Buster Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 I never thought a QB wearing a number in the 20s was unusual at all. I think its pretty dope and I hope that finds its way to the pros.Doug Flutie wore #20 with the Calgary Stampeders in the CFLI have to say that players, especially goalies (hockey), wearing non-traditional numbers drives me crazy. Most of the younger players are choosing "training camp" jersey numbers these days. Small gripe, I know, but I think it looks stupid to see goalies outside of numbers 1 and 30-39.Ken Dryden wore 29 and Gilles Meloche wore #27.Sammy Baugh, the father of the forward pass wore #33 at QB. He also punted and played defensive back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitedawg22 Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 In rugby, starting players are numbered 1-15 based on position. Backups are numbered 16 and up.And as far as recent QBs wearing numbers higher than 19, here are two more:Heath Shuler:Jared Lorenzen, the "hefty lefty": oh ,my god ,i strong recommend you to have a visit on the website ,or if i'm the president ,i would have an barceque with the anthor of the articel . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Cunningham Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Jared Lorenzen, the "hefty lefty":Any number under 20 wasn't big enough for Lorenzen.Also, Otto Graham wore #60 for the Browns. Or has that been mentioned already? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chawls Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 What can I say? I'm an inner city kid born in the 80s. I say stuff like that from time to time.Late 80s kid here. Nothing wrong with saying "dope". I use it in my everyday life too. Some people here are just mad old. Quote If you hadn't noticed, Chawls loves his wrestling, whether it be real life or sim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham_Clayton Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Haha this has turned into "Who wears "0" or "00" thread"Unusual GK #1 for a midfielderFor the 1978 World Cup finals, Argentina decided to give numbers based on the alphabetical order of their players, hence Ossie Ardiles played with #1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avalancho Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Haha this has turned into "Who wears "0" or "00" thread"Unusual GK #1 for a midfielderFor the 1978 World Cup finals, Argentina decided to give numbers based on the alphabetical order of their players, hence Ossie Ardiles played with #1.And starting goalie Ubaldo "El Pato" Fillol wore No. 5; Argentina did the same thing for the 1982 World Cup and Fillol wore No. 7 (save for Diego Maradona; he was assigned his usual No. 10 regardless of the alphabet). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raysox Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Yeah the lightning's new batch of players this season were almost all in the 60s and 70s for that reason.I know there's a infographic by flip flop fly ball where he charted the projected year the Yankees run out of numbers due to them getting retired, so that migt answer the triple digit question @MichaelDanger19 | Dribbble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O.C.D Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 edit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangefaniniowa Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Jared Lorenzen, the "hefty lefty":Any number under 20 wasn't big enough for Lorenzen.Also, Otto Graham wore #60 for the Browns. Or has that been mentioned already?IIRC, they had a running back for the Browns that wore 59 back then (remembered it from NFL Films). I wish somebody today would let a quarterback to wear a number like 60. That could be something special. I think it gets a little tiresome for anybody to wear 1-19 at quarterback all the time!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham_Clayton Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 West Indian cricketer Chris Gayle wearing the number #333 in the Indian Premier League, and destroying the bowlers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew22 Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 What about pitchers with single digit numbers? I can't think of any off the top of my head. Saw one at a college game last weekend and thought it was odd. Eagles/Heels/Dawgs/Falcons/Hawks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
officeglenn Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 What about pitchers with single digit numbers? I can't think of any off the top of my head. Saw one at a college game last weekend and thought it was odd.Kyle Drabek wears (wore?) 4 for the Blue Jays, and Josh Towers wore 7 with the Jays a few seasons ago. But yeah, on both occasions, I remember commentators making a bit of a big deal about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSky Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 In today's NFL a large ballcarrier wearing #76 would be a defensive lineman running back a fumble. This is the Browns' great RB Marion Motley.He looks very large in a lot of the pics he's in but I guess the average player was smaller then because he was 6'1" and 235 lbs.And to state the obvious, these older pics are only bizarre or unusual to us, certainly not to fans at the time since there were no numbering conventions then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Cesarano Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 What about pitchers with single digit numbers? I can't think of any off the top of my head. Saw one at a college game last weekend and thought it was odd.Kyle Drabek wears (wore?) 4 for the Blue Jays, and Josh Towers wore 7 with the Jays a few seasons ago. But yeah, on both occasions, I remember commentators making a bit of a big deal about it.Atlee Hammaker of the Giants was wearing no. 7 when he gave up the first (and, as of my retirement as a follower of current baseball, only) grand slam in All-Star Game history to Fred Lynn in 1983.Unfortunately, I can't find a picture of that moment that shows Hammaker. And any of his baseball cards that show his number show him wearing no. 14.EDIT: No he didn't. Smzimbabwe shows below that Hammaker wore no. 14 in that All-Star Game. He wore no. 7 in 1985. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chromatic Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 In today's NFL a large ballcarrier wearing #76 would be a defensive lineman running back a fumble. This is the Browns' great RB Marion Motley.He looks very large in a lot of the pics he's in but I guess the average player was smaller then because he was 6'1" and 235 lbs.6'1 is still pretty damn big for a running back these days anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smzimbabwe Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 Atlee Hammaker of the Giants was wearing no. 7 when he gave up the first (and, as of my retirement as a follower of current baseball, only) grand slam in All-Star Game history to Fred Lynn in 1983.Unfortunately, I can't find a picture of that moment that shows Hammaker. And any of his baseball cards that show his number show him wearing no. 14.This is the MLB highlight video of the play, he's wearing 14.http://mlb.mlb.com/v...tent_id=9215981 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Cesarano Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 Atlee Hammaker of the Giants was wearing no. 7 when he gave up the first (and, as of my retirement as a follower of current baseball, only) grand slam in All-Star Game history to Fred Lynn in 1983.Unfortunately, I can't find a picture of that moment that shows Hammaker. And any of his baseball cards that show his number show him wearing no. 14.This is the MLB highlight video of the play, he's wearing 14.http://mlb.mlb.com/v...tent_id=9215981Oops! Right you are. Sorry about that; and thanks for the correction.I should have done better research on that before posting. I now learn that he wore no. 7 in 1985. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VandyDelphia Mike Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 What about pitchers with single digit numbers? I can't think of any off the top of my head. Saw one at a college game last weekend and thought it was odd.[ NCAA Baseball Champions | 2014, 2019 facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nash61 Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Wilf Paiemont. On September 20, 2012 at 0:50 AM, 'CS85 said: It's like watching the hellish undead creakily shuffling their way out of the flames of a liposuction clinic dumpster fire. On February 19, 2012 at 9:30 AM, 'pianoknight said: Story B: Red Wings go undefeated and score 100 goals in every game. They also beat a team comprised of Godzilla, the ghost of Abraham Lincoln, 2 Power Rangers and Betty White. Oh, and they played in the middle of Iraq on a military base. In the sand. With no ice. Santa gave them special sand-skates that allowed them to play in shorts and t-shirts in 115 degree weather. Jesus, Zeus and Buddha watched from the sidelines and ate cotton candy. POTD 5/24/12, POTD 2/26/17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjrbaseball Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 From the remake of "The Longest Yard":(OK, so it isn't real. But it is still odd-looking.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.