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[[File:Jordan Lipofsky.jpg|thumb|right|[[Michael Jordan]] in 1997 playing in the [[National Basketball Association]] after returning from a retirement of nearly two years; during that post-retirement stint, he led the [[Chicago Bulls]] to three NBA championships in three seasons.]]
In most cases, when a professional athlete announces retirement, he or she retires and then never returns to playing professional sports; however, in rare instances there are some athletes '''who came out of retirement'''. The following list shows such athletes in addition to any noteworthy achievements that they earned during their playing career after returning from retirement. It includes only professional athletes who announced retirement, were retired for at least one full season or year, and then returned to play their sport in at least one regular season contest. The list does not include players who sat out at least one full season due to injury and then returned to play without having ever officially announced retirement, nor does it include players whose careers were interrupted because of military service or incarceration. It also excludes free agents who were unable to find a team for at least a season and signed with a team at a later point without having ever officially announced retirement. Also excluded are those who continued their careers in senior tours as is the case in tennis, snooker and golf.
== American football ==
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* [[Randall Cunningham]] (1985–1995, 1997–2001)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://athlonsports.com/nfl/20-athletes-who-retired-then-unretired?amp|title=20 Great Athletes Who Unretired |website=athlonsports.com|access-date=2019-03-11}}</ref>
* [[Anthony Davis (offensive tackle, born 1989)|Anthony Davis]] (2010–14, 2016)<ref>{{cite web |title=Anthony Davis Stats |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DaviAn27.htm |website=[[Pro-Football-Reference.com]] |publisher=[[Sports Reference]] |access-date=18 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Holder |first1=Stephen |title=Insider: Pat McAfee retires; what happens now? |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/nfl/colts/2017/02/02/insider-pat-mcafee-retires-what-happens-now/97398106/ |access-date=18 January 2021 |work=[[The Indianapolis Star]] |date=February 2, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Steve DeBerg]] (1977–1993, 1998)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/falcons-sign-44-year-old-deberg/|title = Falcons Sign 44-Year-Old DeBerg|website = [[CBS News]]| date=6 July 1998 }}</ref>
* [[Kyle Emanuel]] (2015–18, 2020)<ref>{{cite web |title=Kyle Emanuel Stats |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/E/EmanKy00.htm |website=[[Pro-Football-Reference.com]] |publisher=[[Sports Reference]] |access-date=17 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Alper |first1=Josh |title=Kyle Emanuel announces retirement |url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/04/04/kyle-emanuel-announces-retirement/ |access-date=17 January 2021 |work=ProFootballTalk |date=4 April 2019}}</ref>
* [[Carl Etelman]] (1924–27, 1929)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91531209/the-boston-globe/|newspaper=[[The Boston Globe]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=October 11, 1928|title=Fitton Eleven Plays Abington}} {{Open Access}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91531404/the-boston-globe/|newspaper=[[The Boston Globe]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=October 31, 1929|title=Carl Etelman To Play For Fittons}} {{Open Access}}</ref>
* [[Russ Francis]] (1975-80, 1982-89)
* [[Rob Gronkowski]] (2010–2018, 2020–2021)<ref>{{cite news |title=Gronkowski coming out of retirement to reunite with Brady at Bucs |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-football-nfl-nep/gronkowski-coming-out-of-retirement-to-reunite-with-brady-at-bucs-idUSKCN2233A7#:~:text=(Reuters)%20%2D%20Rob%20Gronkowski%20is,the%20Buccaneers%20said%20on%20Tuesday.&text=%E2%80%9CWe've%20agreed%20to%20trade,a%20tweet%20late%20on%20Tuesday. |website=reuters.com |date = 21 April 2020|access-date=September 6, 2020 |quote=Rob Gronkowski is coming out of retirement to reunite with longtime team mate Tom Brady...}}</ref>
* [[Charles Haley]] (1986–96, 1998–99)<ref>{{cite web |title=Charles Haley Stats |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HaleCh00.htm |website=[[Pro-Football-Reference.com]] |publisher=[[Sports Reference]] |access-date=16 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=PRO FOOTBALL; Retired Haley Signed by 49ers |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/01/03/sports/pro-football-retired-haley-signed-by-49ers.html |access-date=16 January 2021 |work=[[The New York Times]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=3 January 1999}}</ref>
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*[[Martin Clarke]] (2007–2009, 2012–2014)
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* [[Yogi Berra]] (1946–1963, 1965)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Nelson |first1=Murry R. |title=American Sports: A History of Icons, Idols, and Ideas [4 volumes]: A History of Icons, Idols, and Ideas |date=2013 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-0-313-39753-0 |page=121 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tfTXAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA121 |access-date=25 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref>{{#tag:ref|Berra was a coach with the [[New York Mets]] when, in 1965, he played four games at [[catcher]].|group="notes"}}
