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Gordie Howe played in the NHL until he was 53.[1] Not really refuting your statement, which is essentially true, but it's worth your time to read the wikipedia
by rsync 11y ago
Gordie Howe played in the NHL until he was 53.[1]
Not really refuting your statement, which is essentially true, but it's worth your time to read the wikipedia page.
He played on a professional hockey team with his two adult sons at one point(!). He played in the NHL in five different decades.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordie_Howe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordie_Howe
- Retric 11y agoYep, it's interesting to see a few edge cases out there. There are a tiny number of people that came close to 50 in baseball:basketball:football. Julio Franco played baseball till 49. George Blanda played football till 48 Nat Hickey played baseball till 45.