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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
Aggressive Inline Skating
Jon Julio
[
1
]
34 years
2011
American football
George Blanda
[
2
]
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48 years,
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109 days
January 4, 1976
Association football
Sir Stanley Matthews
50 years, 5 days
1965
Australian rules football
Vic Cumberland
[
3
]
43 years
1920
Auto racing
Buddy Helms
87 years
2003
Baseball
Ted Radcliffe
(threw one pitch)
Satchel Paige
96 years
59 years
1999
1966
Basketball
Robert Jaworski
[
4
]
52 years
1998
Basketball
(Woman)
[
5
]
Nancy Lieberman
50 years
July 2008
Bodybuilding
Albert Beckles
[
6
]
61 years
1991
Boxing
Saoul Mamby
60 years
2008
Cricket
Wilfred Rhodes
52 years
1930
Cycling
Jeannie Longo
48 years
2007
Golf
Jerry Barber
77 years
1994
Ice hockey
Gordie Howe
52 years (additionally played 1 shift in 1997 at age 69)
1980
Mixed Martial Arts
Skip Hall
[
7
]
64 years
2008
National Rugby League
Steve Price
36 years
2010
Snooker
Fred Davis
78 years
1992
Tennis
Martina Navratilova
49 years
2006
Volleyball
Karch Kiraly
46 years
2007
Track and Field
John Whittemore
104 years
2004
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http://www.skatelog.com/skaters/jon-julio/
"Jon Julio Fan Site Legendary Inline Street Skater"]
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http://www.skatelog.com/skaters/jon-julio/
.
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"A player that would not leave"
.
http://espn.go.com/sportscentury/features/00014110.html
.
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"Footy FAQ: AFL Clubs and Club History"
.
http://www.afana.com/drupal/node/32
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"Rocky Mountain News"
. Rockymountainnews.com
.
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/cda/article_print/0,1983,DRMN_83_5468453_ARTICLE-DETAIL-PRINT,00.html
. Retrieved October 27, 2008
.
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"Chron.com"
. July 24, 2008
.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/5905453.html
. Retrieved October 30, 2008
.
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"Bodybuilding Universe – Articles"
. Bodybuildinguniverse.com
.
http://www.bodybuildinguniverse.com/olympia2.htm
. Retrieved October 27, 2008
.
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Professional MMA record for Skip Hall
from
Sherdog