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No player numbers have ever been retired by the Pittsburgh Steelers (making them one of only a handful of NFL teams to follow this practice), but certain numbers are mysteriously not handed out to new players each season: #12 (Terry Bradshaw), #31 (Donnie Shell), #32 (Franco Harris), #47 (Mel Blount), #52 (Mike Webster), #58 (Jack Lambert), #59 (Jack Ham), #70 (Ernie Stautner) and #75 (Joe Greene).