* [[Joe Blanton]] (2004–2013, 2015–2017)<ref>{{cite web |title=Joe Blanton Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/blantjo01.shtml |website=[[Baseball-Reference.com]] |publisher=[[Sports Reference]] |access-date=19 February 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Pirates' Newly-Acquired Blanton Talks Brief Retirement |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/pirates-newly-acquired-blanton-talks-brief-retirement/ |access-date=19 February 2024 |publisher=[[CBS News]] |date=30 July 2015}}</ref>
* [[Jim Bouton]] (1962–1970, 1978)<ref>{{cite web |title=Jim Bouton Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/boutoji01.shtml |website=[[Baseball-Reference.com]] |publisher=[[Sports Reference]] |access-date=19 February 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Weber |first1=Bruce |title=Jim Bouton, Author of Tell-All Baseball Memoir
* [[Blaine Boyer]] (2005–2011, 2014–2018)<ref>{{cite web |title=Blaine Boyer Stats |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/boyerbl01.shtml |website=[[Baseball-Reference.com]] |publisher=[[Sports Reference]] |access-date=17 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Miller |first1=Phil |title=Twins reliever Boyer goes from retired to rehired |url=https://www.startribune.com/twins-reliever-boyer-goes-from-retired-to-rehired/294598451/ |access-date=17 January 2021 |work=[[Star Tribune]] |date=March 2, 2015}}</ref>
* [[Dan Brouthers]] (1879–1896, 1904)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Nemec |first1=David |title=Major League Baseball Profiles, 1871-1900, Volume 2: The Hall of Famers and Memorable Personalities Who Shaped the Game |date=1 September 2011 |publisher=U of Nebraska Press |isbn=978-0-8032-3532-8 |pages=8–9 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8BUqDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA8 |access-date=20 July 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
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* [[Jim Eisenreich]] (1982–1984, 1987–1998)<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Demak |first1=Richard |title=Fighting the Enemy Within |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1987/06/22/fighting-the-enemy-within-jim-eisenreichs-promising-major-league-career-was-derailed-by-a-mysterious-ailment-but-now-hes-working-his-way-back |access-date=18 October 2021 |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |date=June 22, 1987 |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Jim Eisenreich Stats |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/e/eisenji01.shtml |website=[[Baseball-Reference.com]] |publisher=[[Sports Reference]] |access-date=18 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Kevin Elster]] (1986–1998, 2000)<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Pearlman |first1=Jeff |title=Diving Back In After a year at poolside, Kevin Elster is making a splash in Los Angeles |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/2000/05/01/diving-back-in-after-a-year-at-poolside-kevin-elster-is-making-a-splash-in-los-angeles |access-date=14 July 2022 |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |date=May 1, 2000 |language=en-us}}</ref>
* [[Jackie Jensen]] (1950–1959, 1961)<ref>{{cite news |title=Jackie Jensen, Baseball Star Who Won M.v.p., Dies at 55 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/07/15/obituaries/jackie-jensen-baseball-star-who-won-mvp-dies-at-55.html |access-date=29 June 2020 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=15 July 1982}}</ref>▼
* [[Jimmie Foxx]] (1925–1942, 1944–1945)<ref name="siwwii" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Jimmie Foxx Stats |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/foxxji01.shtml |website=[[Baseball-Reference.com]] |publisher=[[Sports Reference]] |access-date=27 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Jerry Grote]] (1963–1978, 1981)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Nelson |first1=Curt |title=So You Think You're a Kansas City Royals Fan?: Stars, Stats, Records, and Memories for True Diehards |date=2017 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-1-68358-006-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ozGCDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT204 |access-date=24 June 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Jerry Grote Stats |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/groteje01.shtml |website=[[Baseball-Reference.com]] |publisher=[[Sports Reference]] |access-date=24 June 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Chris Hammond]] (1990–1998, 2002–2006)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Newberry |first1=Paul |title=Pitching for his kids |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-and-record-pitching-for-his-kids/149068741/ |access-date=10 June 2024 |work=[[News and Record]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=5 May 2002 |page=C6}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Chris Hammond Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hammoch01.shtml |website=[[Baseball-Reference.com]] |publisher=[[Sports Reference]] |access-date=10 June 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Emmet Heidrick]] (1898–1904, 1908)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kimberly |first1=Chuck |title=The Days of Wee Willie, Old Cy and Baseball War: Scenes from the Dawn of the Deadball Era, 1900-1903 |date=17 September 2014 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-1551-6 |page=68 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q9duBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA68 |access-date=20 July 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Babe Herman]] (1926–1937, 1945)<ref name="siwwii" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Babe Herman Stats |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hermaba01.shtml |website=[[Baseball-Reference.com]] |publisher=[[Sports Reference]] |access-date=27 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
