He retired from the military in 1978, following 37 years of service.

He retired from the army in 2001 following a 39-year long career.

He called games for 41 years before retiring following the 2002 season.

Richard failed to win another race, and retired following the 1992 season.

She retired from international competition at age 25, following the very successful 1976 season.

He retired from the council in 1936, following 47 years of membership.

He retired following the 1994-95 season after his oldest son was born.

After several more years in the minors, he retired following the 1908 season.

He retired from football at the age of 31 following his son's illness.

Brown retired from wrestling after a 33 year career in 1996, following a heart attack.

Saal retired following the 2005 season to be closer to his family and spend more time with his daughter.

He retired following his return from Hawaii in 1986.

He retired following the 1960 World Cup.

In 2004, at the age of 34, Redondo retired from professional football following yet another knee injury.

He retired following the 2004-05 season after spending eight years in the minor leagues.

She reaffirmed her decision to retire immediately following her win, calling it "the right moment to stop... the perfect ending."

Ruiz retired following the loss to Haye after an 18 year boxing career.

Corcoran had contemplated retiring again following the 2005 final, however, he decided to stay on for one more season.

He retired following his release from Detroit on March 2, 2007.

He retired following the 2008 season to become Toronto's head of scouting.