The Greatest Athlete To Wear #55 is the late Junior Seau- a future Pro Football Hall of Famer.

Notable #55’s- In baseball Orel Hershiser had some outstanding seasons for the Dodgers before arm injuries slowed him up. Hideki Matsui had some fine seasons mostly with the Yankees. In basketball Dikembe Mutombo has to be mentioned. In football Derrick Brooks the outstanding linebacker for the Tampa Bay Bucs was a tackling and turnover machine. Lee Roy Jordan was one of the great Dallas Cowboys of the late 1960’s-1970’s. Chris Hanburger was a Hall of Fame linebacker for the Redskins from the 1970s. In the NHL you have Sergei Gonchar, Keith Primeau and Hall of Famer Larry Murphy all wore #55.

The Greatest Athlete To Wear #55 is Junior Seau. Seau was a 12 time Pro Bowl selection. He will be mostly remembered for his time with the San Diego Chargers where he played from 1990-2002. He was a member of the All 1990’s decade team. He was an intense player. He led San Diego to their only Super Bowl in 1995. Sadly, Seau committed suicide last spring at the age of 43.