Best by the Numbers - Denver Edition

1. Jason Elam
2. Troy Tulowitzki: Tulowitzki is a 2-time All-Star
3. Allen Iverson
4. Rob Blake
5. Matt Holiday
6. Jay Cutler
7. John Elway: The former QB for the Broncos is currently their Executive VP of Football Operations
8. Gary Kubiak
9. Vinny Castilla
10. Dante Bichette
11. Chris Anderson
12. Clint Barmes
13. Charlie Hayes
14. Brandon Stokely
15. Carmelo Anthony
16. Jake Plummer
17. Todd Helton
18. Peyton Manning
19. Joe Sakic: Sakic is a two-time Stanley Cup Champion
20. LaPhonso Ellis
21. Andre Goodman
22. Scott Hannan
23. Marcus Camby
24. Champ Bailey
25. Chris Stewart
26. Clinton Portis
27. Steve Atwater
28. Cornell Buckhalter
29. Howard Griffith
30. Terrell Davis: Davis was the MVP of Super Bowl XXII
31. Nene
32. LaTroy Hawkins
33. Larry Walker: Walker won 3 Batting Titles as a member of the Rockies
34. Reuben Droughns
35. Lenny Walls
36. Mark Haynes
37. Ryan O'Reilly
38. Mike Anderson
39. Ray Crockett
40. Byron Beck
41. Karl Paymah
42. Armando Reynoso
43. Izell Reese
44. Dan Issel: Issel played for the Nuggets for 10 years and then had two coaching stints with them
45. Raef LaFrentz
46. Jason Hammel
47. John Lynch
48. George Coghill
49. Jose Mesa
50. Ben Hamilton
51. John Mobley
52. D.J. Williams
53. Bill Romanowski
54. Andra Davis
55. Dikembe Mutombo
56. Al Wilson
57. Tom Jackson: Jackson ranks 3rd in games played for the Broncos (behind Jason Elam and John Elway)
58. Von Miller: Miller is in his 2nd season with the Denver Broncos
59. Glen Cadrez
60. John Engelberger
61. Gerard Warren
62. Dan Neil
63. Rafael Betancourt
64. Stanley Daniels
65. Gary Zimmerman
66. Tom Nalen
67. Doug Widell
68. Zane Beadles
69. Mark Schlereth: Schlereth's son Daniel is a current MLB pitcher
70. Dave Studdard
71. Ross Hochstein
72. George Foster
73. Simon Fletcher
74. Ephraim Salaam
75. Mansato Pope
76. Ken Lanier
77. Ray Borque/Karl Mecklenburg
78. Ryan Clady
79. Dave Widell
80. Rod Smith: The undrafted Free Agent went on to have a distinguished career for the Broncos
81. Richard Quinn
82. Stephen Alexander
83. Anthony Miller
84. Shannon Sharpe: Sharpe got inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2011
85. Ashley Lelie
86. Byron Chamberlain
87. Ed McCaffery
88. Tony Scheffler
89. Dwayne Carswell
90. Neil Smith
91. Chester McGlockton
92. Elvis Dumervill
93. Trevor Pryce
94. Jarvis Moss
95. Kavika Pittman
96. Michael Myers
97. Mike Lodish
98. Ma'a Tanuvasa
99. Vonnie Holiday

Best by the Numbers - Atlanta Edition

1. Jeff George
   
2. Matt Ryan: Ryan was drafted 3rd overall by the Falcons in the 2008 NFL Draft
   
3. Dale Murphy
   
4. Jeff Blauser
   
5. Josh Smith
   
6. Ron Hainsy
   
7. Jeff Francoeur
   
8. Steve Smith: Smith played for the Hawks from 1995-1999 and made his only All-Star game in 1998
   
9. Bob Pettit
   
10. Chipper Jones: Only Eddie Murray has more RBIs as a switch-hitter than Chipper Jones
    
11. Gary Sheffield
    
12. Michael Jenkins
    
13. Vyacheslav Kozlov
    
14. Julio Franco
    
15. Tim Hudson
    
16. Brian McCann: McCann was MVP of the 2010 All-Star game
    
17. Ilya Kovalchuck
    
18. Marian Hossa
    
19. Marty Reasoner
    
20. Mark Lemke
    
21. Domonique Wilkins
    
22. Walt Weiss
    
23. David Justice: Justice hit a solo HR in game 6 of the 1995 World Series
    
24. Marcus Giles
    
25. Andruw Jones
    
26. Will Cunnane
    
27. Fred McGriff
    
28. Warrick Dunn
    
29. John Smoltz: Smoltz recorded his 3,000 strikeout on April 22, 2008 against the Washington Nationals
    
30. Horacio Ramirez
    
31. Greg Maddux: Maddux, an 18 time Gold Glove winner won 10 of them as a member of the Atlanta Braves
    
32. Jamal Anderson
    
33. Brian Jordan
    
34. Craig "Ironhead" Heyward: Heyward's son was a 1st round draft pick for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2011 NFL Draft
    
