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On This Date in Sports December 3, 1987: Number off the Back

In collaboration with the Sportsecyclopedia.com Ray Bourque of the Boston Bruins gives Phil Esposito the shirt off his back, revealing a new uniform number, as #7 is retired in honor of Esposito.  The move was a surprise to everyone at the Boston Garden, as nobody expected Esposito’s number to retir

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On This Date in Sports December 3, 1987: Number off the Back

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