Macho Man Dead: Numbers Game

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Numbers Game - #12

The only #12 to be inducted into the HOF (as a Devil Ray, no less) - Wade Boggs (SI.com)

Future HOF QB and All-Hair Team QB Tom Brady

Numbers Game - #11

#11 has its place in history as well as in sports. First, we'll go back about 40+ years.

Apollo 11, the first manned spacecraft to land on the moon, back in 1969, commanded by the one and only Neil Armstrong.

Giants legendary QB and two time Super Bowl champion Phil Simms

Now on to double digits. It starts with the single greatest number on earth, according to my lovely wife - 10. Here's a few #10's for the record books - some stats are included for your reading pleasure.

SU Field Hockey great Lindsay Darcy (my wife). I couldn't dig up any stats, but I know she scored the game-winner against Ohio State. I saw the video. She's still competitive as a mo-fo.

This former Reds and Tigers manager led Reds to two World Series titles and the Tigers to one. He amassed over 2,190 wins as a manager and was inducted into the HOF in 2000. His #10 is retired by the Cincinnati Reds, Sparky Anderson. (Photo courtesy of AP)

"The Scooter" Phil Rizzuto, born in Brooklyn, helped lead the Yankees to seven World Series titles in his 13 seasons in pinstripes. He was then a staple on the idiot box, calling Yankees games for many years, throwing around his signature, "Holy Cow!". (Photo courtesy of NYTimes)