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Originally Posted by NeOn_KoWbOy_88
possibly but when/if they retire woody's number he'll have to change it...i dont like the idea either
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As Gordon stated, no retired numbers. The equipment manager, use to be Mike McCormick I believe, maybe still is, or his son is now.
Anyway, he was responsible to handing out numbers. Usually veterens coming in if available got their previous teams numbers. If they were taken, then they negotiated with the player to get that number. There are only 2 numbers at one time that were not and may never issued, and now will be several more.
12 Staubach
74 Lilly, but I think it was worn in camp, but not the season
and now
8 Aikman
22 Smith
I am actually surprixed 33 was given out a few times.