In Sports
The jersey number 37 has been retired by several North American sports teams in honor of past greats:
- In Major League Baseball:
- The New York Mets, for Hall of Fame manager Casey Stengel, who was the team's first manager.
- The New York Yankees, also for Stengel. This honor made him the first manager to have had his number retired by two different teams (the Mets in 1965, the Yankees in 1970).
- In the NFL:
- The Detroit Lions, for Doak Walker.
- The San Francisco 49ers, for Jimmy Johnson (not to be confused with the coach of the same name).
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