{"id":1575028,"date":"2023-08-26T07:15:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T11:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1575028"},"modified":"2023-08-26T07:15:02","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T11:15:02","slug":"best-athletes-wear-number-1-jersey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/best-athletes-wear-number-1-jersey\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Athletes to Ever Wear a Number 1 Jersey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/tag\/athletes\/\">Athletes<\/a> who want to make a statement will choose a striking uniform number if given the chance. Many go for historic numbers &#8212; Michael Jordan and LeBron James' number 23, for example. However, if you want to come off as the best of the best, you can't do <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/why-did-jalen-hurts-change-jersey-from-number-2-to-number-1-eagles\/\">much better than number 1<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For our list of the 10 best athletes to ever wear a number 1 jersey, presented alphabetically by first name, we highlighted their professional careers <em>only<\/em> while donning the iconic number. These athletes were chosen based on their accolades, statistical accomplishments, and talent while wearing a number 1 jersey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Derrick Rose<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Derrick Rose was once surrounded by hype. Fans saw him as the future of basketball when the Chicago Bulls chose the 20-year-old with the first overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft. A <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/most-significant-nba-playoffs-injuries-all-time\/\">litany of injuries<\/a> slowly picked away at the excitement surrounding the former Memphis Tigers star's explosive early years, which included becoming the <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/youngest-nba-player-win-mvp\/\">youngest NBA MVP in league history<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But Rose, now in his thirties, persevered and has found a role as a steady hand off the bench. The point guard wore a number 1 jersey during his time with the Bulls (2008\u201316) and Cavaliers (2017\u201318). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From 2021\u201323, his <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/we-asked-chatgpt-to-design-ideal-nba-player-picked-apart-results\/\">unexpectedly strong performances<\/a> helped the New York Knicks look more like contenders than they perhaps were. However, he wore number 4 with the team. These days, Rose, now donning number 23, is the veteran presence a young Memphis Grizzlies team sorely needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gianluigi Buffon<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"This is why Buffon is the Goatkeeper | Best penalty saves with Juventus\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zX2XV2sFQUw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Gianluigi Buffon is an immensely accomplished, longstanding goalkeeper who started playing international soccer in 1993. He tallied 176 appearances with the Italian national team, making him the most-capped goalkeeper ever. That UEFA Best Player in Europe award? He was the only goalkeeper in history to receive that particular nod. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Buffon wore a number 1 jersey for most of his career, including with AC Parma (1997\u20132001), Juventus FC (2001-18), Paris Saint-Germain (2018\u201319), and Parma Calcio 1913 (2021\u201323). The Italian veteran played his last game for Parma in 2023. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He'll always be remembered for his iconic block of Zinedine Zidane's attempted game-winning header in the 2006 <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-world-cup-trophy\/\">World Cup<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gordon Banks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Gianluigi Buffon had a lot to live up to when he put on his number 1 jersey because that number carried the legacy of Gordon Banks. Widely regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalfootballmuseum.com\/halloffame\/gordon-banks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Football Museum<\/a>, the English football icon set the standard for the difficult position and wore a number 1 jersey the whole time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Banks is most famous for his miraculous save against Brazil in the 1970 World Cup quarterfinals. While England ultimately went down to the <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/pele-earned-100-million-net-worth-retiring-soccer-good\/\">fearsome Pel\u00e9-led squad<\/a>, Banks did his best to hold on. Pel\u00e9 put down a power header that looked like a sure thing, but Banks made an incredible dive to deflect the attempt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-jacques-plante\">Jacques Plante<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jacques Plante changed game when he donned mask\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DUgAghriljM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Canadian Jacques Plante represented the number 1 jersey so well he was invited back to play pro <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/tag\/hockey\/\">hockey<\/a> after retiring. He had three stints on six NFL teams between 1947\u201375. Plante wore a number 1 jersey during his time with three of them: the Montreal Canadiens (1952\u201363), New York Rangers (1963\u201365), and Toronto Maple Leafs (1970\u201373).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Hall of Fame goaltender is also known for being the first to wear and help test the protective masks that protect goalies in the NHL today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lev Yashin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Lev Yashin, another all-time great soccer goalkeeper, made sure even those in other sports would respect jersey number 1. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Known as the Black Panther and the Black Spider, the 1956 Olympic Gold medalist was one of the great athletes of the former USSR from the 1950s through the '70s. Yashin wore number 1 for his entire soccer career, which began in 1955, except his final year with the Soviet Union (1969\u201370).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yashin remains the only goalkeeper to win the famed Ballon d'Or in recognition of his unflappable poise in perhaps the most high-pressure position in sports. Oh, and he was a multisport athlete, helping the Dynamo Moscow hockey squad win the highly competitive Soviet Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-oscar-robertson\">Oscar Robertson<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">On this day in 1971, the Milwaukee Bucks, led by a young Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and veteran Oscar Robertson, beat the Baltimore Bullets 118-106 in Game 4 of the NBA Finals to capture the franchise&#39;s only NBA championship! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NBAVault?