26 athletes who competed into their 40s

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Tom Brady played 23 seasons in the NFL before announcing his official retirement (for a second time) at age 45. But he's no where near the oldest professional athlete to ever compete. Here's a look.

Stacker took a dive into greatness by curating a list of 26 ageless athletes who competed well into their 40s, drawing on sites including Stathead and Olympedia.

Babe Didrikson Zaharias Satchel Paige George Blanda Gordie Howe Pete Rose Nolan Ryan Robert Parish George Foreman Warren Moon Rickey Henderson Jerry Rice Jack Nicklaus Martina Navratilova Morten Andersen Dikembe Mutombo Randy Johnson Chris Chelios Dara Torres Jamie Moyer Oksana Chusovitina Venus Williams Tom Brady Tiger Woods Jaromír Jágr Phil Mickelson Serena Williams Tags Respond: Write a letter to the editor | Write a guest...

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Tampa Bay has already come out and said they plan to replace Brady with a Black female LGBTQ QB.

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