| Colorado State Retired Numbers |
|---|
| Number | Player | Position | Years |
|---|
| #3* | Greg Myers | DB | 1992-1995 |
| #14 | John Mosley | FB/G | 1939-1943 |
| #21 | Eddie Hanna | HB | 1947-1949 |
| #48 | Thurman McGraw | T | 1946-1949 |
#3* - While his No. 3 jersey number is not retired by Colorado State, Myers' jersey is displayed alongside the retired numbers under the press box in Canvas Stadium in honor of his collegiate accomplishments. During Myers' four years as a Ram, the team improved significantly, compiling a 10–2 record and winning an outright WAC championship in 1994 as well as an 8–4 record and a share of the WAC title in 1995. He was a first-team All-WAC selection for four consecutive seasons (1992–1995) and received seven All-conference selections (4 in defense and 3 as a return specialist);the only player in the history of the WAC to achieve that distinction. He finished with 1,332 career punt return yards (conference record), a 15.9-yard punt return average (school record), 3 punts returned for touchdowns (school record), 295 tackles and 15 interceptions
#14 - Lt. Col. John Mosley was the first black football player at Colorado State (then Colorado A&M) since 1906, as well as wrestling for the school. As a football player, he lettered for three years in a row, becoming the first black letterwinner in the program's history. After graduating, Mosley enrolled in the Tuskegee Flight training center and became a bomber pilot, serving in Korea and Vietnam. In 2011, Colorado State developed the Lt. Col. John Mosley Mentoring Program as a resource for black student-athletes. Mosley died on May 22, 2015. His number was retired across all Colorado State sports on September 7, 2024.
#21 - Eddie "Twinkle Toes" Hanna was one of two black players on the 1947 Colorado A&M team (along with George Jones) at a time when many college teams were still completely white. Despite this, Hanna was widely popular in the locker room and on campus. A talented athlete, Hanna looked to be on pace to play professional football upon his graduation, but unexpectedly died from suspected cardiac arrest following the first game of the 1949 season against Colorado College in Colorado Springs, Colorado. His number was immediately retired following his death, and no player has worn it since.
#48 - Thurman "Fum" McGraw earned All-American awards in football (1948, 1949), track (discus, 1949) and wrestling (1948). He was the first consensus All-American in CSU football history and the only athlete in school history to be awarded All-American in three different sports. McGraw was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 1950 NFL draft and was voted to the Pro Bowl his rookie year. In 1981, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame and was inducted into the Colorado State University Athletics Hall of Fame in the 1988 inaugural class. McGraw died in 2000 at the age of 73. The modern-era Colorado State football program has a tradition of bringing McGraw's jersey on the road to away games.
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