Brett Favre’s latest retirement lasted all of three weeks.
The three-time MVP and former Green Bay stalwart and New York Jets rental has done an about-face for the second time in as many years and will play for the Vikings this season. But he’s not the only player to retire and return, reretire, then unretire.
Roger Clemens retired from the Yankees after surpassing 300 wins in 2003, but he returned, to the Astros, the next season. Then after waffling over another retirement, he signed with the Yankees for one season in 2007.
George Foreman retired in 1977 after he lost a 12-round decision to Jimmy Young in blistering Puerto Rican heat. But 10 years later, at age 38, he shocked the boxing world by returning, eventually regaining the world title by beating Michael Moorer. Foreman retired again in 1997 after a loss to Shannon Briggs.
Michael Jordan retired from the Chicago Bulls in 1993, seemingly at the peak of his powers. He played minor-league baseball in 1994, but jumped back to the NBA in 1995, again with the Bulls and in time for three more titles. He retired, again, in 1998, but returned to play for Washington for two more seasons before finally, fully calling it quits.
Lance Armstrong, after winning his seventh Tour de France in 2005, retired from cycling, only to return this year to the road and mountain tours. He notched a third-place finish at the Tour and then unseated six-time champ Dave Wiens in the Leadville Trail 100 last weekend.
Denver Post staff & wire services
