28 (number) - in Sports

In Sports

  • The jersey number 28 has been retired by several North American sports teams in honor of past playing greats or other key figures:
    • In Major League Baseball:
      • The Minnesota Twins, for Hall of Famer Bert Blyleven.
    • In the NFL:
      • The Chicago Bears, for Willie Galimore.
      • The Kansas City Chiefs, for Abner Haynes.
      • The New York Jets, for Hall of Famer Curtis Martin.
      • The St. Louis Rams, for Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk.
  • The NBA and NHL both operate four best-of-seven rounds during the playoffs; thus, 28 is the maximum number of games that a team could possibly play in the playoff series (neither league has ever had a team play that many games, though).
  • The number worn by the Clemson Tigers' record breaking running back C.J. Spiller, former Colts and Rams running back Marshall Faulk, former Bucs and Falcons running back Warrick Dunn, former Kansas City Chiefs running back Abner Haynes, current Titans running back Chris Johnson.
  • The number of a car formerly run in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series by Yates Racing. The most notable driver of the #28 was Davey Allison, who had the ride for his entire Cup Series career.

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