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NBAVault<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/92Wj3lEwmV\">pic.twitter.com\/92Wj3lEwmV<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NBA History (@NBAHistory) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBAHistory\/status\/1255957597028401152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 30, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/legendary-oscar-robertson-pioneered-nba-tradition-of-honoring-martin-luther-king-jr\/\">Oscar Robertson is best known<\/a> for his four seasons as the superstar point guard of the Bucks, representing Milwaukee from 1970-74. Robertson only won a single championship (1971), but he averaged 16.3 points, 7.5 assists, and 4.9 rebounds in 288 games\u00a0while making three All-Star rosters for the team. He'll be the last Bucks player to wear a number 1 jersey, too. The franchise retired it in his honor on October 18, 1974.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ozzie-smith\">Ozzie Smith<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/what-happened-to-st-louis-cardinals-great-ozzie-smith\/\">Shortstop Ozzie Smith<\/a> wore a number 1 jersey throughout his 19-year career, which spanned from 1978\u201396 for the San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals. The 15-time All-Star only hit 28 homers, but he racked up 2,460 hits and 580 stolen bases. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the shift now banned in the major leagues, we might see more value placed on players who find those holes in the defense like Smith. In 1996, the Cardinals retired his number 1 jersey, so he'll hold a special place in St. Louis history forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-terry-sawchuk\">Terry Sawchuk<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The face of hockey goalie Terry Sawchuk, before masks became standard equipment in the 1960&#39;s <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eW3obMRWw6\">pic.twitter.com\/eW3obMRWw6<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Historic Vids (@historyinmemes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/historyinmemes\/status\/1558465123945152512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 13, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Terry Sawchuk was one of the greatest <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/blue-jackets-goalie-matiss-kivlenieks-died-heroically-making-his-biggest-save-on-fourth-of-july\/\">goalies<\/a> in NHL history. The Hall of Famer played for five teams from 1949\u201370, racking up 447 wins and 103 shutouts. He wore a number 1 jersey for his first two stints with the Detroit Red Wings (1950\u201355, 1957\u201364) and his two seasons with the Boston Bruins (1955\u201357) in between.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sawchuk was the best goalie in the league when he died in 1970 at the age of 40. To this day, the four-time Stanley Cup champion has won the eighth-most games in NHL history with 445 victories. In 1994, the Detroit Red Wings retired Sawchuk's number 1 jersey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-tracy-mcgrady\">Tracy McGrady<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Tracy McGrady's 15-year run, from 1997 to 2013, is perhaps the <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/healthy-tracy-mcgrady-multiple-time-mvp-nba\/\">definitive journeyman career<\/a> in NBA history. For just one of those NBA seasons, he wore number 3. Otherwise, McGrady wore a number 1 jersey all the way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Across seven teams, <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/tracy-mcgrady-got-inside-anonymous-opponents-head-with-little-more-than-his-shoes\/\">McGrady<\/a> averaged 19.6 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 4.4 assists per game. The 2003\u201304 NBA Scoring Champion was voted into the NBA All-Star Game seven times while wearing a number 1 jersey. Teams that <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/tracy-mcgrady-had-secret-baseball-career-won-home-run-derby-retired-after-striking-out-all-star\/\">wanted a sure hand<\/a> to take them deep into the playoffs often sought out 1997's Mr. Basketball USA. McGrady has a lengthy career to show for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Warren Moon<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">On this day in 2006, Warren Moon became the first black quarterback and the first undrafted quarterback to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. \ud83d\ude4c\ud83d\udc4f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GLeV72KUUR\">pic.twitter.com\/GLeV72KUUR<\/a><\/p>&mdash; FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFLonFOX\/status\/1291023787132162049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 5, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Quarterback Warren Moon skillfully transitioned from an accomplished CFL player to <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/101-greatest-nfl-players-by-uniform-number-00-9\/\">an NFL superstar<\/a>. The 1990 Offensive Player of the Year chose jersey number 1 because he wanted to ensure everybody knew he was a leader upon whom his teammates could rely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This proved true even though <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/is-kurt-warner-the-best-undrafted-nfl-player-of-all-time\/\">Moon went undrafted<\/a> in 1978. He didn't bat an eye and led the Edmonton Eskimos to five championship wins before embarking on his 17-year NFL career. There, <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/who-has-most-passing-yards-on-thanksgiving-day\/\">Moon proved his worth<\/a> as one of the greatest undrafted NFL players of all time. In 2006, the Tennessee Titans retired his number 1 jersey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-best-athletes-to-wear-a-number-1-jersey-honorable-mentions\">Best athletes to wear a number 1 jersey: honorable mentions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We considered so many great athletes who've worn a number 1 jersey. The following didn't quite make it on our top-10 list, but they're worth mentioning due to their incredible talent and prolific careers. More will join them as new talents distinguish themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Cam Newton<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chauncey Billups<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chris Bosh<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Crystal Langhorne<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Devin Booker<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gary Anderson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jason Elam<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Johnny Bower<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lou Whitaker<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Manuel Neuer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pee Wee Reese<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Penny Hardaway<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Stats courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Basketball Reference<\/a><\/em>, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pro Football Reference<\/a><\/em>, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Transfermarkt<\/a><\/em>, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Baseball Reference<\/a><\/em>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Hockey Reference<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If a pro athlete wants to come off as the best of the best, you can't do much better than a number 1 jersey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":235,"featured_media":1575034,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4898],"tags":[117095,87773,86460,4894,8633],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.3 (Yoast SEO v22.9) - 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