Each jersey number symbolizes and identifies the players who wear them. The symbol on the athlete's chest and back exemplifies their uniqueness. Number 40 is no exception.
Join us on this trip through the history of the professional level of the gridiron as we identify and remember the stalwarts and gridiron gladiators who brought attention and pride to jersey number 40. Preserving pigskin history and the men who played the game at its highest level is at your disposal.
On this edition of the Football by Numbers series will be coming up with the top ten best NFL players to wear the number 40 and to help us George Bozeka of the PFRA stops by the Pigpen!
A big thanks to the Pro Football Reference website for information they share on these great players. Check them out at Pro-Football-Reference.com
The Image used above is courtesy of Google Gemini and others from Wikimedia Commons. It is pleasing to see such vivid images of the jerseys that point out the uniform number and help us identify the legends that wore it.
