19 (number) - in Sports

In Sports

• In golf the "19th hole" is the clubhouse bar. In miniature golf it is an extra hole on which the winner earns an instant prize.
• As of the current 2012 season, Major League Soccer has 19 teams.
• The jersey number 19 has been retired by several North American sports teams in honor of past playing greats or other key figures:
  • In Major League Baseball:
    • The Cleveland Indians, for Hall of Famer Bob Feller.
    • The Milwaukee Brewers, for Hall of Famer Robin Yount.
    • The San Diego Padres, for Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn.
  • In the NBA:
    • The New York Knicks, for Hall of Famer Willis Reed.
  • In the NFL:
    • The Baltimore Colts, for Hall of Famer Johnny Unitas, The team has honored this retirement in its current home of Indianapolis.
    • The Kansas City Chiefs, for Hall of Famer Joe Montana.
    • The San Diego Chargers, for Hall of Famer Lance Alworth.
  • In the NHL:
    • The Colorado Avalanche, for Joe Sakic, who entered the Hockey Hall of Fame in November 2012.
    • The Detroit Red Wings, for Hall of Famer Steve Yzerman. Some Red Wings fans collectively refer to themselves as "the 19" in his honor.
    • The Minnesota North Stars, for Bill Masterton. The team has honored this retirement in its current home of Dallas. Masterton died from an on-ice injury in 1968, and to this day remains the only NHL player to have died as a direct result of an injury suffered during an NHL game.
    • The Montreal Canadiens, for Hall of Famer Larry Robinson.
    • The New York Islanders, for Hall of Famer Bryan Trottier.
    • The Vancouver Canucks, for Markus Näslund.
• In the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, 19 is the number of a car owned by Richard Petty Motorsports, a Ford Fusion with Best Buy as its primary sponsor, and driven by Elliott Sadler.