List of athletes who came out of retirement

In most cases, when a professional athlete announces retirement, he or she retires and then never returns to playing professional sports; however, in rare instances there are some athletes who came out of retirement. The following list shows such athletes in addition to any noteworthy achievements that they earned during their playing career after returning from retirement. It includes only professional athletes who announced retirement, were retired for at least one full season or year, and then returned to play their sport in at least one regular season contest. The list does not include players who sat out at least one full season due to injury and then returned to play without having ever officially announced retirement, nor does it include players whose careers were interrupted because of military service or incarceration. It also excludes free agents who were unable to find a team for at least a season and signed with a team at a later point without having ever officially announced retirement.

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Michael Jordan in 1997 playing in the National Basketball Association after returning from a retirement of nearly two years; during that post-retirement stint, he led the Chicago Bulls to three NBA championships in three seasons

American football

Randy Moss with the Minnesota Vikings in 2010 (left) and the San Francisco 49ers in 2012 (right) after having announced his retirement before the intervening season.

Randall Cunningham (1985–1995, 1997–2001)[1]
Anthony Davis (2010–14, 2016)[2][3]
Steve DeBerg (1977–1993, 1998)[4]
Rob Gronkowski (2010–2018, 2020–present)[5]
Kyle Emanuel (2015–18, 2020–present)[6][7]
Charles Haley (1986–96, 1998–99)[8][9]
Ed "Too Tall" Jones (1974–1978, 1980–1989)[10]
Marshawn Lynch (2007–2015, 2017–2019)
Rueben Mayes (1986–90, 1992–93)[11][12]
Randy Moss (1998–2010, 2012)[13]
Bronko Nagurski (1930–1937, 1943)[14]
John Riggins (1971–79, 1981–85)[15][16]
Deion Sanders (1989–2000, 2004–2005)[1]
Reggie White (1984–1998, 2000)[1]
Ricky Williams (1999–2003, 2005–11)[17][18]
Jason Witten (2003–2017, 2019–2021)[19]

Association football

Zico (1971–1989, 1991–1994)
Aldair (1986–2005, 2007–2008)
Marc Overmars (1990–2004, 2008–2009)
Roberto Carlos (1991–2012, 2015)
Dida (1992–2010, 2012–2015)
Paul Scholes (1993–2011, 2012–2013)
Walter Montillo (2002–2017, 2018–present)
Arjen Robben (2000–2019, 2020–present)
Landon Donovan (1999-2014, 2016, 2018-19)
Petr Čech (1999-2019, 2020-present)
Dani Osvaldo (2005-2016, 2020-present)

Baseball

Blaine Boyer with the New York Mets in 2011 (left) and the Minnesota Twins in 2015 (right) before and after retiring and working at a brokerage firm.

Gabe Kapler with the Boston Red Sox in 2004 (left) and the Tampa Bay Rays in 2009 (right) before and after having retired and served as a Minor League Baseball manager.

Ed Abbaticchio (1897–1905, 1907–1910)[20][21]
Daniel Bard (2009–2013, 2020–present)[22][23]
Chief Bender (1903–1917, 1925)[24]
Yogi Berra (1946–1963, 1965)[25][notes 1]
Jim Bouton (1962–1970, 1978)[26]
Blaine Boyer (2005–11, 2014–18)[27][28]
Ben Chapman (1930–1941, 1944–1946)[29][30]
David Cone (1986–2001, 2003)[31]
Tony Conigliaro (1964–1971, 1975)[32]
Dizzy Dean (1930–1941, 1947)[33][notes 2]
Jackie Jensen (1950–1959, 1961)[34]
Jimmie Foxx (1925–1942, 1944–1945)[29][35]
Jerry Grote (1963–1978, 1981)[36][37]
Babe Herman (1926–1937, 1945)[29][38]
Gabe Kapler (1998–2006, 2008–2010)[39][40]
Minnie Miñoso (1949–1964, 1976, 1980)[41][notes 3]
Charley O'Leary, (1904–1913, 1934)[43][notes 4]
Jim O'Rourke (1872–1893, 1904)[44][notes 5]
Joe Page (1944–1950, 1954)[45][46]
Satchel Paige (1926–1953, 1965)[47][notes 6]
Troy Percival (1995–2005, 2007–2009)[49][50]
Andy Pettitte (1995–2010, 2012–2013)
Ryne Sandberg (1981–1994, 1996–1997)
Paul Shuey (1994–2003, 2007)[51]
Dave Stieb (1979–1993, 1998)[52]
George Strickland (1950–1957, 1959–1960)[53]
Salomón Torres (1993–1997, 2002–2008)[54][55]
Lloyd Waner (1927–1942, 1944)[56]

