Steve Young
Steve Young is notable for his ability to successfully fill Joe Montana’s illustrious shoes. Unfortunately, his Hall of Fame career was littered with concussions: prior to 1999, he had seven confirmed head injuries.
That year, he suffered his eighth head injury, and after all of this, Steve Young decided to end his career for his own safety. In our opinion, this is a wise decision.
Cam Neely
Prior to his retirement in 1996, Cam Neely was able to play in all 13 seasons of his NHL career. Fans wished for a longer career, but to be honest, it was several seasons longer than it should have been in the first place.
After suffering a devastating knee injury in Game 3 of the Wales Conference Finals, Neely tried to reclaim his form after the fact, but he only played in 162 games in the final five years of his NHL career, and he was never quite as good as he had been before.