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The first that popped into my mind was Jim Morris (baseball pitcher made famous by the movie "The Rookie"). He didn't have his MLB debut until he was 35.
Well, if you're talking about major league type athletic debut, there were a number of black baseball players who didn't "debut" until after age 30 due to segregation of the sport.
Greg Rallo debuted in the NHL at age 30 as center for the Florida Panthers.
I really gotta believe that in the long history of baseball with the thousands that have had at least one at bat in the majors that there have been quite a number that didn't do so until after age 30.
Of course, few have had the success that Jim Morris did.
Like JohnBiggs, the only one I can come up with came from overseas.
Bobby Howfield was a rookie in the AFL at age 31, kicking 3 seasons for the Denver Broncos from 1968 to 1970. He was traded straight up for Jim Turner and kicked for the NY Jets for 3 more seasons. He previously was on a few English soccer clubs for over a decade.
Rich Gannon was in his mid-20s when he first saw playing time for the Vikings.
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