35. Phil Niekro
    
36. Gaylord Perry
    
37. Dan Snyder
    
38. Jim Acker
    
39. Tobias Enstrom
    
40. Jason Collier
    
41. Eddie Matthews
    
42. Kevin Willis
    
43. Grant Long
    
44. Hank Aaron: Aaron was a 25 time All-Star selection
    
45. Terry Mulholland
    
46. John Thompson
    
47. Tom Glavine: Glavine was MVP of the 1996 World Series
    
48. Bruce Chen
    
49. Jair Jurrjens
    
50. Edgerton Hartwell
    
51. Pedro Borbon Jr.: Borbon's father was a member of the "Big Red Machine"
    
52. Matt Stewart
    
53. Mike Peterson
    
54. Chris Draft
    
55. Dikembe Mutombo
    
56. Keith Brooking
    
57. Jeff Van Note
    
58. Jesse Tuggle
    
59. Paul Assenmacher
    
60. Tommy Nobis
    
61. Maxim Afinogenov
    
62. Todd McClure
    
63. Roberto Garcia
    
64. Bob Hallen
    
65. Kynan Forney
    
66. Warren Bryant
    
67. Calvin Miller
    
68. Calvin Collins
    
69. Gene Williams
    
70. Bob Witfield
    
71. Travis Claridge
    
72. Sam Baker
    
73. Harvey Dahl
    
74. Todd Weiner
    
75. Tony Castillas
    
76. Kevin Shaffer
    
77. Pavel Kubina
    
78. Mike Kenn
    
79. Dave Widell
    
80. Andre Rison
    
81. Billie "White Shoes" Johnson
    
82. Joe Zelenka
    
83. Alge Crumpler
    
84. Roddy White
    
85. Brian Kozlowski
    
86. Brian Finneran
    
87. Bert Emanuel
    
88. Tony Gonzalez
    
89. Dez White
    
90. Chuck Smith
    
91. Brady Smith
    
92. Lester Archambeau
    
93. Sam Rodgers
    
94. Peria Jerry
    
95. Ed Jasper
    
96. Antonio Edwards
    
97. Patrick Kerney
    
98. Jamaal Anderson
    
99. Vance Walker
    

Best by the Numbers - Minnesota Edition

1. Warren Moon
2. Malik Sealy
3. Stephon Marbury
4. Paul Molitor: Molitor's 3,000th hit came as a member of the Twins, he's the only player to get his 3,000th hit with a triple
5. Kim Johnsson
6. Tony Oliva
7. Joe Mauer: Mauer is a three time AL Batting Champion
8. Gary Gaetti
9. Mikko Koivu
10. Wally Szczerbiak
11. Daunte Culpepper
12. Brian Harper
13. Luke Ridnour
14. Brad Johnson
15. Christian Guzman
16. Frank Viola
17. Petr Sykora
18. Jason Bartlett
19. Sam Cassell
20. Madieu Williams: Williams received the "Walter Payton Man of the Year" award for his charitable work
21. Kevin Garnett
22. Brad Radke: Radke had 148 wins in his career spent entirely in Minnesota
23. Brendan Harris
24. Bobby Jackson
25. Al Jefferson
26. Robert Smith: Smith, an Ohio State alumn, holds the Vikings all-time record for rushing yards with 6,818
27. David Ortiz
28. Bert Blyleven: Will be inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame in 2011
29. Rod Carew
30. Terry Porter
31. Chris Cook
32. Christian Laettner
33. Justin Morneau
34. Kirby Puckett: Puckett played all 12 years of his career for the Twins
35. Manny Fernandez
36. Joe Nathan
37. Jimmy Hitchcock
38. Rick Aguilera
39. Jaun Rincon
40. Jim Kleinsasser
41. Jeff Reardon
42. Darren Sharper
43. Chris Carr
44. Dave Casper
45. Chuck Person
46. Cullen Loeffler
47. Jack Morris: Morris won a World Series in his only season with the Twins
48. Torii Hunter
49. Tony Richardson
50. Matt Lawton
51. Ben Leber
52. Chad Greenway
53. Joe Mays
54. Matt Guerrier
55. Mike Redmond
56. Chris Doleman
57. Johan Santana: Santana won 2 Cy Youngs as a member of the Twins
58. Ed McDaniel
59. Dixon Edwards
60. Jon Rauch
61. Everett Lindsay
62. Jeff Christy
63. Corbin Lacina
64. Randall McDaniel
65. Gary Zimmerman
66. Grant Wiley
67. Benoit Pouliot
68. Mike Morris
69. Jared Allen
70. Jim Marshall: Marshall has the record for consecutive starts by a DE with 270
71. David Dixon
72. Jason Fisk
73. Todd Steussie
74. Bryant McKinnie
75. Joe Phillips
76. Steve Hutchinson
77. Korey Stringer
78. Matt Birk: Birk was a 6th round pick out of Harvard
79. Artis Hicks
80. Chris Carter: Carter, an Ohio State alumn, was inducted into the Vikings Ring of Honor in 2003
81. Visante Schainco
82. Troy Walters
83. Robert Tate
84. Randy Moss: Moss was drafted 21st overall by the Vikings in 1998
85. Greg Camarillo
86. Jake Reed
87. Bernard Berrian
88. Alan Page: Page is currently an Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court
89. Matthew Hatchette
90. Derrick Alexander
91. John Burrough
92. Duane Clemons
93. John Randle: Randle was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2010
94. Pat Williams
95. Kenechi Udeze
96. Pierre-Marc Bouchard
97. Talance Sawyer
98. Letroy Guion
99. Napoleon Harris
    

