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Fathers and sons who have come together in sports

Professional sports are full of second- and even third-generation players, but fathers and sons don’t often get the chance to square off — or join forces. Though over the years there have been exceptions. So as Father’s Day approaches, we decided to take a look back on 13 memorable instances of MLB, NFL, NBA and NHL fathers either playing with, playing against, coaching or coaching against their sons:

Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr.
Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr.

One of only a handful of father-son duos to play in the same league at the same time, Ken Griffey Sr.