Paul McCartney (b. 1942)
Filed under the name Paul · October 10, 2026
Paul McCartney was part of the greatest 'team' in music history and then had to go build an entirely separate, celebrated solo career afterward, which honestly is its own kind of comeback story — plenty of great players never figure out how to be great again once the team that made them famous breaks up. He's done it for decades now, and alongside all that music, he's kept up serious, sustained support for animal welfare and environmental causes, not just a headline-grabbing gesture but real, long-running commitment. I coach kids, and one thing I always try to teach is that your value isn't only what you did on the biggest stage of your life, it's whether you kept contributing after that stage changed on you. McCartney kept contributing, in his art and in his causes, well past the moment when he could have coasted on Beatles nostalgia alone. That's the kind of longevity I try to get my players to actually understand and respect.