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Best by the Numbers - Detrot Edition

1. Chauncy Billups
2. Nick Harris
3. Allan Trammell
4. Joe Dumars
5. Hank Greenberg: Hammerin' Hank was AL MVP in 1935 and 1940
6. Al Kaline: Kaline had 3,007 career hit
7. Ivan Rodriguez
8. Edgar Renteria
9. Gordie Howe: Mr. Hockey is one of the greatest hockey players of all-time
10. Dennis Rodman
11. Roy Williams
12. Brad Ausmus
13. Pavel Datsyuk
14. Brendan Shanahan
15. Vinnie Johnson
16. Bob Lanier
17. Denny McLain: In 1968 McLain had a record of 31-6
18. Kirk Maltby
19. Steve Yzerman
20. Barry Sanders: Sanders holds 10 Detroit Lions Team Records
21. Dave Bing
22. Tayshaun Prince
23. Willie Horton
24. Travis Fryman
25. Norm Cash
26. Louis Delmas
27. Daniel Bullocks
28. Luis Gonzalez
29. Mickey Lolich: Lolich is the only lefty to pitch 3 complete game wins in the World Series
30. Magglio Ordonez
31. Curtis Joseph
32. Richard Hamilton
33. Grant Hill: Hill shared the 1995 Rookie of the Year award with Jason Kidd
34. Kevin Jones
35. Justin Verlander
36. Rasheed Wallace
37. Kenny Rogers
38. Jeremy Bonderman
39. Dominik Hasek
40. Bill Laimbeer: Laimbeer won 2 Championships as a player and 3 Championships as a coach
41. Elden Campbell
42. Jerry Stackhouse
43. Darren Helm
44. Todd Bertuzzi
45. Cecil Fielder
46. Bruce Krimm
47. Jack Morris
48. C.J. Nitkowski
49. Jason Grilli
50. Ernie Sims
51. Dominic Raiola
52. Jonathan Ericsson
53. Jarrod Washburn
54. Chris Spielman: Spielman, an Ohio State Alumn, played for the Lions from 1988 - 1995
55. Keith Primeau
56. Joe Schmidt
57. Ken Fantetti
58. Armando Galarraga
59. Todd Jones: Jones is the all-time Detroit leader in saves
60. Paul Spicer
61. Jim Pyne
62. Franklin German
63. Manny Ramirez
64. Edwin Mulitalo
65. Kerlin Blaise
66. Shawn Bouwens
67. Andy McCollum
68. Jon Jansen
69. Kyle Kosier
70. Josh Lovelady
71. Alex Karras: May be best known for his acting credits in Blazing Saddles and Webster
72. George Foster
73. Harvey Salem
74. Ephraim Salaam
75. Shaun Cody
76. Jeff Backus
77. Keith Ferguson
78. Cory Redding
79. Bill Fralic
80. Brett Perriman
81. Calvin Johnson: Johnson was drafted by the Lions with the 2nd pick in 2007
82. Rodney Holman
83. Brian Stablein
84. Herman Moore
85. Chuck Hayes
86. Willie Green
87. Mike Furrey
88. Charlie Sanders
89. Jimmie Johnson
90. Grady Jackson
91. Sergei Fedorov
92. Shaun Rogers
93. Jerry Ball
94. Jose Mesa
95. Jared Devries
96. Tomas Holmstron
97. Boss Bailey
98. Dennis Gibson
99. Dewayne White

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Best by the Numbers - Philadelphia Edition