Basketball

Jonathan Bender (1999–2006, 2009–2010)[57][58]
Bob Cousy (1950–1963, 1969–1970)[1]
Dave Cowens (1970–80, 1982–83)[59][60]
Richie Guerin (1956–67, 1968–70)[61][62]
Kevin Johnson (1987–98, 1999–2000)[63][64]
Magic Johnson (1979–1991, 1996)[1]
Michael Jordan (1984–1993, 1995–1998, 2001–2003)[1]
George Mikan (1946–1954, 1956)
Sidney Moncrief (1979–89, 1990–91)[65][66]
John Salley (1986–96, 1999–2000)[67][68]
Robert Reid (1977–82, 1983–91)[69][70]
Brandon Roy (2006–11, 2012–13)[71][72]
Saulius Štombergas (1992–2007, 2009–2010)
Rasheed Wallace (1995–2010, 2012–2013)
Kevin Willis (1984–2005, 2006–07)[73]

Cricket

Imran Khan (1971–1987, 1988–92)
Shahid Afridi

Cycling

Lance Armstrong (1992–2005, 2009–11)

Ice hockey

Mario Lemieux in 1992 (left) and 2005 (right) before and after retiring due to Hodgkin lymphoma and other injuries.

Helmuts Balderis (1973–1985, 1989–1990, 1991–1996)
Barry Beck (1977–1986, 1989–1990)
Carl Brewer (1957–1965, 1967–1974, 1979–1980)
Alexandre Daigle (1993–2000, 2002–2010)
Ron Ellis (1964–1975, 1977–1981)
Dominik Hasek (1980–2002, 2003–2008, 2009–2011)
Gordie Howe (1946–1971, 1973–1980, 1997)
Guy Lafleur (1971–1985, 1988–1991)
Claude Lemieux (1983–2003, 2008–2009)
Mario Lemieux (1984–1997, 2000–2006)[1]
Ted Lindsay (1944–1960, 1964–1965)
Dickie Moore (1951–1963, 1964–1965, 1967–1968)
Mark Pavelich (1980–1989, 1991)
Jacques Plante (1952–1965, 1968–1975)
Gary Roberts (1985–1996, 1997–2009)
Al Secord (1978–1990, 1994–1996)
Steve Smith (1983–1997, 1998–2000)

Mixed Martial Arts

Tito Ortiz (1997–2012, 2014–present)
Chuck Liddell (1998–2010, 2018)
Fedor Emelianenko (2000–2012, 2015–present)
Georges St-Pierre (2002–2013, 2017)
Urijah Faber (2003–2016, 2019)
Brock Lesnar (2007–2011, 2016)
Alexander Gustafsson (2006–2019, 2020–present)

Motorsports

Niki Lauda (1971–1979, 1982–1985)
Alan Jones (1975–1981, 1983, 1985–1986)
Michael Schumacher (1991–2006, 2010–2012)
Matt Kenseth (2000-2018, 2020)

Rugby Union

Andy Goode (1998–2015, 2015–2016, 2020)
Peter Rogers (1990–2004, 2007–2008)
Gareth Thomas (2007–2010, 2010)

Swimming

Michael Phelps (2000–2012, 2014–2016)

Tennis

Justine Henin (1999–2008, 2010–2011)
Kim Clijsters (1997–2007, 2009–2012, 2020–present)
Björn Borg (1973–1983, 1991–1993)

Notes

Berra was a coach with the New York Mets when, in 1965, he played four games at catcher.
Dean was a broadcaster for the St. Louis Browns when, in 1947, he signed a $1 contract to pitch the final game of the season.
Miñoso had a total of ten at bats between his two comeback seasons as a publicity stunt arranged by Chicago White Sox owner Bill Veeck.[42]
O'Leary asked into a 1934 game as a 58-year-old coach with the St. Louis Browns and took a single turn at bat.
In 1904, at 54 years old, New York Giants manager John McGraw granted O'Rourke's request to play in a single game. He became the oldest player to play an entire MLB game.
Paige pitched in one game in 1965 as a publicity stunt arranged by Kansas City Athletics owner Charles O. Finley.[48]

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[26] Berra was a coach with the New York Mets when, in 1965, he played four games at catcher.

[35] Dean was a broadcaster for the St. Louis Browns when, in 1947, he signed a $1 contract to pitch the final game of the season.

[45] Miñoso had a total of ten at bats between his two comeback seasons as a publicity stunt arranged by Chicago White Sox owner Bill Veeck.[42]

[47] O'Leary asked into a 1934 game as a 58-year-old coach with the St. Louis Browns and took a single turn at bat.

[49] In 1904, at 54 years old, New York Giants manager John McGraw granted O'Rourke's request to play in a single game. He became the oldest player to play an entire MLB game.

