February 15, 200917 yr No suprise that you said him lol...but you are correct. He definitely went out the right way. I believe he is top 5 all time in sacks...two NFC Championships, numerous NFC East championships and a super bowl ring. Not bad.
February 16, 200917 yr I believe he is top 5 all time in sacks...two NFC Championships, numerous NFC East championships and a super bowl ring. Not bad. Hey man...I was agreeing with you lol
February 16, 200917 yr "The Bus" for Pittsburgh is another example when getting out when the getting is good.
February 16, 200917 yr "The Bus" for Pittsburgh is another example when getting out when the getting is good. It could be argued he stuck around a year too long.
February 16, 200917 yr I guess because he was barely 30 years old. He was a bad example though... Sanders was a bad example. I agree on the rest though... Barry decided it was time for him to retire and he did. He didn't hang around and try to stay in the limelight. He retired and disappeared. I wish more players could follow his example. As for Bonds and Clemens, its hard to say they didn't "bow out" gracefully...they got caught up in steroid scandals. Granted, it was their own doing, but its a little different than other retirement situations. Those two might still be playing had all this stuff not come out...
February 16, 200917 yr Ted Williams homered in his final at bat Good call. Here's the entire list. Notables in addition to Ted Williams include Cochrane, Kubek, Rudi, Belle, and Zeile. http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats18.shtml
February 16, 200917 yr It could be argued he stuck around a year too long. He was still an important player on a Super Bowl champion. I mean, he won his only championship, in his final game, in front of his home crowd in Detroit. That's special. But you are right, he wasn't exactly at the top of his game. I believe that the greatest bow out was probably Koufax. He was still the best pitcher in the game, his arm hurt, and he left. He's stayed out of the limelight. Most of these guys retire, and then try too hard to stay in front of the cameras after their careers are done.
February 16, 200917 yr He was still an important player on a Super Bowl champion. I mean, he won his only championship, in his final game, in front of his home crowd in Detroit. That's special. But you are right, he wasn't exactly at the top of his game. I believe that the greatest bow out was probably Koufax. He was still the best pitcher in the game, his arm hurt, and he left. He's stayed out of the limelight. Most of these guys retire, and then try too hard to stay in front of the cameras after their careers are done. I'm going to have to disagree completely on Koufax. It's not like he wanted to quit. He had to.
February 16, 200917 yr I'm going to have to disagree completely on Koufax. It's not like he wanted to quit. He had to. Granted that he had to, but the title was ending it gracefully. He bowed out and has not craved the spotlight.
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