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5 MORE GOLDEN OLDIES

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JACK NICKLAUS 1986 MASTERS:

The Golden Bear won his 18th and final Major at the age of 46. It came six years after his 17th Major and 24 years after his first.

MUHAMMAD ALI:

The Greatest beat George Foreman in the Rumble in the Jungle aged 32 to win the world heavyweigh­t crown for a second time and won it for a third time against Leon Spinks at 36.

SIR STEVE REDGRAVE:

The rowing legend won his fifth consecutiv­e Olympic gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Games aged 38

SIR STANLEY MATTHEWS:

The former Blackpool and Stoke star played in the old First Division until he was 50 and played for England at the age of 42.

GEORGE BLANDA:

NFL quarterbac­k and kicker who played 26 seasons as a pro and retired at 48. His career spanned four different decades, starting in 1949 and finishing in 1975.

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