whomper Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 Packers to Retire White's No. 92 During Home Opener Late Defensive Lineman Will Become Fifth Green Bay Player So Honored GREEN BAY, Wis. (May 31) - The Green Bay Packers will retire Reggie White's number at halftime ceremonies of their home opener against the Cleveland Browns on Sept. 18. Team president Bob Harlan said he had told White before his death last December that he wanted to add his No. 92 to the retired numbers listed in the north end zone at Lambeau Field. "He was thrilled. He kept saying what an honor that would be," Harlan said Tuesday. White, who suffered from a respiratory ailment, died Dec. 26 at age 43. He joined the Packers in 1993 in one of the biggest free agent signings in sports history and during a six-year stay helped restore respectability to a faded franchise. He helped lead the Packers to a Super Bowl triumph over New England following the 1996 season. The Packers only four retired numbers: fullback Tony Canadeo (3), wide receiver Don Hutson (14), quarterback Bart Starr (15) and linebacker Ray Nitschke (66). The NFL prefers teams honor players by retiring their spamshirts, not their numbers, but Harlan said White deserves a special honor. "We're going to have to do it with No. 4 someday, too," Harlan said, referring to quarterback Brett Favre. "I always look at Ron Wolf, Mike Holmgren, Reggie White and Brett Favre, these guys revived this franchise when I think a lot of our fans had given up hope that it was ever going to happen. I just think we have to honor these men." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clubfoothead Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 Many moons ago my wife got me a Sega Saturn with Madden 2000 or something. The most dominating defensive lineman on this version of the game was R. White. Took me about two years to figure out why in the he|| they made the Manster a black dude. That is a homer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budlitebrad Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 My White jersey just got here this morning. Perfect timing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broncosn05 Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 About time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chavez Posted June 2, 2005 Share Posted June 2, 2005 I've come to think that some of his preacher-talk was a bit fraudulent, but he certainly deserves the honor for what he did for the franchise on and maybe more importantly off the field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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