For having the majority of the predictions correct over at Humor Bloggers Fantasy Football League, I won this guest post from Chris Cameron.
NFL player Junior Seau recently announced his retirement from pro football for the fourth time breaking Brett Favre’s record.
For now.
Retirement for pretty much anyone in a spotlight profession like sports or politics is temporary. And when they do come back sometimes it works out and sometimes it does not.
Teddy Roosevelt retired in 1909 after his second term as US President, then ran again and won in 1912. And he totally kicked ass in WWI as a ninja.
True story.
George Foreman came back to boxing after retiring and made a killing with his mini-grill while avoiding his ear being bitten off by a rabid Mike Tyson.
Michael Jordan retired from the NBA to try his hand at gambling. He returned to pro basketball and won three more titles. Jordan un-retired again and joined the Wizards at age 38.
Did you just say he had a .38?
No, this was before NBA players were allowed to have guns in the locker room. That rule has now been retired by the way. It could be revived if there is a war however.
Running as a third-party candidate in the 1992 Presidential election, Ross Perot led Bush and Clinton with 39% of the vote and November only a few months away.
Then Perot suddenly dropped out of the race, citing what later turned out to be a hoax involving damaging photos of his cross-dressing habit. He tried to come back in October but it was too late.
No matter if un-retirement works out or not, it sure is fun to watch the resulting outcome.
Chris Cameron writes for his own blog Angry Seafood as well as the home for political humor, Radioactive Liberty.
