Arnold Palmer, professional golfer. The previous answer was extremely misleading as hundreds of players have gone well past 20 years.
Sacramento
The Pittsburgh Pirates (1993-2010) hold the current record for professional sports-18 straight losing seasons.
In football for an average player the average length of their career is 3-3.5 years
A professional athlete.
A paid athlete is consider a professional athlete.
GOLFERS
This is a very broad question. You might want to ask who had the longest career in NBA, MLB, MLS, NFL, and NHL ext. This will tell you who had the longest career in each sport and you will then be able to see who had the longest career or ( in your words) who played sports the longest.
No. The vast majority of high school sports players will not have a career in professional sports.
Sacramento
1st longest; 'bout 26 2nd longest; 'bout 24
94 games by the Tignish Aces.
It would be under Professional Sports.
The Pittsburgh Pirates (1993-2010) hold the current record for professional sports-18 straight losing seasons.
a professional???!!??!?!?!?
you're interested in a career as a professional sports coach, a Bachelor's degree is essential. Courses of study conducive to a career as a professional coach include physical education, sports medicine, nutrition and fitness, sports science, and sports management. Students in these programs will engage in a variety of sports, learning the game and how to coach it.
A sports manager usually manages professional or semi professional sports teams. Sometimes they manage college teams. It is a stressful, exciting career that involves travel and competition.
In football for an average player the average length of their career is 3-3.5 years