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.

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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 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 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
PlayerNo.TeamPositionTenureChampionshipsRefs
Lui Passaglia [a] 5 BC Lions K/P 1976–20001985, 1994, 2000 [7]
Willie Fleming [a] 15 BC Lions RB 1959–19661964 [7]
Joe Kapp [a] 22 BC Lions QB 1961–19661964 [7]
Jim Young [a] 30 BC Lions SB/WR 1967–1979– [7]
Byron Bailey [a] 38 BC Lions FB/DB 1954–19641964 [7]
Al Wilson [a] 52 BC Lions C 1972–19861985 [7]
Jamie Taras 60 BC Lions FB/OL 1987–20021994, 2000 [7]
Norm Fieldgate [a] 75 BC Lions E/LB 1954–19671964 [7]
Geroy Simon [a] 81 BC Lions SB/WR 2001–20122006, 2011 [7]
Brent Johnson [a] 97 BC Lions DE 2001–20112006, 2011 [7]
Harry Hood 5 Calgary Stampeders RB/QB 1948–19521948 [8]
Willie Burden [a] 10 Calgary Stampeders RB 1974–1981– [8]
Mark McLoughlin 13 Calgary Stampeders K 1988–20031992, 1998, 2001 [8]
Allen Pitts [a] 18 Calgary Stampeders WR 1990–20001992, 1998 [8]
Tom Forzani 22 Calgary Stampeders WR 1973–1983– [8]
Wayne Harris [a] 55 Calgary Stampeders LB 1961–19721971 [8]
Stu Laird 75 Calgary Stampeders DT 1984–19961992 [8]
Bernie Faloney [a] 10 Hamilton Tiger-Cats QB 1957–19641957, 1963 [9]
Garney Henley [a] 26 Hamilton Tiger-Cats DB/FL 1960–19751963, 1965, 1967, 1972 [10]
Angelo Mosca [a] 68 Hamilton Tiger-Cats DT 1958–1959, 1963–19721963, 1965, 1967, 1972 [9]
Anthony Calvillo [a] 13 Montreal Alouettes QB 1998–20132002, 2009, 2010 [11]
Mike Pringle [a] 27 Montreal Alouettes RB 1996–20022002 [11]
George Dixon [a] 28 Montreal Alouettes RB 1959–1965– [11]
Herb Trawick [a] 56 Montreal Alouettes G/T/DL 1946–19571949 [11]
Pierre Desjardins 63 Montreal Alouettes G/T 1966–19711970 [11]
Peter Dalla Riva [a] 74 Montreal Alouettes TE/SB 1968–19811970, 1974, 1977 [11]
Hal Patterson [a] 75 Montreal Alouettes WR/DB 1954–1960– [11]
Junior Ah You [a] 77 Montreal Alouettes DE 1972–19811974, 1977 [11]
Virgil Wagner [a] 78 Montreal Alouettes HB 1946–19541949 [11]
Ben Cahoon [a] 86 Montreal Alouettes SB 1998–20102002, 2009, 2010 [11]
Sam Etcheverry [a] 92 Montreal Alouettes QB 1952–1960– [11]
Ron Stewart [a] 11 Ottawa Redblacks RB 1958–19701960, 1968, 1969 [12]
Russ Jackson [a] 12 Ottawa Redblacks QB 1958–19691960, 1968, 1969 [12]
Whit Tucker [a] 26 Ottawa Redblacks WR 1962–19701968, 1969 [12]
Bruno Bitkowski 40 Ottawa Redblacks C/DE 1951–19621951, 1960 [12]
Jim Coode 60 Ottawa Redblacks OT 1974–19801976 [12]
Moe Racine [a] 62 Ottawa Redblacks OT/K 1958–19741960, 1968, 1969, 1973 [12]
Bobby Simpson [a] 70 Ottawa Redblacks FW/E/DB 1950–19621951, 1960 [12]
Gerry Organ 71 Ottawa Redblacks K/P/WR 1971–19831973, 1976 [12]
Tony Golab [a] 72 Ottawa Redblacks FW/HB 1939–1941, 1945–19501940 [12]
Tony Gabriel [a] 77 Ottawa Redblacks TE 1975–19811976 [12]
Ron Lancaster [a] 23 Saskatchewan Roughriders QB 1963–19781966 [13]
George Reed [a] 34 Saskatchewan Roughriders RB 1963–19751966 [13]
Dave Ridgway [a] 36 Saskatchewan Roughriders K 1982–19951989 [13]
Mel Becket 40 Saskatchewan Roughriders TE/C 1952–1956– [13]
Roger Aldag [a] 44 Saskatchewan Roughriders OL 1976–19921989 [13]
Mario DeMarco 55 Saskatchewan Roughriders OL 1953–1956– [13]
Ray Syrnyk 56 Saskatchewan Roughriders OL 1956– [13]
Gordon Sturtridge 73 Saskatchewan Roughriders DE 1953–1956– [13]
Dick Shatto [a] 22 Toronto Argonauts RB 1954–1965– [14]
Michael Clemons [a] 31 Toronto Argonauts RB/SB/KR/PR 1989–20001991, 1996, 1997 [14]
Joe Krol [a] 55 Toronto Argonauts QB/RB/P/K/DB 1945–1952, 19551945, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1952 [14]
Danny Nykoluk 60 Toronto Argonauts OT 1955, 1957–1971– [14]

