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Re: Unique jersey numbers worn by some despite position played
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2026 7:37 am
by RichardBak
RB Johnny Olszewski (Johnny O) wore "0" with late '50s Redskins and '61 Lions.
Re: Unique jersey numbers worn by some despite position played
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2026 7:42 am
by JuggernautJ
Similarly, Jim Otto's rational for wearing 00 was that it meant "Aught O."
Re: Unique jersey numbers worn by some despite position played
Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2026 4:48 pm
by Sonny9
I guess it's a thing for LBers to wear 1-19 now? Watching today I noticed the following
Cardinals LBers Sweat #10, Browning #5, Simon #0, Wilson #1
Broncos LBers Cooper #0 and Bonitto #15
Re: Unique jersey numbers worn by some despite position played
Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2026 9:39 am
by ChrisBabcock
Sonny9 wrote: ↑Sun Nov 01, 2026 4:48 pm
I guess it's a thing for LBers to wear 1-19 now? Watching today I noticed the following
Cardinals LBers Sweat #10, Browning #5, Simon #0, Wilson #1
Broncos LBers Cooper #0 and Bonitto #15
Yep. This is the current state of things. Scroll down to the Current system tab...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFL_uniform_numbers
Re: Unique jersey numbers worn by some despite position played
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2026 9:26 pm
by Gary Najman
I recall that in 1978, Packers rookie LBers John Anderson, Mike Douglass and Paul Rudzinski wore numbers in the 60s, then they changed to numbers in the 50s the next season. It seemed odd at the time.