1. Richie Ahburn
2. David Akers
3. Allen Iverson
4. Chris Webber
5. Donovan McNabb
6. Julius Erving
7. Ron Jaworski - "The Polish Rifle" now does Monday Night Football for ESPN
8. Shane Victorino
9. Andre Iguadalo
10. Darren Daulton
11. Jimmy Rollins
12. Randall Cunningham
13. Wilt Chamberlain
14. Pete Rose - The All-Time Hits leader played 4 seasons with the Phillies
15. Hal Greer
16. Bob Clarke
17. Harold Charmical
18. Ken Linseman
19. Greg Luzinski
20. Mike Schmidt - Schmidt played his entire career with the Phillies winning 10 Gold Gloves, 3 NL MVPs and the 1980 World Series MVP
21. Eric Allen
22. Rick Tocchet
23. Troy Vincent
24. Mike Lieberthal
25. Keith Primeau
26. Chase Utley
27. Ron Hextall
28. Kjell Samuelsson
29. John Kruk - Was a 3-time All Star as a Phillie
30. Johan Backland
31. Wilbert Montgomery
32. Steve Carlton
33. Aaron Rowand
34. Kevin Millwood
35. Cole Hamels
36. Brian Westbrook
37. Eric Desjardins
38. Curt Schilling - Has a blog at www.38pitches.com
39. Quintin Demps
40. Tyrone Hill
41. Keith Byars
42. Jerry Stackhouse
43. Martin Biron
44. Derrick Coleman
45. Tug McGraw - Father of singer Tim McGraw
46. Herman Edwards - Edwards is best known as the player who recovered the fumble in "The Miracle at the Meadowlands" in 1978
47. Larry Anderson
48. Daniel Briere
49. Dan Klecko - Son of Joe Klecko
50. Mark Simoneau
51. Heathcliff Slocumb
52. Matt Geiger
53. Bobby Abreu
54. Brad Lidge
55. Dikembe Mutombo
56. Derrick Burgess
57. Chris Gocong
58. Trent Cole
59. Seth Joyner - The Spring Valley native played for the Eagles from 1986 - 1993
60. Chuck Bednarik - Bednarik got an NCAA award named after him which is given to the best Defensive Player
61. Bill Dunstan
62. Max Jean-Giles
63. Hank Fraley
64. Ed George
65. Charlie Johnson
66. Trey Darilek
67. Gerry Feehery
68. Steve Sciullo
69. Jon Runyan - Runyan is currently running for New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District as a Republican nominee
70. Al Wistert
71. Jason Peters
72. Tra Thomas
73. Shawn Andrews
74. John Niland
75. Stan Walters
76. Shawn Bradley
77. Artis Hicks
78. Brodrick Bunkley
79. Ian Allen
80. Kevin Curtis
81. Terrell Owens
82. L.J. Smith
83. Vince Papale - Was the inspiration for the Disney Movie "Invincible"
84. Hank Baskett
85. Jeff Thomason
86. Fred Barnett
87. Brent Celek
88. Eric Lindros
89. Chad Lewis
90. Mike Golic - Currently co-hosts "Mike & Mike in the Morning" with Mike Greenberg
91. Sam Rayburn
92. Reggie White - White died in 2004 at the age of 43
93. Jevon Kearse
94. N.D. Kalu
95. Jerome McDougle
96. Paul Grasmanis
97. Jeremy Roenick
98. Mike Patterson
99. Mitch Williams

Best by the Numbers - Chicago Edition

Here is our player list of athletes who've played for Chicago teams.

