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Originally Posted by PATRIOTSFANINPA
There is only 1 QB I can remember that was an 'Elite' qb at 37 and that was John Elway who got even better as he got older.
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You're not entirely right, but it does get a lot tougher for these guys, even the very best, as they get older. Here's what the data show.
The average retirement age (i.e., their age at the beginning of their final season) of the 17 SB-era HOF QB's is 37.4. They started an average of 8.9 games in their final seasons with an average W/L pctg. of .528 in those two years.
Elway, of course, is the best story, putting in two of his greatest seasons and winning two SB's before retiring at the top of his game at 38! If there's a model for Tommy, that's it!!! Montana started 14 games (9--5) and had a Pass Rating of 83.6 in his final year, so that too is a good story.
The average age at which these 17 made the Pro Bowl for the last time was 34.5 (median 34.0). Moon was the oldest to make the Pro Bowl, at 41; Elway made it at 38. Aikman, Bradshaw and Starr made their last Pro Bowls at the ages of 30, 31 and 32 respectively. Montana made his last Pro Bowl at 37, as did Staubach and Young.
FYI, Moon was the oldest SB-era HOF QB to retire and did so at 42. Aikman (34), Bradshaw (35) and Namath (34) were the youngest.
The 17 SB-era, HOF QB's are: Bradshaw, Dawson, Elway, Fouts, Bob Griese, Jurgensen, Kelly, Marino, Montana, Moon, Namath, Starr, Staubach, Tarkenton, Unitas and Young.
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