Hall of Fame done, now Griffey preps for number retirement (Yahoo Sports)

Just as much as the smile and the backward hat, the sweet swings and the 630 home runs, the No. 24 became synonymous with Ken Griffey Jr. Griffey chose it after hitting 24 home runs one season between his high school and summer baseball teams, and he wore it throughout his 13 seasons with the Mariners. It wasn't planned but it was definitely one of the things when I signed my first contract that was one of the things I asked for was to be able to wear 24,'' Griffey said on Friday.