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Name Born Died Age Team(s) Ralph Horween [1]: August 3, 1896 Chicago, Illinois: May 26, 1997 Charlottesville, Virginia: 100 years, 296 days Chicago Cardinals (1921–1923) : Tom Dickinson [2]
One of two players to play in 4 different decades. Blanda played in the 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and John Carney, who played in the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s and 2010s; Oldest player to play in an NFL game: 48 years, 109 days; Most interceptions thrown, single season: 42 (1962) Passing touchdowns in a game: 7 (Tied with 7 others [15]) November 19 ...
Year retired American football: Manfred Burgsmüller [1] 52 years, 182 days 2002 Association football: Ezzeldin Bahader (one-off) [2] 74 years, 348 days 2020 Kazuyoshi Miura (continuous) 57 years, 281 days Active Australian rules football: Sampson Hosking : 48 years, 159 days (interchange only) 1936 Wally Watts : 44 years, 49 days 1916
Trippi retired on December 13, 1955, a day before his 33rd birthday. [36] At the time, his 6,053 yards of total offense (3,506 rushing, 2,547 passing, and 1,321 receiving) was the most by a player in NFL history, and he had compiled the fourth-most all-purpose yards of any player (7,148). [37]
As of September 2022, Tom Brady is the oldest player in the NFL, according to NBC Sports. He turned 45 in August 2022, according to the NFL.
With Tom Brady retiring, Andrew Whitworth becomes the NFL's oldest active player. Who are the oldest players in the NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL?
Noted for the longevity of his career, he retired as the oldest tackle in NFL history and was the oldest offensive lineman to win a Super Bowl. [2] Whitworth played college football for the LSU Tigers, receiving second-team All-American honors in 2006, and was selected by the Bengals in the second round of the 2006 NFL draft.
The NFL is known for its brutal physicality and as a result shorter careers. Check out the list of the oldest active players in the NFL in 2024.