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
PlayerNo.TeamPositionTenureChampionshipsRefs
Warren Moon [b] 1 Edmonton Elks QB 1978–19831978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 [6]
Don Warrington 21 Edmonton Elks RB 1971–19801975, 1978, 1979, 1980 [6]
Rollie Miles [a] 98 Edmonton Elks RB/DB/LB/KR 1951–19611954, 1955, 1956 [6]
Bob Cameron [a] 6 Winnipeg Blue Bombers P 1980–20021984, 1988, 1990 [3]
Ken Ploen [a] 11 Winnipeg Blue Bombers QB/DB 1957–19671958, 1959, 1961, 1962 [3]
Jeff Nicklin 28 Winnipeg Blue Bombers HB/FW 1934–19401935, 1939 [3]
Chris Walby [a] 63 Winnipeg Blue Bombers OT 1981–19961984, 1988, 1990 [3]
Tommy Lumsden 75 Winnipeg Blue Bombers G/E 1951–1954– [3]
Milt Stegall [a] 85 Winnipeg Blue Bombers SB 1995–2008– [3]

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Notes

References

  1. ↑ "Ottawa Redblacks History". ottawaredblacks.com. Ottawa Redblacks. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  2. ↑ "2016 CFL Rule Book and Facts, Figures & Records Guide". cfl.ca. Canadian Football League. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Blue by the numbers". bluebombers.com. Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Time For Bombers To Retire Numbers (Including Brown's 97)". 3downnation.com. 3 Down Nation. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Wall of Honour". esks.com. Edmonton Elks. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Right number can make a player "complete"". esks.com. Edmonton Elks. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Honoured Numbers". bclions.com. BC Lions. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Retired Numbers". stampeders.com. Calgary Stampeders. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  9. 1 2 "Tiger-Cats officially retire Angelo Mosca's no. 68". cfl.ca. Canadian Football League. August 27, 2015.
  10. ↑ "A special home opener: Tiger-Cats retire Garney Henley's No. 26—honouring a giant their current team stands on". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. June 12, 2025.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Retired Jerseys". en.montrealalouettes.com. Montreal Alouettes. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Retired Numbers". Ottawa Redblacks. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Team History". riderville.com. Saskatchewan Roughriders. Archived from the original on June 16, 2016. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  14. 1 2 3 4 "Retired Numbers". Toronto Argonauts. Archived from the original on May 19, 2014. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
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