rudyZ Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 I like keeping these numbers in circulation. Unless a player pulls an Aldon, I don't feel like the new players wearing old favourites' numbers actually taint them. Even Foster and is legal issues aren't tainting the memory of Fred Quillan (yes, I had to google that). I don't feel like it insults their memory. I don't feel slighted when I see Thomas play with 94, and I don't feel it diminishes the love I had for Justin Smith. It's just a number, it's just a way to identify the player, it's not his legacy (unless your legal name becomes Ocho Cinco). Honestly, if in the future (I know it won't happen) I saw a #21 with the Niners, I think it would only make me want to go on youtube to watch Frank Gore highlights and have a smile on my face. I wouldn't get angry at the organization and the player for betraying the memory of Frank. It's really just a number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y2lamanaki Posted March 19, 2018 Author Share Posted March 19, 2018 49 minutes ago, rudyZ said: I like keeping these numbers in circulation. Unless a player pulls an Aldon, I don't feel like the new players wearing old favourites' numbers actually taint them. Even Foster and is legal issues aren't tainting the memory of Fred Quillan (yes, I had to google that). I don't feel like it insults their memory. I don't feel slighted when I see Thomas play with 94, and I don't feel it diminishes the love I had for Justin Smith. It's just a number, it's just a way to identify the player, it's not his legacy (unless your legal name becomes Ocho Cinco). Honestly, if in the future (I know it won't happen) I saw a #21 with the Niners, I think it would only make me want to go on youtube to watch Frank Gore highlights and have a smile on my face. I wouldn't get angry at the organization and the player for betraying the memory of Frank. It's really just a number. I would agree if the team did not already decide to retire numbers. Because this has been an established way to honor 49er greats, it needs to happen consistently for all the greats. If we were like the Cowboys and chose not to retire numbers, I'd be totally fine with seeing them reissued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big9erfan Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 I think the Yankees have already retired every single digit number. Probably got another 10 to 15 retired on top of that. If that happened with us we'd either end up with guys wearing the same number on opposite side of the line like college teams do, or three digit numbers (not allowed, right?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudyZ Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 19 minutes ago, y2lamanaki said: I would agree if the team did not already decide to retire numbers. Because this has been an established way to honor 49er greats, it needs to happen consistently for all the greats. If we were like the Cowboys and chose not to retire numbers, I'd be totally fine with seeing them reissued. I can understand the desire for consistency, but still, it does nothing for me one way or the other. Any way, this question was raised mostly in regard to re-issueing 53, and whether or not Navorro qualifies as one of the all-time greats. My take on that is that he doesn't necessarily do. At some point, not every great player has to be honored. It doesn't mean their accomplishments aren't to be recognized. I'm sure all you long time niner fans can tell me countless stories about great players whose numbers aren't retired, and still in used. I'm sure there are great stories about a guy who wore Raheem Mostert's number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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y2lamanaki Posted March 19, 2018 Author Share Posted March 19, 2018 13 minutes ago, rudyZ said: I can understand the desire for consistency, but still, it does nothing for me one way or the other. Any way, this question was raised mostly in regard to re-issueing 53, and whether or not Navorro qualifies as one of the all-time greats. My take on that is that he doesn't necessarily do. At some point, not every great player has to be honored. It doesn't mean their accomplishments aren't to be recognized. I'm sure all you long time niner fans can tell me countless stories about great players whose numbers aren't retired, and still in used. I'm sure there are great stories about a guy who wore Raheem Mostert's number. I think Donte Whitner qualifies as the greatest #31 in 49er history. Not sure you need a ton of great Whitner stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudyZ Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 6 minutes ago, y2lamanaki said: I think Donte Whitner qualifies as the greatest #31 in 49er history. Not sure you need a ton of great Whitner stories. To be totally honest, I didn't even remember Mostert's number. I don't even identify him by his number, I just know it's him when he's the first flying in on a special team tackle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TecmoSuperJoe Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 14 hours ago, y2lamanaki said: It's near impossible to forget Wallace and his concussion shell. But he also wasn't quite the player Staley is. And Dean was great, but played less than 5 seasons with the team. We'll have to disagree regarding the Staley/Wallace comparison, but I get the logic behind Dean. Makes sense, regardless if he's in the HOF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TecmoSuperJoe Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 14 hours ago, DirtyJersey9er said: Dave Fiore had 74 as well. He was with the 49ers for like two minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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49erurtaza Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 39 minutes ago, NcFinest9erFan said: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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big9erfan Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 On 3/19/2018 at 10:34 PM, PapaShogun said: He was with the 49ers for like two minutes. Or maybe it was like 5 full seasons? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TecmoSuperJoe Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 1 minute ago, big9erfan said: Or maybe it was like 5 full seasons? Starting how many games? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 41 minutes ago, PapaShogun said: Starting how many games? 53. Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS AV 1998 24 SFO g 74 9 3 2 1999 25 SFO LT/t 74 16 16 9 2000 26 SFO RG 74 15 15 9 2001 27 SFO RG 74 16 16 10 2002 28 SFO lg 74 3 3 2 2003 29 WAS lg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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