11.   Reggie White took it personally when St. Louis coach Mike Martz questioned his performance in his comeback season with the Carolina Panthers.

12.   The club gained immediate promotion and clinched the Bundesliga title in its comeback season, something never done by another Bundesliga club.

13.   The other three judges voted for U.S. champion Todd Eldredge, who completed a remarkable comeback season to take silver.

14.   His comeback season has been a stop-start affair this year however, with three leg muscle injuries in quick succession hampering his return to form and fitness.

15.   Seven million pound man Nigel Mansell could be set to bow out of Formula One after a disastrous start to his comeback season.