List of oldest professional athletes by sport
The following is a list of sport's oldest professional athletes. Active athletes are in italics.
Sport | Name | Age Played | Year Retired |
---|---|---|---|
Aggressive Inline Skating | Jon Julio[1] | 34 years | 2011 |
American football | Kenneth Suhl | 48 years, 174* days | 2018+ |
Association football | Salvador Reyes[2] | 71 years (substituted after first kick) | 2008 |
Australian rules football | Sampson Hosking (SANFL) Wally Watts (WAFL) |
48 years, 159 days (interchange only) 44 years, 49 days |
1936 1916 |
Auto racing | Hershel McGriff | 90 years | 2018[3] |
Baseball | Satchel Paige | 59 years, 350 days | 1966 |
Basketball (Men's) | Pierluigi Marzorati[4] | 52 years | 1998 |
Basketball (Women's) | Nancy Lieberman[5] | 50 years | 2008 |
Bodybuilding | Albert Beckles[6] | 53 years | 1991 |
Boxing | Saoul Mamby | 60 years | 2008 |
Cricket (Tests) | Wilfred Rhodes | 52 years | 1930 |
Cricket (First-class) | Raja Maharaj Singh | 72 years | 1950 |
Cycling | Lex Nederlof | 52 years | Active |
Golf | Gary Player | 73 years | 2009 |
Ice hockey | Gordie Howe | 69 years (played 1 shift) | 1980 |
International Darts | John Magowan | 72 years | 2013 |
Lacrosse | John Tavares | 47 years | 2015 |
Mixed Martial Arts | Skip Hall[7] | 64 years | 2008 |
Rugby League | Billy Wilson | 40 years, 5 days | 1967 |
Snooker | Fred Davis | 78 years | 1992 |
Surfing | Kelly Slater | 46 years | Active |
Tennis | Martina Navratilova | 49 years | 2006 |
Track and Field | Stanisław Kowalski[8] | 106 years | Active |
Volleyball | Karch Kiraly | 46 years | 2007 |
References
- ↑ "Jon Julio Fan Site Legendary Inline Street Skater".
- ↑ http://www.bonivitalsoccer.com/content.php?navigation_id=174. Missing or empty
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(help) - ↑ https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2018/05/06/hershel-mcgriff-90-oldest-competitor-nascar-sanctioned-race/584673002/
- ↑ "Los viejos la saben meter" (PDF). Marca.com. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
- ↑ "Chron.com". July 24, 2008. Retrieved October 30, 2008.
- ↑ "Bodybuilding Universe – Articles". Bodybuildinguniverse.com. Retrieved October 27, 2008.
- ↑ Professional MMA record for Skip Hall from Sherdog
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 1, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
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