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Post by Tricky_Falcon »

There's still hope for all you 39-year-olds wishing to play college football.


http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=1885578


COLUMBIA, S.C. -- South Carolina coach Lou Holtz wants to give "Pops" a chance. He's waiting on the NCAA to agree.

Holtz said Monday 39-year-old walk-on receiver Tim Frisby, nicknamed "Pops," will get to play for South Carolina this season once his eligibility is approved by the NCAA Clearinghouse.


South Carolina athletic spokesman Kerry Tharp said the review of Frisby's academic work is standard and the school expects no problems.


Frisby recently retired from the U.S. Army, where he was a Ranger-qualified military man with the 82nd Airborne. He served in Desert Storm and during the Kosovo conflict. He joined the Gamecocks during winter workouts and was invited back with the club after fall camp.


Frisby got to dress with the team for the Georgia game on Sept. 11 but did not play.


Tharp said there was no clearinghouse when Frisby finished playing at Allentown Catholic High in the mid-1980s.


"There wasn't even college boards when he graduated," the 67-year-old Holtz quipped. "He's back in my era. College boards, I thought that was back at the carpenter shop."
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I've heard of "old" players making a play or two in the lower divisions, but not 1A. Although given his army background, he likely is in much better shape than the average 39 year old. I'm sure if he gets a TD it will be all over ESPN. What is the record for the oldest 1A player to score a TD?
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NWLB wrote:What is the record for the oldest 1A player to score a TD?
I'll bet Wasean Tait is on the list. :)
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Schadenfreude wrote:
NWLB wrote:What is the record for the oldest 1A player to score a TD?
I'll bet Wasean Tait is on the list. :)
*laugh* VERY NICE! I think Wasean is each of the top 10, and only because Acie Earl played basketball.
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Schadenfreude wrote:
NWLB wrote:What is the record for the oldest 1A player to score a TD?
I'll bet Wasean Tait is on the list. :)
Damn SF that was funny... :lol:
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