▲* [[Jackie Jensen]] (1950–1959, 1961)<ref>{{cite news |title=Jackie Jensen, Baseball Star Who Won M.v.p., Dies at 55 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/07/15/obituaries/jackie-jensen-baseball-star-who-won-mvp-dies-at-55.html |access-date=29 June 2020 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=15 July 1982}}</ref>
* [[Gabe Kapler]] (1998–2006, 2008–2010)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Wechsler |first1=Bob |title=Day by Day in Jewish Sports History |date=2008 |publisher=KTAV Publishing House, Inc. |isbn=978-1-60280-013-7 |page=347 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aOTWUl-9LQoC&pg=PA347 |access-date=24 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Gabe Kapler Stats |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kaplega01.shtml |website=[[Baseball-Reference.com]] |publisher=[[Sports Reference]] |access-date=24 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Marc Kroon]] (1995, 1997–1998, 2004)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lewis |first1=Michael C. |title=Unlikely hero |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/104516851/unlikely-hero/ |access-date=27 June 2022 |work=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]] |date=21 August 2003 |page=B}}</ref>
* [[Hod Lisenbee]] (1937–1932, 1936, 1945)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Nowlin |first1=Bill |title=Hod Lisenbee |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Hod-Lisenbee/ |website=[[Society for American Baseball Research]] |access-date=25 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102100135/https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/hod-lisenbee/ |archive-date=2 November 2023 |language=en |quote=Lisenbee retired back to his farm for 1942 and 1943, raising crops for the United States Army, but was lured out or retirement by the Syracuse Chiefs of the International League... |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Minnie Miñoso]] (1949–1964, 1976, 1980)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/minosmi01.shtml |title=Minnie Minoso Stats |website=[[Baseball-Reference.com]] |language=en |access-date=2019-05-15}}</ref>{{#tag:ref|Miñoso had a total of ten at bats between his two comeback seasons as a publicity stunt arranged by [[Chicago White Sox]] owner [[Bill Veeck]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Gordie: The Legend of Mr. Hockey |date=2016 |publisher=Triumph Books |isbn=978-1-63319-722-0 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9H-7DAAAQBAJ&pg=PT213 |access-date=24 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref>|group="notes"}}
* [[Charley O'Leary]], (1904–1913, 1934)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lardner |first1=Ring |last2=Hilton |first2=George W. |title=The Annotated Baseball Stories of Ring W. Lardner, 1914-1919 |date=1995 |publisher=Stanford University Press |isbn=978-0-8047-2963-5 |page=130 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-ABxt2BIx88C&pg=PP146 |language=en}}</ref>{{#tag:ref|O'Leary asked into a 1934 game as a 58-year-old coach with the St. Louis Browns and singled in his sole turn at bat, later scoring a run. (The 21-year gap between his original retirement and final appearance is the widest in pro sports history.)|group="notes"}}
* [[Jim O'Rourke (baseball)|Jim O'Rourke]] (1872–1893, 1904)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Schott |first1=Tom |last2=Peters |first2=Nick |title=The Giants Encyclopedia |date=2003 |publisher=Sports Publishing LLC |isbn=978-1-58261-693-3 |page=222 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VCEFY4nqa1sC&pg=PA222 |language=en}}</ref>{{#tag:ref|In 1904, at 54 years old, [[New York Giants (baseball)|New York Giants]] manager [[John McGraw]] granted O'Rourke's request to play in a single game. He became the oldest player to play an entire MLB game.|group="notes"}}
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== Motorsports ==
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* [[Neil Bonnett]] (1974–1990, 1993–1994)
* [[Ryan Dungey]] (2006–2017,
* [[Niki Lauda]] (1971–1979, 1982–1985)
* [[Fred Lorenzen]] (1956, 1960–1967, 1970–1972)
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== Professional wrestling ==
* [[Stone Cold Steve Austin|“Stone Cold” Steve Austin]] (1989–2003, 2022)▼
* [[Bob Backlund]] (1973–1986, 1988–2001, 2007–2018)
* [[Christian Cage]] (1995–2014, 2020–present)▼
* [[Bryan Danielson]] (1999–2015, 2018–present)
▲* [[Christian Cage]] (1995–2014, 2020–present)
* [[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]] (1992–2011, 2020–present)
* [[Ric Flair]] (1972–2008, 2009–2011, 2022)
* [[Mick Foley]] (1986–2000, 2004–2012)
* [[Bill Goldberg]] (1997-2004, 2015-present)
* [[Lioness Asuka]] (1980–1989, 1994–2005)
* [[Shawn Michaels]] (1984–1998, 2002-2010, 2018)
* [[Chigusa Nagayo]] (1980–1989, 1993–2005, 2008, 2013–2016, 2024)
* [[Roddy Piper]] (1969–1999, 2003, 2005–2006, 2009–2011)
* [[Saraya Bevis|Saraya]] (2005–2017, 2022–present)
* [[
▲* [[Stone Cold Steve Austin|“Stone Cold” Steve Austin]] (1989–2003, 2022)
* [[Trish Stratus]] (2000–2006, 2018, 2019, 2022–present)
* [[Sting (wrestler)|Sting]] (1985–2016, 2020–2024)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Murray |first1=Jack |title=Video: Sting Announces Retirement; Final Match Will Be at AEW Revolution 2024 |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10093997-video-sting-announces-retirement-final-match-will-be-at-aew-revolution-2024 |website=Bleacher Report |access-date=15 September 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
== Rugby union ==
* [[Andy Goode]] (1998–2015, 2015–2016, 2020)
* [[Peter Rogers (rugby union)|Peter Rogers]] (1990–2004, 2007–2008)
== Swimming ==
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