[54] Paige pitched in one game in 1965 as a publicity stunt arranged by Kansas City Athletics owner Charles O. Finley.[48]

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[2] "Anthony Davis Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 18 January 2021.

[3] Holder, Stephen (February 2, 2017). "Insider: Pat McAfee retires; what happens now?". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 18 January 2021.

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[7] Alper, Josh (4 April 2019). "Kyle Emanuel announces retirement". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved 17 January 2021.

[8] "Charles Haley Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

[9] "PRO FOOTBALL; Retired Haley Signed by 49ers". The New York Times. Associated Press. 3 January 1999. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

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[13] ttps://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2012/03/13/randy-moss-back-nfl-joins-ers/NhSLAdYQHCDE1se9OvuZkI/story.html

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[15] "John Riggins Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 17 January 2021.

[16] Day, Darrell (September 26, 1980). "Former NFL great John Riggins is now plowing cornfields..." UPI. Retrieved 17 January 2021.

[17] "Ricky Williams Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 17 January 2021.

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[20] Waldo, Ronald T. (2014). Fred Clarke: A Biography of the Baseball Hall of Fame Player-Manager. McFarland. p. 114. ISBN 978-0-7864-6016-8. Retrieved 15 July 2020.

[21] "Ed Abbaticchio Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 15 July 2020.

[22] Cotillo, Chris (4 January 2018). "After 5-year odyssey, Daniel Bard calls it a career". SBNation.com. SB Nation. Retrieved 26 July 2020.

[23] Haas, Trevor (July 25, 2020). "Daniel Bard earned his first Major League win in over 8 years". Boston.com. Retrieved 25 July 2020.

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[28] "Blaine Boyer Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 17 January 2021.

[29] Miller, Phil (March 2, 2015). "Twins reliever Boyer goes from retired to rehired". Star Tribune. Retrieved 17 January 2021.

[siwwii-30] Jeanes, William (August 26, 1991). "Baseball in World War II". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 27 January 2020.

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[32] Cone, David (2019). Full Count: The Education of a Pitcher. Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 978-1-5387-4882-4. Retrieved 24 January 2020.

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[34] Cronin, Brian (19 October 2011). "St. Louis Cardinals: Did Dizzy Dean come in from the radio booth to pitch a game for them?". LA Times Blogs - Sports Now. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 25 January 2020.

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[41] Wechsler, Bob (2008). Day by Day in Jewish Sports History. KTAV Publishing House, Inc. p. 347. ISBN 978-1-60280-013-7. Retrieved 24 January 2020.

[42] "Gabe Kapler Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 24 January 2020.

[43] "Minnie Minoso Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-05-15.

[44] Gordie: The Legend of Mr. Hockey. Triumph Books. 2016. ISBN 978-1-63319-722-0. Retrieved 24 January 2020.

[46] Lardner, Ring; Hilton, George W. (1995). The Annotated Baseball Stories of Ring W. Lardner, 1914-1919. Stanford University Press. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-8047-2963-5.

[48] Schott, Tom; Peters, Nick (2003). The Giants Encyclopedia. Sports Publishing LLC. p. 222. ISBN 978-1-58261-693-3.

[50] "Joe Page Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 25 January 2020.

[51] Amore, Dom (February 21, 2001). "The Comeback Trail". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 25 January 2020.

[52] "Satchel Paige Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-03-12.

[53] Threston, Christopher (2003). The Integration of Baseball in Philadelphia. McFarland. p. 122. ISBN 978-0-7864-1423-9. Retrieved 24 January 2020.

[55] "Percival signs $8 million, 2-year deal to bolster Rays bullpen". ESPN.com. ESPN. Associated Press. November 30, 2007. Retrieved 24 January 2020.

[56] "Troy Percival Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 24 January 2020.

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[63] "Jonathan Bender Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

[64] Beck, Howard (25 December 2009). "Can't-Miss Prospect Who Did Returns at 28". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

[65] "Dave Cowens Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

[66] Goldaper, Sam (15 October 1982). "Cowens's Strange Return". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

[67] "Richie Guerin Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

[68] Feldman, Dan (May 21, 2019). "Meyers Leonard delivers all-time out-of-nowhere playoff performance". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

[69] "Kevin Johnson Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

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[71] "Sidney Moncrief Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

[72] Yates, Tommy (October 13, 1989). "Ex-Bucks star Sidney Moncrief retires". UPI. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

[73] "John Salley Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

[74] Babb, Stephen. "Most Undeserving NBA Champs Who Chased Their Rings". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

[75] "Robert Reid Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

[76] "SPORTS PEOPLE; Rockets' Reid Retires". The New York Times. 2 October 1982. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

[77] "Brandon Roy Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

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[79] "Kevin Willis Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 16 January 2021.