Jersey # | Name | Position | Years with Team |
---|---|---|---|
1* | Ray Flaherty | Offensive/Defensive End | 1929, 1931-1935 |
3** | Len Grant | Tackle | 1930-1937 |
4 | Tuffy Leemans | Halfback, Fullback | 1936-1943 |
7 | Mel Hein | Center, Linebacker | 1931-1945 |
10 | Eli Manning | Quarterback | 2004-2019 |
11 | Phil Simms | Quarterback | 1979-1993 |
14*** | Ward Cuff | Wingback, Fullback, Halfback, Defensive Back, Kicker | 1937-1945 |
14*** | Y.A. Tittle | Quarterback | 1961-1964 |
16 | Frank Gifford | Halfback, Flanker, Cornerback | 1952-1960, 1962-1964 |
32 | Al Blozis | Offensive/Defensive Tackle | 1942-1944 |
40**** | Joe Morrison | Halfback, Fullback, Wide Receiver, Tight End, Safety | 1959-1972 |
42 | Charlie Conerly | Quarterback | 1948-1961 |
50 | Ken Strong | Fullback, Halfback, Kicker, Punter | 1933-1935, 1939, 1944-1947 |
56 | Lawrence Taylor | Linebacker | 1981-1993 |
92 | Michael Strahan | Defensive End | 1993-2007 |
* In 1935, the Giants made Ray Flaherty (No. 1) the first American professional athlete to see his number retired. The No. 1 was temporarily unretired for the final two seasons of team captain Frank Cope’s career in 1946 and 1947. The Giants unretired the number again in 2024 and gave it to rookie wide receiver Malik Nabers.
** The Giants retired the #3 in honor of tackle and team captain Len Grant, who was killed by a lightning strike while golfing just before training camp opened in 1938. His number was returned to service in 1966 at the request of Pete Gogolak and has remained in use.
*** Wellington Mara said no Giants would again wear #14 after Ward Cuff retired. When Tittle was traded to the Giants in 1961, he requested and was given #14. The number is now retired in honor of both players.
**** At the press conference after the final game of the 1972 season, Joe Morrison announced he was retiring. When coach Alex Webster had his turn at the mic, he stated nobody would wear #40 for the Giants again. Wellington Mara was in the room and when he heard Webster say that he was surprised as it had never been discussed, but he decided he was OK with it.