publication date: Thursday, September 19, 2013 (part of Fall 2013)

category: Sports

clue: Lymphoma couldn't keep this Pittsburgh champ's career on ice.

explanation: Lemieux, who played hockey for the Pittsburgh Penguins, retired for treatment and later returned. more…

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, Mike Rothstein, and Steve Dunn

The Unretired: Ok, fine, call it a comeback. These five celebrities couldn't stay away from the work they love. (Some have even been goos already and are coming back for more.)

Similar Goos

Joaquin Phoenix

After iconic roles as Johnny Cash and Emperor Commodus, he "retired" to pursue a rap career, and soon announced it was just a hoax. Go »

Richard Nixon

He retired and told the press they wouldn't have him to kick around any more, then went on to become the nation's most disgraced president. Go »

Jay-Z

This Brooklyn rapper faded to black, and later found his kingdom come. Go »

Audrey Hepburn

The man who never said never again coaxed her out of retirement to play his famous lover in a famous forest. Go »

Brandon Ghee

This cornerback's zone coverage is as smooth as butter. Go »

Fred Williamson

He got hammered in his only Super Bowl game, but went on to play roles in M*A*S*H and Starsky & Hutch. Go »