Students begin their working lives later and a large number of people retire in their mid-50s.

Gifford is the 11th Giant to have his number retired.

But a significant number of News employees, particularly those in the newsroom, have retired or taken other jobs and do not plan to return.

Even so, a number of older partners have retired to make way for younger ones.

Four years later, he became one of six Pistons to have their number retired.

This is more than the total number of aircraft retired since commercial aviation began in the 1960s.

Atkins is one of the few players in Tennessee history to have his number retired.

He is the only Colorado basketball player to have his number retired.

They become the 16th and 17th Canadien players to have their numbers retired.

And many schools report that a large number of their professors will retire over the next decade.