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Brady the latest star to leave his longtime home

By NOAH TRISTER out of retirement. The long-
AP Sports Writer time star of the Detroit Red
Tom Brady's departure from Wings returned to play at
the New England Patriots age 45 with his sons Mark
brings an end to one of and Marty in the WHA.
the NFL's most memorable In 1973-74, his first season
eras. in the WHA, Howe was
It also means fans should named league MVP and
prepare for the sight of led the Houston Aeros to
Brady in another uniform. the championship. Howe
But that's happened plenty remained in the WHA for
of times before in sports — a while and even returned
a legendary star switching to the NHL, playing for the
teams toward the end of Hartford Whalers in the
his career. Here are a few 1979-80 season.
of the most prominent ex- OTHER QBS
amples: There were some similari-
MONTANA AND RICE ties between Peyton Man-
Joe Montana was in some ning's departure from In-
ways a previous genera- dianapolis and Montana's
tion's version of Brady — an move to Kansas City. Man-
iconic quarterback who ning missed the whole 2011
was calm under pressure season for Indianapolis be-
and always seemed to cause of neck issues, and
have his team in conten- the Colts had a chance to
tion for a championship. He take Andrew Luck with the
won four Super Bowl titles top pick in the next draft.
with San Francisco, but af- Manning wasn't traded like
ter elbow problems limited Montana. He was cut, and
him for a couple seasons, he then joined the Den-
the 49ers — who had the ver Broncos and eventu-
excellent Steve Young as ally won a Super Bowl with
a replacement — traded them.
Montana to Kansas City. Brett Favre's run in Green
The Chiefs had Montana for Bay ended shortly before
two seasons and reached the 2008 season when he
the AFC title game with him was traded to the New York
once. Jets. The Packers moved
The 49ers eventually moved on with Aaron Rodgers,
on from Montana's most fa- and after one season with
mous receiving target as the Jets, Favre returned to
well. They released Jerry Green Bay's division, play-
Rice in 2001. He went on to In this Dec. 12, 1994 file photo Kansas City Chief's quarterback Joe Montana watches from the ing his final two seasons
play four more seasons, sur- sidelines during an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins. with the Minnesota Vikings.
passing 1,000 yards receiv- Assocated Press COACHING MOVES
ing twice with the Oakland Coaches and managers
Raiders. and the Avalanche won back in Milwaukee when ers with the Giants in New also develop bonds with
GO FOR A RING the Cup in 2001, and he the Braves traded him to York and San Francisco. certain organizations and
Brady's departure may re- brought it back to Boston the Brewers after the 1974 The Mets brought him back cities, but occasionally
mind Boston fans of when for a celebration at City season. Aaron played two to New York when they they end up in new spots
the Bruins said goodbye to Hall Plaza. At that point, seasons for the Brewers, traded for him in 1972. He toward the end of their ca-
Ray Bourque, but the cir- Boston was happy to cel- and although his offensive finished his career there in reers. Vince Lombardi won
cumstances were different. ebrate a surrogate cham- numbers dipped consider- 1973, hitting just .211. two Super Bowls with Green
After two decades in Bos- pionship. The Red Sox were ably, he was an All-Star in OUT OF RETIREMENT Bay, but after a season
ton without a Stanley Cup still stuck in their decades- 1975. It's not really the same as away from coaching, he
title, Bourque asked to be long drought, and Brady's Babe Ruth started his ca- Brady's situation — be- went to Washington and
traded to a contender, and first Super Bowl wasn't until reer with the Boston Red cause there were some was the coach there for
the Bruins obliged by send- months later. Sox, but he became one gap years in between — one season in 1969.
ing the star defenseman to Karl Malone was hoping for of the game's greatest but it certainly was strange Casey Stengel managed
Colorado in 2000. Bourque a triumphant ending when sluggers with the New York seeing Michael Jordan in a four teams, most notably
he signed with the Los An- Yankees. Ruth's final season Washington uniform when the New York Yankees dur-
geles Lakers in 2003 after 18 was as a member of the he began playing again ing a stretch when they
stellar seasons in Utah. But Boston Braves in 1935. Ruth in 2001. Jordan had retired won the World Series seven
he came up just short in his was a shell of his former self, after winning a sixth NBA times in 10 years. He was
quest for a title when the but he did hit the last three title with the Chicago Bulls fired after a loss in the 1960
Lakers lost to Detroit in the homers of his career in one in 1998, but he became World Series but resurfaced
2004 NBA Finals. game at Pittsburgh's Forbes president of basketball op- as the manager of the ex-
HOME RUN KINGS Field. erations in Washington and pansion Mets in 1962. Sten-
Hank Aaron spent most of For years, Willie Mays trailed eventually returned to the gel's charming wit became
his career with the Braves only Aaron and Ruth on the court to play for the Wiz- a big part of those early
— in both Milwaukee and career home run list. Mays ards for two seasons. years for the Mets, when
Atlanta. He ended up hit many of his 660 hom- Gordie Howe also came victories were rare.q