The 10 Most Anticlimactic Career Endings

Brett Favre leaving an incredible career behind for—uh—greener pastures isn´t anything new. Here are 10 other athletes who traded a legendary legacy for a brief stint in an ill-fitting uniform.

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Ray Bourque
Legend With: Boston Bruins (1979–2000)
Retired With: Colorado Avalanche (2000–2001)
Look up the Boston Bruins during Bourque´s tenure, and you´ll find exactly zero Stanley Cups-but Bourque, one of the NHL´s all-time greatest defensemen, was the franchise. Desperately seeking a Cup before retirement and seeing none in Boston´s future, Bourque finagled a trade to the Avalanche (who were a favorite to win regardless), and got his consolation ring while thousands of Boston fans cried in their beers.

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