Which Chicago athlete should be the next to have their jersey retired?
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Who are the Chicago athletes currently honored with retired jerseys?
Rahimi Harrison-Grody, middays 10 a.m. to 2 on Chicago Sports Radio 670 The Score. Who from the Bulls deserves that honor in your opinion?
Hey, to be totally honest with you, I don't know. I was surprised that I was up next. To be completely honest with you, I saw no championship, no Raptors, no Banner, no nothing. So for me to go up there, I can only imagine who's next.
Mm-hmm. It's Rahimi Harrison-Grody. That is Derrick Rose on the Mully and Haw Show. Yeah, I mean, that's tough because it would have to be, if they're going to retire another jersey, it would probably have to be another player from the 90s, another championship player. You already have Derrick Rose, Michael Jordan, Scotty Pippen, and then going back farther, Jerry Sloan and Bob Love. are among those that are already in. And we've been, Marshall, we've been threatening to do this topic all week during our pre-show meetings, and finally it felt really good to do it on Friday in the name of Derrick Rose having his jersey number retired at the United Center. Who is, which Chicago athlete will be the next to have their jersey retired?
Should be or will be? That's a good, interesting distinction. Can we do both? Wow, that's... Because here's why.
Whatever you want, I guess. My answer is someone who I don't think he's going to get his jersey retired, but he should.
Try us. By the way, Russell Dorsey is here, too. Oh, yeah, Russell Dorsey. Thanks for playing our little games here, Russ.
Of course. Yahoo National Major League Baseball Insider. You can catch him on various platforms and whatnot because he's always working.
It's all good stuff. It's all on Apple TV. It is good stuff, Russ.
So my answer is Mike Singletary. But the Bears aren't out here retiring numbers. So, you see what I'm saying? Singletary is that dude. Defensive players here, many, many, many, many times first-team All-Pro. Like, Hall of Famer. So, like...
Can we explain for people at home the reason the Bears are a tough one? They have like 100 numbers retired. And I'm being facetious when I say that, but they have a lot of numbers, I think more than any team in the NFL.
They've been around a minute.
They might have to transition to Ring of Honor.
Well, I think that's kind of what they're doing. And essentially not retiring jerseys anymore. It's been, what, two decades or so? Who's the last bear to get their number retired?
It's a good question, and I'm struggling a bit. But you're right, 50 Mike Singletary should be. If we're going to do that, if we're going to do should be, then you have to go to Dan Hampton. Number 99 for the Chicago Bears. His needs to be retired lickety-splits if we're going to do the backlog. Here's the guy, though, that when I thought about this, and it is with the Bears, and I almost feel like... And there is recency bias because I get, look, I watched Hampton. I loved Hampton. He's great. He's a Hall of Famer. He should be one of the greatest Bears of all time. But maybe 34 is probably the most popular jersey you still see out there in the name of Walter Payton. But 54, Brian Urlacher will give Walter Payton a run for his money right now.
Like the Urlacher, when he came, because he was such a revelation as a player and a linebacker who played the position way differently than we were used to seeing and all that is Urlacher. everybody had has a 54 so erlacher is the guy that i would probably push to the front of the line right now and and it's more modern and that would obviously stimulate the fan base more than i think any bear right now so you're doing a little fan service a la derrick rose with that pick I guess so. You're just trying to please the people? Is that what you mean? Like what the people think it should be?
I think Brian's as deserving as anybody when it comes to what he did on the field, what he did for the franchise. And Gordy talked about changing the way we looked at the position. There was like a, we'll call it a five to seven year stretch. It was him and Ray Lewis. as the best middle linebackers in the NFL. I believe that is a defensive player of the year award in there.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
Who are the Chicago athletes currently honored with retired jerseys?
0:03–4:54
2
Which Chicago athletes are in contention for jersey retirement next?
4:54–7:29
3
What factors influence the decision to retire a jersey in Chicago sports?
7:29–7:46
4
Why is Mike Singletary a strong candidate for jersey retirement?
7:46–11:27
5
How does Brian Urlacher's legacy impact jersey retirement discussions?
11:27–14:43
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