Uniform Numbers

[zer0dotcom]

If I had my pick it would be 24, but I've worn both 12 and 65

[gojetsgo]

Ice hockey and ball hockey... #10

after this guy:

[Sguse1]

Sophmore year of football i wore 31. Then this year i switched to 13 and next year im gonna go with 12 in honor of Randall Cunningham. In Rugby your numbers are assigned by position and i usually play flyhalf #10, Fullback #15 or scrum half #9.

[Ben5]

I wore number 5 in football in honor of my dad. He was number 5 in college. My second choice was 86, because 8+6=14 and 1+4=5.

For basketball, I wore 55. I think I wore 32 in track, but I'm not sure.

[floydnimrod]

In 4th grade on the football team I wore number 2, because thats what i was assigned, btw i played safety and left guard - odd combination of positions

In basketball i wore 3 most of the time, cuz thats all i shoot anymore, 3-pointers

Fresman year someone else wanted 3 so i settled for 51, and i got 3 back this year

Im thinkin of switchin numbers now because i keep seein alot of people wearing number 3 and i want to be different, prolly number 12, 15, or 35 next year

On my softball team this summer idk what number i might pick

either 6, 11, 12, or 63

[cubfan1985]

When I played baseball in high school, I played first base and was 17 after my favorite player on the Cubs, Mark Grace. I had that number for all four years. Freshman and sophomore years of high school basketball, I wore 53 for no particular reason, just what I was given.

Playing baseball in college, I am now 47, because 17 was taken. I didn't switch after my freshman year, because it wasn't a big deal and 17 isn't really a pitcher's number anyways. Whenever anyone asks why I have 47, I say it is for Scott Eyre (who I am watching pitch for the Cubs right now.)

[slapshot]

Playing baseball in college, I am now 47, because 17 was taken. I didn't switch after my freshman year, because it wasn't a big deal and 17 isn't really a pitcher's number anyways. Whenever anyone asks why I have 47, I say it is for Scott Eyre (who I am watching pitch for the Cubs right now.)

When I think of a pitcher who wears #47, only two pitchers come to mind: Tom Glavine, and former Red Sox Bruce Hurst.

When I played softball, I was given #29, and I wore that for 3 seasons.

I wore it again when I started playing hockey, but after one season I switched to #22 (I liked Claude Lemiuex. Honestly. A Bruins fan who liked Claude Lemieux).

Neither is my favorite number. That is 77.

[winters in buffalo]

When I had a choice, I always wore #20.

[Stampman]

I haven't often had a number--but I've tended to favout 23, 12, & 27.

(#23 --I like the number & it looks great on jerseys--an aesthetic choice.

#12--Yvan Cournyer & later- Hakan Loob)

#27--Darryl Sittler & Gilles Meloche.

I was never a Leafs fan--but I like Sittler.)

These days I might pick 42.

[canucklehead]

13

47

2

[sc49erfan15]

9, 15, 60, and 74...with 15 being "my" number, as you can see in my username.

First year of organized basketball (5th grade) I picked #9...not sure why.

I wanted to get #9 when I started playing football in 5th grade, but it was taken, and I was given a random number: 15.

15 became my number for every sport (football 5th-7th grade, basketball 6th-12th grade, baseball/softball 7th-11th grade) after that...with the exception of one season of softball where all the jersey numbers were above 50...I picked 60 because it was a multiple of 15.

74 for intramural basketball this year, one of my teammates reckoned he wanted 15 and wrote it on his shirt before me, so I just picked the most awkward, random number ever to clusterfluff the refs.

[EatSleepJeep]

Baseball: 11

It's Brian Harper's number and it can be easily read with the strap from the catcher's chest protector running between the digits.

Hockey: 11

Ice and Roller. Same as Baseball.

Soccer: 11

I like 11, OK?

Football: 30

11 was our QB's number and I was a cornerback. I would have chopped it in half but the number 1 is for hockey goalies and jagoffs.

[harperdc]

I remember wearing the #10 and 16 during youth soccer, and - for at least one season - #5 for little league.

in high-school and college rugby I usually ended up with either the position's true number or whichever XXL jersey I could get my hands on - so 1, 3, 4, 5, or 16 or 20 (the big extra jerseys we had).

if I play sports with a number now? 5 or 20. those are also what I try and use when I play games where I get to select the number (racing online, creating myself in sports games, etc.). #5 in Winning Eleven 9 and racing online, #20 in online motorcycle racing

[FiddySicks]

I think its pretty obvious. If not,

56

[Grish]

Little League #7

Baseball Jr. High #2 and #7 -- Babe Ruth Team 2 and School team 7

Highschool JV #26, then varisty I was #8. I swore never to wear 8 again and have not since, bad experience. Summer teams I wore #2.

College #14. 2 and 7 were taken and 2 x 7 is 14! Plus Pete Rose wore it.

Softball, #2. One year I wore #42 in honor of Jackie Robinson, then back to #2. Now I am retired after 15 years of Softball, and my knees finally went.

Soccer through highschool

Started with 7, but had 8, and 26 by the time was done.

Coaching Baseball now I wear 73, my wife's birth year. I did this mainly so the kids can get the numbers they like, I am just a Coach. Plus my birth year is not very tasteful if you consider kids are around.

[ColeJ]

only number i ever wore is #2.

from rec-league hockey, to video game fantasy land, all the way back to elementary school "field day", when we made our own team tshirts.

originally in honor of derian hatcher.

now i just wear it, because i'm #2.

[bgbry44]

Started off as a Varsity QB and wore 4. Lifted and got huge that off season and moved to FB, my old jersey wouldnt fit anymore so I took 44. Also wore that number in both Varsity and Legion baseball. Then played college football and 44 was already doubled up, so I first again took 4. When we got new uni's for some reason they changed my number to 40.

[Yac12]

High School Volleyball #6

College Volleyball #12

Both for my birthday. 12-6

Multiply the month (12) and the date (6) = the year I was born (72)

I have yet to find a student in my 9 years of teaching that can do this.

[slapshot]

High School Volleyball #6

College Volleyball #12

Both for my birthday. 12-6

Multiply the month (12) and the date (6) = the year I was born (72)

I have yet to find a student in my 9 years of teaching that can do this.

In all my 34 years, I never realized I can do the same thing.

Birthday/month = 4/18

Birth year = 72

4 x 18 = 72

[Yac12]

High School Volleyball  #6

College Volleyball #12

Both for my birthday.  12-6

Multiply the month (12) and the date (6) = the year I was born (72)

I have yet to find a student in my 9 years of teaching that can do this.

In all my 34 years, I never realized I can do the same thing.

Birthday/month = 4/18

Birth year = 72

4 x 18 = 72

I finally found someone! I figured that at least one person on this board would be able to do it.