1. Glenn Hall
2. Nellie Fox
3. Harold Baines: Baines played for the White Sox on three separate occasions and is currently their first-base coach
4. Luke Appling
5. John Paxson: Paxson is probably best known for hitting the game-winning shot in the 1993 NBA Finals
6. Jay Cutler
7. Chris Chelios
8. Andre Dawson: Dawson will be inducted into the MLB Hall-of-Fame in the summer of 2010
9. Bobby Hull
10. Ron Santo
11. Luis Aparicio
12. Alfonso Soriano
13. Ozzie Guillen: The former White Sox SS is now their Manager
14. Ernie Banks: Banks, known as "Mr. Cub", hit 512 home runs in his career
15. John Salmons
16. Aramis Ramirez
17. Mark Grace: During the '90s Grace collected 1,754 hits, leading all hitters in the decade
18. Moises Alou
19. Jonathan Toews
20. Ron Karkovice
21. Sammy Sosa: Sosa has played for both the White Sox & the Cubs
22. Mark Prior
23. Michael Jordan: Jordan is one of the best NBA players of all-time. Other Chicago players who deserve some consideration are Ryne Sandberg and Robin Ventura
24. Joe Crede
25. Derek Lee
26. Billy Williams
27. Jeremy Roenick
28. Joey Cora
29. Jack McDowell: "Black Jack" as he was known won the AL Cy Young in 1993 as a member of the White Sox
30. Mike Brown
31. Greg Maddux: Maddux recorded his 300th win & 3000th strikeout as a member of the Cubs
32. Kris Versteeg
33. Scottie Pippen
34. Walter Payton: "Sweetness" was the fourth overall pick in the 1975 NFL Draft
35. Frank Thomas: "The Big Hurt" was a two time AL MVP while playing for the White Sox
36. Randy Wells
37. Bobby Thigpen
38. Carlos Zambrano
39. Roberto Hernandez
40. Gale Sayers
41. Brian Piccolo: Piccolo died of cancer and was the subject of the movie "Brian's Song"
42. Bruce Sutter
43. Dennis Eckersley
44. Kyle Farnsworth
45. Bobby Jenks
46. Ryan Dempster
47. Dennis Lamp
48. Rick Reuschel
49. Carlos Marmol
50. Mike Singletary: Singletary played 11 seasons for the Bears and is currently the Head Coach of the San Francisco 49ers
51. Dick Butkus: Butkus had over 1000 tackles in his 9 year career
52. Radek Smolenak
53. Rich Hill
54. Brian Urlacher
55. Lance Briggs
56. Mark Buehrle: On July 23rd 2009 Buehrle pitched a Perfect Game
57. Olin Kreutz
58. Wilber Marshall
59. Rosevelt Colvin
60. Terrence Metcalf
61. Bill George
62. Mark Bortz
63. Roberto Garza: As of 2006 Garza was one of 19 Hispanic NFL players
64. Rex Tucker
65. Patrick Mannelly
66. Clyde Turner
67. Mike Gandy
68. Anthony Oakley
69. Fred Miller
70. Alfonso Boone
71. Israel Idonije
72. William "Refrigerator" Perry: "The Fridge" often lined up in the back-field and even scored a TD in Super Bowl XX. Also he is the brother of Michael Dean Perry
73. Kevin Dogins
74. Chris Williams
75. Marc Colombo
76. John Tait
77. Red Grange
78. Kevin Shaffer
79. Kurt Becker
80. Tim Wrightman: Wrightman guest-starred along with Willie Gault & Mike Tomczak as themselves in an episode of the television show Still Standing
81. Rashied Davis
82. Greg Olson
83. Willie Gault: Besides for his appearance on Still Standing, Gault has acted in other shows including The West Wing
84. Brian Baschnagel: The Ohio State alumn played WR for the Bears for 8 years
85. John Gilmore
86. Marty Booker
87. Muhsin Muhammad
88. Patrick Kane: Kane won an Olympic Silver Medal in the 2010 Olympics representing the USA
89. Mike Ditka: Before being coach of "Da Bears" he played TE for them
90. Bryan Knight
91. Tommie Harris
92. Hunter Hillenmeyer
93. Adewale Ogunleye
94. Keith Traylor
95. Richard Dent: Dent was the MVP of Super Bowl XX
96. Alex Brown
97. Mark Anderson
98. Bryan Robinson
99. Dan Hampton

Best by the Numbers - Boston Edition

Once again we have a players list based on their uniform numbers. This time we focus on the 4 professional sports teams in the Boston area (Red Sox, Celtics, Patriots & Bruins).

