Living Legend Athletes Who Kept Balling Despite Being Old AF

Joe Niekro

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While he didn’t have the Hall of Fame career of his older brother Phil, Joe was a filthy knuckleballer himself, earning an All-Star nod and finishing second in Cy Young voting in 1979. Unlike his brother, Joe claimed a World Series title, doing so after a trade to the Twins in 1987. His next season, at age 43, was his last.

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