The Yankee second baseman, Jerry Coleman gave up years of baseball also. Never complained.
From Wikipedia:
“Coleman served as a Marine Corps pilot in World War II and the Korean War, flying combat missions with the VMSB-341 Torrid Turtles (WWII) and VMA-323 Death Rattlers (Korea) in both wars.”
These guys were marvelous men.
Good thing they never got to see what this country has become.