1. Andrew Raycroft
2. Eddie Shore
3. Dennis Johnson - This Celtic great played with Bird, McHale & Parish and had his #3 retired by the team in 1991
4. Adam Vinetieri - I know that Hall of Famer Bobby Orr wore #4 for the Bruins but I went with Vinetieri to show some love for the kickers
5. Kevin Garnett
6. Bill Russell - The 11 time NBA Champion was an excellent defensive player
7. Trot Nixon
8. Carl Yastrzemski - in 1967 "Yaz" became the last player to complete the Triple Crown
9. Ted Williams - Not only was he a feared hitter, but he was also a Veteran from WWII and the Korean War
10. Jo Jo White
11. Drew Bledsoe
12. Tom Brady
13. Delonte West
14. Bob Cousy - Cousy lead the league in assists for 11 straight years.
15. Kevin Millar
16. Satch Sanders
17. John Havlicek - "Hondo" played his college ball at The Ohio State University
18. Daisuke Matsuzaka
19. Josh Beckett
20. Ray Allen
21. Roger Clemens
22. Asante Samuel
23. Craig Janney
24. Manny Ramirez - Man-Ram was the MVP of the 2004 World Series
25. K.C. Jones
26. Wade Boggs
27. Carlton Fisk - One of the greatest catchers of all time was immortalized in 1975 against the Reds in the World Series
28. Curtis Martin
29. Shawn Springs
30. Tim Thomas - The Hockey player; not the Basketball player
31. Cedric Maxwell
32. Kevin McHale
33. Larry Bird - In his career he averaged 24 points and 10 rebounds a game
34. David Ortiz
35. Reggie Lewis
36. Lawyer Milloy
37. Rodney Harrison
38. Curt Schilling - Two words: "Bloody Sock"
39. Lawrence Maroney
40. Mike Haynes
41. Victor Martinez
42. Mo Vaughn - Won the MVP award in 1995
43. Kendrick Perkins
44. Danny Ainge
45. Pedro Martinez - One of the greatest moments of his career was the 1999 All-Star game when he struck out 5 of the 6 batters he faced
46. Jacoby Ellsbury
47. Rod Beck
48. Lee Smith - Is currently 3rd on the All-Time Saves list with 478 Saves
49. Tim Wakefield
50. Mike Vrabel - The former Ohio State LB was used as an eligible receiver many times and has caught over 10 TDs in his career
51. Jerod Mayo
52. Ted Johnson
53. Larry Izzo
54. Tedy Bruschi - In 2005 Bruschi suffered a stroke, but came back to play later that year getting the Comeback Player of the Year Award
55. Junior Seau
56. Andre Tippett
57. Steve Nelson
58. Jonathan Pappelbon
59. Vincent Brown
60. Scott Rehberg
61. Clay Buchholz
62. Jon Lester - Less than 2 years after being diagnosed with lymphoma he threw a no-hitter against the Kansas City Royals
63. Joe Andruzzi
64. Dave Wohlabaugh
65. Damien Woody
66. Scott Pollard
67. Dan Koppen
68. Ryan O'Callaghan
69. Ryan Wendell
70. Logan Mankins
71. Russ Hochstein
72. Matt Light
73. John Hannah - His last name is a palindrome
74. Rich Baldinger
75. Vince Wilfork
76. Brandon Gorin
77. Ray Bourque - From 1985 - 2000 Bourque was the team captain of the Bruins
78. Bruce Armstrong
79. Jim Lee Hunt
80. Troy Brown
81. Randy Moss
82. Daniel Graham
83. Wes Welker
84. Ben Watson
85. Nick Buoniconti - Was probably best known for being part of the '72 Miami Dolphins team; but before that he played for the Patriots
86. Stanley Morgan
87. Ben Coates
88. Terry Glenn
89. Bob Dee
90. Toby Williams
91. Marc Savard
92. Ray Agnew
93. Richard Seymour
94. Ty Warren
95. Tully Banta-Cain
96. Adalius Thomas
97. Jarvis Green
98. Shawn Crable
99. Mike Wright

Honorable Mention: 00. Robert Parish - I don't give the # 0 or 00 on this list normally but "The Chief" was a great player for the Celtics for a long time

Best by the Numbers - New York Edition

Below is a list of New York athletes according to their jersey number. Please note that there may be players who are better than those listed below not on the list. This is my list, if you want make your own list and put in whoever you'd like.

