Lorenzo Neal - FB - Baltimore Ravens

Originally selected by the New Orleans Saints in the 4th round (89th overall) of the 1993 NFL Draft out of Fresno State, Lorenzo Neal has bounced around the league from the Saints to the Jets to the Buccaneers to the Titans to the Bengals to the Chargers.

He was unable to find a home until he found The Number in Baltimore in 2008. The Ravens signed Neal before the 2008 season after he had been waived by the Chargers in February of the same year. Here Neal is shown proudly sporting The Number he searched so long for.

Keith Goganious - LB - Penn State

Another Nittany Lions to proudly sport The Number was Keith Lorenzo Goganious. Goganious went on from Penn State to be drafted in the 3rd round by the Buffalo Bills with the 83rd overall pick in the NFL Draft. Goganious played linebacker in the NFL for five seasons with the Buffalo Bills, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Baltimore Ravens. He is currently serving as linebacker coach at Hampton University.

Lenny Moore - RB - Penn State

The Reading Rocket sported The Number for the Penn State Nittany Lions from 1953 through the 1955 before being drafted by the Baltimore Colts as their first round choice in 1956. In Baltimore Moore had a bit of dyslexia and ended up with 24 and not The Number.

Moore retired after the 1967 season. His uniform number (24) was retired by Baltimore, and in 1969 a sportswriters' poll named him to the NFL's 50th Anniversary Team. In 1975, he was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame and in 1999, Moore was ranked number 71 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Football Players.

Ricky Bell - RB - Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Ricky Bell was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the first overall pick in 1977 as a running back out of the USC, where he was an All-American running back. John McKay chose him over Tony Dorsett who went to the Cowboys with the second selection in that year's draft. Bell sported The Number for the Buccaneers from 1977-1981.

On December 29, 1979, Bell led the Buccaneers to a 27-17 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles and their first playoff game victory in team history by rushing for one hundred and, you guessed it, forty-two yards and 2 touchdowns on 37 carries.

Bell died November 28, 1984 of heart failure caused by dermatomyositis at the age of 29. Mario Van Peebles portrayed the player in the made for television movie, "A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story," which was based on Bell's illness.

Micki Dupont - D - Calgary Flames

Micki DuPont was drafted 270th overall in the ninth round of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft by the Calgary Flames. He was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins on March 11, 2003 after playing two seasons with the Flames, but did not play for the Penguins before he moved to the Deutsche Eishockey-Liga to play with Eisbaren Berlin.

David Lee - F - New York Knicks

On February 16, 2007 during NBA All Star Weekend, David Lee, sporting The Number and playing for the Sophomores, was named the Most Valuable Player in the Rookie Challenge, finishing with 30 points on 14 of 14 shooting from the field and 11 rebounds at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Lee was selected in the first round (30th overall) in 2005 NBA Draft after a four-year career at Florida.

Jordan Hendry - D - Chicago Blackhawks

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The Chicago Blackhawks celebrate with Jordan Hendry after Hendry scored his first NHL goal in the first period against the Detroit Red Wings on April 2, 2008 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois while sporting The Number.

Super Bowl XLII?

Well actually it is Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa, Florida between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Arizona Cardinals but Quattro Due thought the picture looked better cropped this way.

The Pittsburgh Steelers - Super Bowl XLII plus I Champions

Ryan Clark celebrates as James Harrison catches his breath after the longest play in Super Bowl history.

Congratulations to the Pittsburgh Steelers!

Pat Tillman - S - Arizona State Sun Devils

Given the Arizona Cardinals pending appearance in Super Bowl XLIII this Sunday, this is probably the proper time for Pat Tillman to make his appearance here on 42.

Tillman, an Army Ranger who passed up a multimillion dollar contract with the Arizona Cardinals to serve his country was killed in Afghanistan in 2004. Prior to his all to brief stint in the NFL he patrolled the defensive backfield for Arizona State from 1994 through 1997, helping the Sun Devils to the 1997 Rose Bowl.

After the conclusion of the 2004 Arizona State football season, the The Number no longer appears on the Sun Devil roster as the jersey worn by Pat Tillman was retired. Connor Banks, a senior defensive end from Richmond, California, wore The Number for the Sun Devils during the 2004 season as a tribute to Tillman. Prior to each game, Banks carried the American flag out of the team tunnel and onto Frank Kush Field.

On Saturday, April 15, 2006, more than 10,000 participants turned out for Pat's Run in Tempe, Arizona. The racers traveled along the 4.2-mile (6.8 km) course around Tempe Town Lake to the finish line, on the 42-yard (38 m) line of Sun Devil Stadium.

Erick Brock - DB - Atlanta Falcons

Signed by Atlanta on May 19, 2008 out of Auburn, Erick Brock finished fifth on the Tigers defense with 59 tackles in 2007 while setting a season-high with eight stops against LSU. Brock finished fourth on the team in tackles with 50 in 2006 and tied for third on the team with five tackles against Nebraska in the Cotton Bowl.

Born on April 4, 1985 Brock attended Benjamin Russell High School (Alabama) and finished with 84 tackles, six interceptions and four blocked punts as a senior. He helped lead his team to a 13-2 record and 5A state championship as a junior and a 10-3 record as a senior.

He now proudly sports The Number for the Atlanta Falcons.

Cricket

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Jason Richert - LB - Jesuit High School

Proudly sporting The Number, linebacker Jason Richert of Jesuit High School in New Orleans, Louisiana scores his teams only touchdown on this interception and 52 yard return against Catholic High School of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

The Bears of Catholic High defeated the Blue Jays 16 to 9 on September 21, 2007 at Olympia Stadium in Baton Rouge.

Richert went on to be named to the Times-Picayune All-Orleans Football Team.

Super Bowl XLII plus I

In what we will refer to here as Super Bowl 42 plus 1 - the Pittsburgh Steelers are back!

Dustin Jeffrey - C - Pittsburgh Penguins

The Penguins’ sixth round pick (171st overall) in 2007, Dustin Jeffrey is now proudly sporting The Number in the NHL. Previous to this he played four OHL seasons for Mississauga and Sault Ste. Marie, recording 252 points (100+152) in 246 games. In the truest tradition of The Number Jeffrey received the Dr. Bill Kelly Award as the Greyhounds Most Gentlemanly Player in 2006 and 2007.