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    Wasn't there a pommy goalkeeper that was still playing internationals into his 40s?

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    @crucial said in Longevity in sport:

    Wasn't there a pommy goalkeeper that was still playing internationals into his 40s?

    Are you thinking of that Irish goalie Shay Given who was at Stoke? He’s in his 40s.

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    Peter Shilton.

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    @crucial

    As above.

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    Ric Flair was still taking hard bumps into his 60s.

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    In cricket Misbah-ul-Haq for Pakistan played his last match when he was nearly 43, which is a pretty amazing effort in the modern era. Everyone else above him in the list played a long time ago now, before the game was professional.

    http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283722.html

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    @no-quarter He could still be playing today if he wanted to he was still getting better with age.

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    @salacious-crumb said in Longevity in sport:

    Ric Flair was still taking hard bumps into his 60s.

    Demolition recently did an exhibition match.

    RIP Andre, Mr Perfect, Macho Man, Ultimate Warrior, Rick Rude, Dusty Rhodes, Hercules, Bad News Brown, Big Boss Man, Earthquake, Crush, Miss Elizabeth and Bobby Heenan though.

    Drugs and Gigantism can hinder a wrestling career somewhat.

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    The Nature Boy was the Intercontinental Champion at 56!

    WHOOO!

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    @mariner4life said in Longevity in sport:

    The Nature Boy was the Intercontinental Champion at 56!

    WHOOO!

    Honky Tonk Man held that until the Warrior wasted him in the late 80s. Then he lost it to Ravishing Rick who was my Mums favourite wrestler for some reason.

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    Liam Neeson is 65 and still kicks bad dudes asses!

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    @cyclops said in Longevity in sport:

    Liam Neeson is 65 and still kicks bad dudes asses!

    Pffft. Clint was ejecting gooks off his lawn in his late 70s.

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    @mariner4life said in Longevity in sport:

    The Nature Boy was the Intercontinental Champion at 56!

    WHOOO!

    It’s spelled “WOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!”

    (As many “o”’s and exclamation points as you like, but there’s no “h,” not even three of them.)

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    @mn5 said in Longevity in sport:

    Ravishing Rick who was my Mums favourite wrestler for some reason.

    Clearly a woman of refined taste. She had no time for fat, out of shape, sweathogs.

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    Ted Williams — that’s “Teddy Ballgame” to you; “The Splendid Splinter” to everybody else — won a batting title at age 40. Not bad for a guy who’d already served in two wars. Still the greatest hitter who ever lived.

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    @salacious-crumb said in Longevity in sport:

    @mn5 said in Longevity in sport:

    Ravishing Rick who was my Mums favourite wrestler for some reason.

    Clearly a woman of refined taste. She had no time for fat, out of shape, sweathogs.

    Rick Rude was a pretty legitimate tough guy in real life too apparently. He gave the Ultimate Warrior a hiding backstage.

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    @salacious-crumb speaking of baseball. Nolan 'The Express' Ryan pitched in Major League Baseball until he was almost 47. He played til 1993 having debuted in the 1960s. One of the best pitchers of all time.

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    Tom Brady, 40 , oldest Quarterback to lead league in passing, pretty amazing!

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    Gordy Howe played his last NHL season in 1979/1980 at the age of 52.

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    @mn5 said in Longevity in sport:

    @mariner4life said in Longevity in sport:

    The Nature Boy was the Intercontinental Champion at 56!

    WHOOO!

    Honky Tonk Man held that until the Warrior wasted him in the late 80s.

    Honky says he suggested a 30 second thrashing because Warrior was dangerous in the ring, so he didn't want to spend any more time than he had to.

    Someone mentioned Demolition as still wrestling, One Man Gang (aka Akeem), Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Powers of Pain, Haku, Rikishi, Brutus the Barber Beefcake and Tito Santana also still lace up the boots occasionally.

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