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Which athlete made you feel old when they retired?

Posted on 3/25/15 at 6:16 pm
Posted by Bench McElroy
Member since Nov 2009
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Posted on 3/25/15 at 6:16 pm
For me, it has to be Derek Jeter. He's the first really famous athlete I can remember vividly from the beginning of their career to the end. It didn't seem that long ago he was the 21 year old phenom shortstop who led the Yankees to championship glory after a long WS drought. No matter what was going on in my life or in the outside world, the one constant was Derek Jeter playing SS and hitting singles to the opposite field with his inside out swing for the Yankees. It felt surreal when he announced his retirement. He was the face of a lot of our childhood sports memories and now he's gone. So it really struck a chord with me how the years have gone by when Jeter retired.
Posted by Sellecks Moustache
NC
Member since Jun 2014
5994 posts
Posted on 3/25/15 at 6:17 pm to
Chipper.
Posted by Nonetheless
Luka doncic = goat
Member since Jan 2012
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Posted on 3/25/15 at 6:18 pm to
Jake locker
Posted by apfour21
New Orleans, LA
Member since Nov 2012
3143 posts
Posted on 3/25/15 at 6:18 pm to
Chris Borland. Feels like only yesterday he was in college.
Posted by goldenbadger08
Sorting Out MSB BS Since 2011
Member since Oct 2011
37900 posts
Posted on 3/25/15 at 6:19 pm to
Chris Borland.
Posted by oleyeller
Vols, Bitch
Member since Oct 2012
32015 posts
Posted on 3/25/15 at 6:23 pm to
griffey jr
Posted by Birdie King
Houston, TX
Member since Feb 2013
8065 posts
Posted on 3/25/15 at 6:26 pm to
Cam Cleeland
Posted by LarrytheGolfer
Glen Iris
Member since Mar 2014
2433 posts
Posted on 3/25/15 at 6:28 pm to
Cam Newton when he retires in 3 years.
Posted by dukke v
PLUTO
Member since Jul 2006
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Posted on 3/25/15 at 6:29 pm to
Babe Ruth..............
Posted by LL012697
Member since May 2013
3963 posts
Posted on 3/25/15 at 6:31 pm to
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Cam Newton when he retires in 3 years.

Must be weird feeling old at 16
Posted by saturday
Pronoun (Baw)
Member since Feb 2007
7093 posts
Posted on 3/25/15 at 6:32 pm to
Nolan Ryan
Posted by tigerfan84
Member since Dec 2003
20212 posts
Posted on 3/25/15 at 6:36 pm to
Jamarcus Russell
Posted by Sl4m
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2012
3717 posts
Posted on 3/25/15 at 6:39 pm to
Michael Jordan
Posted by TigerintheNO
New Orleans
Member since Jan 2004
41157 posts
Posted on 3/25/15 at 7:39 pm to
Posted by TigerintheNO
New Orleans
Member since Jan 2004
41157 posts
Posted on 3/25/15 at 7:42 pm to
Kevin Faulk
Posted by BluegrassBelle
RIP Hefty Lefty - 1981-2019
Member since Nov 2010
98914 posts
Posted on 3/25/15 at 7:51 pm to
Adam Dunn. It doesn't feel like it was all that long ago I was watching him as a Louisville Bat.
Posted by ballscaster
Member since Jun 2013
26861 posts
Posted on 3/25/15 at 8:03 pm to
Brady James. Graduated from WMHS a year after me.
Posted by VABuckeye
Naples, FL
Member since Dec 2007
35473 posts
Posted on 3/25/15 at 8:09 pm to
Cal
Posted by mattz1122
Member since Oct 2007
52743 posts
Posted on 3/25/15 at 8:11 pm to
Jason Kidd and Grant Hill. Watched them as rookies at The Summit as a kid when I was really getting into basketball. Both played forever, though. Most my life, actually.
Posted by tduecen
Member since Nov 2006
161244 posts
Posted on 3/25/15 at 8:27 pm to
Griffey Jr, he will always be "The Kid"
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