1. Eddie Giacomin
2. Derek Jeter: The All-Time Yankees Hits Leader
3. Babe Ruth
4. Lou Gehrig: The Iron Horse
5. Joe Dimaggio: Joltin' Joe's consecutive games with a hit record of 56 still stands.
6. Wally Backman: Member of the '86 Mets is now a Minor League Manager for them.
7. Mickey Mantle
8. Yogi Berra
9. Adam Graves
10. Eli Manning: MVP of Super Bowl XLII
11. Mark Messier
12. Joe Namath
13. Don Maynard
14. Theo Fluery
15. Thurman Munson: 3 time Gold Glove winner. AL Rookie of the Year (1970). AL MVP (1976)
16. Frank Gifford: The former Giant was a long-time color commentator for Monday Night Football
17. Plaxico Burress
18. Darryl Strawberry
19. Willis Reed
20. Alan Houston
21. Paul O'neill: Was traded to the Yankees for Roberto Kelly
22. Al Leiter
23. Don Mattingly
24. Ottis "OJ" Anderson: MVP of Super Bowl XXV
25. Joe Girardi
26. Dave Kingman
27. Michael Peca
28. Curtis Martin
29. Leon Washington
30. Willie Randolph
31. Mike Piazza
32. Elston Howard
33. Patrick Ewing: Most Knicks fans are probably still upset he didn't dunk the ball against the Pacers
34. Charles Oakley
35. Mike Richter
36. Jerry Koosman: Was a member of the '69 Mets
37. Casey Stengel
38. Jack Hillen
39. Rick DiPietro
40. Joe Morrison
41. Tom Seaver: Tom had 311 career wins
42. Mariano Rivera: The only current Baseball Player to wear the #42
43. Jeff Nelson
44. Reggie Jackson: Mr. October
45. Tug McGraw
46. Andy Pettite
47. Jesse Orosco
48. Pete Schourek
49. Ron Guidry: Louisiana Lightning
50. Eric Barton
51. Bernie Williams
52. Pepper Johnson
53. Harry Carson
54. Rich "Goose" Gossage
55. Hideki Matsui: MVP of 2009 World Series
56. Lawrence Taylor
57. Mo Lewis
58. Carl Banks
59. Brian Williams
60. D'Brickashaw Ferguson
61. Adam Koets
62. Joba Chamberlain
63. Dewayne Robertson
64. Jim Burt
65. Brandon Moore
66. Pete Kendall
67. Kareem McKenzie
68. Jaromir Jagr
69. Jason Fabini
70. Sam Huff
71. Rick Lyle
72. Osi Umenyura
73. Joe Klecko: Was part of the "New York Sack Exchange" with Mark Gastineau, Abdul Salaam & Marty Lyons
74. Nick Mangold
75. Francisco Rodriguez: "K-Rod"
76. Jumbo Elliott
77. Phil Esposito
78. Wayne Hunter
79. Alexi Yashin
80. Wayne Chrebet
81. Amani Toomer
82. Mark Ingram
83. Santana Moss
84. Joe Jurevicius: Played for the Giants in Super Bowl XXXV
85. Wesley Walker
86. Ken Whisenhunt: The current coach of the Arizona Cardinals was a TE for the Jets
87. Laverneous Coles
88. Eric Lindros
89. Mark Bavaro: Giants TE who went to Notre Dame for college
90. Dennis Byrd
91. Justin Tuck
92. Michael Strahan: Holds the single-season record with 22.5 sacks
93. Petr Nedved
94. Ryan Smith
95. Tom Baldwin
96. Barry Cofield
97. Mathias Kiwanuka
98. Jesse Armstead
99. Wayne Gretzkey: "The Great One's" number has been retired by all of the NHL

Best by the Number - Cleveland Edition

Below is a list of Cleveland sports players according to their jersey number. By some players I will be writing some stuff like other players who had a chance of being in that spot, or some information about the player. Please also note that since some players had multiple numbers in their tenure in Cleveland, there may be players next to numbers that don't seem to fit, but they do!

1. Terrell Brandon
2. Jhonny Peralta
3. Craig Ehlo - Also considered were Bob Sura, Matt Stover & Derek Anderson
4. Phil Dawson - The current Brown who has been on the team the longest
5. Steve Kerr - Many people are unaware that Kerr even played for the Cavaliers
6. Larry Nance - Also wore # 22
7. Kenny Lofton
8. Albert Belle
9. Dan Marjele - Also considered was Carlos Baerga
10. Brady Quinn - Never considered was Eric Zeier
11. Zydrunas Illguaskus - "Big Z" 'nuff said
12. Roberto Alomar
13. Omar Vizquel
14. Larry Doby - Most people here might put Browns QB Otto Graham, but Doby deserves to be on this list more than anyone else. Larry Doby was the first African American to play in the American League, and while it's true he started playing after Jackie Robinson he was the first African American to play in American League ball-parks
15. Sandy Alomar Jr.
16. Josh Cribbs - probably the most exciting player the Browns have had since Eric Metcalf
17. Brian Sipe - Even with "Red Right 88" he makes this list ahead of Braylon Edwards
18. John "Hot Rod" Williams
19. Bernie Kosar
20. Eric Snow
21. Eric Metcalf
22. Chris Dudley - No list would be complete without the worst free-throw shooter of all-time
23. LeBron James
24. Manny Ramirez - ManRam is still my favorite all-time Indian
25. Jim Thome - Others considered include Mark Price
26. Sean Jones
27. Jaret Wright
28. Leigh Bodden
29. Hanford Dixon
30. Andy Marte
31. Frank Minnifield - "Created" the Dawg Pound with Hanford Dixon
32. Jim Brown
33. Luke Jackson
34. Austin Carr
35. Danny Ferry - Former Cavalier is current GM
36. Paul Byrd
37. Jake Westbrook
38. Franklin Gutierez
39. Daven Holly
40. Bartolo Colon - Was traded to Montreal for Lee Stevens, Grady Sizemore, Brandon Phillips & Cliff Lee
41. Charles Nagy
42. Paul Warfield
43. Brad Daugherty - My favorite Cavalier. I wore # 43 when I was on the Ashar Basketball team in honor of Daugherty.
44. Leroy Kelley
45. Jeremy Sowers
46. Lou "The Toe" Groza - Also wore # 76
47. Joe Borowski
48. Travis Hafner - "Pronk"
49. Edward Mujica
50. Tom Cousineu
51. Michael Doleac
52. C.C. Sabathia
53. Bill Cowher - Cowher was also an assistant coach under Marty Schottenheimer
54. Andra Davis
55. Orel Herschieser - "Bulldog"
56. Antwan Peek
57. Clay Matthews - Played in 232 games for the Browns between 1978-1993
58. D'Qwell Jackson
59. Mike Johnson
60. Shaun O'hara
61. Steve Everitt
62. Lennie Friedman
63. Rafael Bentacourt
64. Joe Delamielleure - Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2003
65. Chuck Noll
66. Hank Fraley
67. John Jurkovic - Played for the Browns when they came back in '99
68. Gene Hickerson
69. J'vonne Parker
70. Alvin Mckinley
71. Walter Johnson - Not "The Big Train"
72. Jerry Sherk
73. Joe Thomas - Played well as a rookie
74. Andrew Hoffman
75. Simon Fraser
76. Marion Motley
77. Dick Shafrath
78. Dan Footman
79. Bob Golic
80. Kellen Winslow Jr.
81. Jack Gregory
82. Ozzie Newsome - One of the greatest TE
83. Mark Bavaro
84. Webster Slaughter
85. Kevin Johnson
86. Brian Brennan
87. Keenan McCardell
88. JaJaun Dawson
89. Gerald McNeil
90. Drew Gooden
91. Sam Clancy
92. Ted Washington
93. Jerry Ball
94. Gerard Warren
95. Kameron Wimbley - Lead the team in sacks during the '07 season
96. Don Shula
97. Ryan Kuehl
98. Anthony Pleasant
99. Orpheus Roye

