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Andy Nelesen said:Halfway through the Green Bay Packers game against the Cleveland Browns, the team will do something it has done only four times in 87 years: Retire a number.
Reggie White’s No. 92 will be added to the short list of numbers never to be worn again in Titletown. White’s number will become the fifth added to the ranks of the retired, which already includes Tony Canadeo’s No. 3, Don Hutson’s No. 14, Bart Starr’s No. 15 and Ray Nitschke’s No. 66.
Here’s a look at Reggie White … by the numbers.
0 — NFL teams with a better overall regular-season record since 1993, when White joined the Green & Gold.
2 — Teams that will retire White’s No. 92 this season. The Philadelphia Eagles will do so at halftime of their game against the Seattle Seahawks on Dec. 5.
3 — Minutes of video montage planned for Sunday’s ceremony to honor White and his family.
3 — Sacks recorded by White during Packers’ Super Bowl XXXI victory, a Super Bowl record.
4 — Packers players with retired numbers who are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. White becomes eligible to be elected in February.
5 — Other players who have worn No. 92 for the Packers. They are: defensive tackle Rich Dimler, defensive ends Matt Koart and Ben Thomas, tackle Steve Collier and nose tackle John Jurkovic.
9 — Digits will hang on Lambeau Field’s north facade after the team unveils White’s “92.â€