laird
|
75
|
Calgary Stampeders |
DT |
1984β1996 |
1992
|
|
Bernie Faloney
|
10
|
Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
QB |
1957β1964 |
1957, 1963
|
|
Angelo Mosca
|
68
|
Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
DT |
1958β1959, 1963β1972 |
1963, 1965, 1967, 1972
|
|
Anthony Calvillo
|
13
|
Montreal Alouettes |
QB |
1998β2013 |
2002, 2009, 2010
|
|
Mike Pringle
|
27
|
Montreal Alouettes |
RB |
1996β2002 |
2002
|
|
George Dixon
|
28
|
Montreal Alouettes |
RB |
1959β1965 |
β
|
|
Herb Trawick
|
56
|
Montreal Alouettes |
G/T/DL |
1946β1957 |
1949
|
|
Pierre Desjardins
|
63
|
Montreal Alouettes |
G/T |
1966β1971 |
1970
|
|
Peter Dalla Riva
|
74
|
Montreal Alouettes |
TE/SB |
1968β1981 |
1970, 1974, 1977
|
|
Hal Patterson
|
75
|
Montreal Alouettes |
WR/DB |
1954β1960 |
β
|
|
Junior Ah You
|
77
|
Montreal Alouettes |
DE |
1972β1981 |
1974, 1977
|
|
Virgil Wagner
|
78
|
Montreal Alouettes |
HB |
1946β1954 |
1949
|
|
Ben Cahoon
|
86
|
Montreal Alouettes |
SB |
1998β2010 |
2002, 2009, 2010
|
|
Sam Etcheverry
|
92
|
Montreal Alouettes |
QB |
1952β1960 |
β
|
|
Ron Stewart
|
11
|
Ottawa Redblacks |
RB |
1958β1970 |
1960, 1968, 1969
|
|
Russ Jackson
|
12
|
Ottawa Redblacks |
QB |
1958β1969 |
1960, 1968, 1969
|
|
Whit Tucker
|
26
|
Ottawa Redblacks |
WR |
1962β1970 |
1968, 1969
|
|
Bruno Bitkowski
|
40
|
Ottawa Redblacks |
C/DE |
1951β1962 |
1951, 1960
|
|
Jim Coode
|
60
|
Ottawa Redblacks |
OT |
1974β1980 |
1976
|
|
Moe Racine
|
62
|
Ottawa Redblacks |
OT/K |
1958β1974 |
1960, 1968, 1969, 1973
|
|
Bobby Simpson
|
70
|
Ottawa Redblacks |
FW/E/DB |
1950β1962 |
1951, 1960
|
|
Gerry Organ
|
71
|
Ottawa Redblacks |
K/P/WR |
1971β1983 |
1973, 1976
|
|
Tony Golab
|
72
|
Ottawa Redblacks |
FW/HB |
1939β1941, 1945β1950 |
1940
|
|
Tony Gabriel
|
77
|
Ottawa Redblacks |
TE |
1975β1981 |
1976
|
|
Ron Lancaster
|
23
|
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
QB |
1963β1978 |
1966
|
|
George Reed
|
34
|
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
RB |
1963β1975 |
1966
|
|
Dave Ridgway
|
36
|
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
K |
1982β1995 |
1989
|
|
Mel Becket
|
40
|
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
TE/C |
1952β1956 |
β
|
|
Roger Aldag
|
44
|
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
OL |
1976β1992 |
1989
|
|
Mario DeMarco
|
55
|
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
OL |
1953β1956 |
β
|
|
Ray Syrnyk
|
56
|
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
OL |
1956 |
β
|
|
Gordon Sturtridge
|
73
|
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
DE |
1953β1956 |
β
|
|
Dick Shatto
|
22
|
Toronto Argonauts |
RB |
1954β1965 |
β
|
|
Michael Clemons
|
31
|
Toronto Argonauts |
RB/SB/KR/PR |
1989β2000 |
1991, 1996, 1997
|
|
Joe Krol
|
55
|
Toronto Argonauts |
QB/RB/P/K/DB |
1945β1952, 1955 |
1945, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1952
|
|
Danny Nykoluk
|
60
|
Toronto Argonauts |
OT |
1955, 1957β1971 |
β
|
|
Unofficially retired numbersβ»
Player
|
No.
|
Team
|
Position
|
Tenure
|
Championships
|
Refs
|
Warren Moon
|
1
|
Edmonton Elks |
QB |
1978β1983 |
1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982
|
|
Don Warrington
|
21
|
Edmonton Elks |
RB |
1971β1980 |
1975, 1978, 1979, 1980
|
|
Rollie Miles
|
98
|
Edmonton Elks |
RB/DB/LB/KR |
1951β1961 |
1954, 1955, 1956
|
|
Bob Cameron
|
6
|
Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
P |
1980β2002 |
1984, 1988, 1990
|
|
Ken Ploen
|
11
|
Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
QB/DB |
1957β1967 |
1958, 1959, 1961, 1962
|
|
Jeff Nicklin
|
28
|
Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
HB/FW |
1934β1940 |
1935, 1939
|
|
Chris Walby
|
63
|
Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
OT |
1981β1996 |
1984, 1988, 1990
|
|
Tommy Lumsden
|
75
|
Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
G/E |
1951β1954 |
β
|
|
Milt Stegall
|
85
|
Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
SB |
1995β2008 |
β
|
|
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Ottawa Redblacks History". ottawaredblacks.com. Ottawa Redblacks. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
- ^ "2016 CFL Rule Book and Facts, Figures & Records Guide". cfl.ca. Canadian Football League. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
- ^ "Blue by the numbers". bluebombers.com. Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
- ^ "Time For Bombers To Retire Numbers (Including Brown's 97)". 3downnation.com. 3 Down Nation. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
- ^ "Wall of Honour". esks.com. Edmonton Elks. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
- ^ "Right number can make a player "complete"". esks.com. Edmonton Elks. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
- ^ "Honoured Numbers". bclions.com. BC Lions. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
- ^ "Retired Numbers". stampeders.com. Calgary Stampeders. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
- ^ "Tiger-Cats officially retire Angelo Mosca's no. 68". cfl.ca. Canadian Football League. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
- ^ "Retired Jerseys". en.montrealalouettes.com. Montreal Alouettes. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
- ^ "Retired Numbers". Ottawa Redblacks. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
- ^ "Team History". riderville.com. Saskatchewan Roughriders. Archived from the original on June 16, 2016. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
- ^ "Retired Numbers". Toronto Argonauts. Archived from the original on May 19, 2014. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
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