1.   For most this will mark the end of their playing days.

2.   His playing days looked over, but then came a comeback and last year Lumsden was ready, fighting fit to play for Oxford at Twickenham.

3.   In the twilight of his playing days he won a Second Division Championship medal with Preston North End.

4.   Savage was playing in the Bolton midfield when his playing days were cruelly cut short.

5.   SOCCER player John Groves fears a broken leg suffered last year may finally have ended his playing days.

6.   Although he has struck out only once, Brooks sometimes must feel like former big league catcher Bob Uecker during his playing days.

7.   And Aikman, who did not want to retire, now finds himself resigned to the end of his playing days.

8.   An injury ended his playing days, but his coach kept him on as a trainer.

9.   And the ones who stick it out stay loyal long after their playing days are finished.