Absolutely !!! Earl was truly " 1 " of a kind...great speed , great hands.Nobody was ever better at going up in a crowd and coming out with the ball, and he was Black&Gold to the core. Why hes not already on the Wall of Fame is a mystery to me.Lets give Earl his due.
What about Armstead? What about Robinson? They also wore #1.
I actually kind of hate when teams retire #s. I think it’s kool that a guy like Cobb, who wears DMacs #, gets to understand how near and dear to our hearts #14 means to us. It helps the new guys learn our tradition.
The problem with retiring #s, especially in hockey and baseball is that you have guys wearing weird #s. Tyler Myers for the Sabres wears 57. It just looks weird.
Look at the Yankees, there are only 2 single digit #s not retired. 2 and 6 which will both be retired in due time.