Ace Bailey
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Irvine Wallace "Ace" Bailey was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played for the Toronto Maple Leafs for eight seasons, from 1926 to 1933. His playing career ended with a hit from Eddie Sh
Bailey in 1934
Bailey (left) shakes the hand of Eddie Shore at the benefit All-Star Game held in honour of Bailey.
Retired number
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Retiring the number of an athlete is an honor a team bestows upon a player, usually after the player has left the team, retires from the sport, or dies, by taking the number formerly worn on their uni
Ace Bailey
…fell, fracturing his skull upon hitting the ice, and was knocked unconscious. Bailey is the first professional sports player to have a jersey number retired in his honour. Bailey led the NHL in scoring in 1929, and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1975. Born in Bracebridge, Ontario, Bailey grew…
Numbers retired by the Detroit Red Wings of the NHL, displayed at the former Joe Louis Arena in December 2015
Jersey numbers retired by the National Hockey League's New York Islanders as of 2007
North Carolina basketball retired numbers (with Michael Jordan's #23 jersey among them) in the rafters at the Dean Smith Center
Football shirt worn by Diego Maradona in Italian club Napoli. The number 10 he wore was retired by Napoli in 2000