Best by the Number

In an issue of The Sporting News from May 14th 2007 there are 2 numbers lists with the best players based on uniform numbers. One list is of current (as of then) players, while the second list is of former/hall of fame players. Rewritten here is the list of the former players.

1. Jacques Plante
2. Secretariat
3. Babe Ruth
4. Lou Gehrig
5. Joe Dimaggio
6. Bill Russell
7. John Elway
8. Cal Ripken
9. Hockey's Trinity: Rocket Richard, Gordie Howe & Bobby Hull
10. Pele
11. Isiah Thomas
12. Joe Namath
13. Wilt Chamberlain
14. Otto Graham
15. Bart Starr
16. Joe Montana
17. John Havlicek
18. Peyton Manning
19. Johnny Unitas
20. Barry Sanders
21. Roberto Clemente
22. Emmitt Smith
23. Michael Jordan
24. Willie Mays
25. Barry Bonds
26. Billy Williams
27. Juan Marichal
28. Marshall Faulk
29. Ken Dryden
30. Nolan Ryan
31. Greg Maddux
32. Jim Brown
33. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
34. Walter Payton
35. Phil Niekro
36. Meadowlark Lemon
37. Casey Stengel
38. Curt Schilling
39. Roy Campanella
40. Gale Sayers
41. Tom Seaver
42. Jackie Robinson
43. Richard Petty
44. Hank Aaron
45. Bob Gibson
46. Lee Smith
47. Mel Blount
48. Jimmie Johnson
49. Ron Guidry
50. David Robinson
51. Dick Butkus
52. Ray Lewis
53. Don Drysdale
54. Goose Gossage
55. Orel Hershiser
56. Lawrence Taylor
57. Dwight Stephenson
58. Jack Lambert
59. Jack Ham
60. Chuck Bednarik
61. Bill George
62. Charley Trippi
63. Willie Lanier
64. Jerry Kramer
65. Elvin Bethea
66. Mario Lemieux
67. Bob Kuechenberg
68. Jaromir Jagr
69. Larry Costello
70. Jim Marshall
71. Alex Karras
72. Carlton Fisk
73. John Hannah
74. Bob Lilly
75. Joe Greene
76. Lou Groza
77. Red Grange
78. Anthony Munoz
79. Roosevelt Brown
80. Jerry Rice
81. Tim Brown
82. Raymond Berry
83. Ted Hendricks
84. Sterling & Shannon Sharpe
85. Nick Buoniconti
86. Buck Buchanan
87. Willie Davis
88. Alan Page
89. Mike Ditka
90. Bob Kurland
91. Sergei Fedorov
92. Reggie White
93. Doug Gilmour
94. Charles Haley
95. Richard Dent
96. Bill Voiselle
97. Cornelius Bennett
98. Tom Harmon
99. Wayne Gretzky

So here is the list of the greatest of All-Time. Hopefully in the next little bit I will post more lists like this including a list of All-Time Cleveland Sports personalities.