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cowboycwr
10-23-2008, 03:28 PM
Interesting read: A 73 yr old man is returning for his senior year to play college basketball.


Either this school is really good to let him play a few trash minutes or really bad and they need the publicity.



http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/8710842?MSNHPHCP&GT1=39002
atxtraveler
10-23-2008, 04:49 PM
He has the face of an 80 year old...

http://msn.foxsports.com/id/8711152_36_2.jpg
Bexar Fan
10-23-2008, 05:40 PM
They must have GREAT insurance.
Greggor25
10-23-2008, 06:05 PM
I'm 85 and was thinking of coming out of retirement to play for Baylor baseball team.
ChipOC
10-23-2008, 07:27 PM
How does he still have eligibility? Isn't it 5 to play 4?
Bexar Fan
10-24-2008, 10:13 AM
He may have dropped out to go fight WWII or something and still have eligbility left. I think a Vietnam or Korean War vet did something similar, but in football a couple years ago.

...but at 73? Whoa!
ChipOC
10-24-2008, 10:55 AM
He may have dropped out to go fight WWII or something and still have eligbility left. I think a Vietnam or Korean War vet did something similar, but in football a couple years ago.

...but at 73? Whoa!
It said he was kicked out because of a prank that he claims he didn't do. I really don't get it.
cowboycwr
10-24-2008, 11:41 AM
you have 5 years of eligibilty to play 4 but there is no time limit. If you don't become pro technically and aren't in school technically you are still eligible. That is why people can go military, baseball, etc and then come back and still have college eligibilty years later.
Bexar Fan
10-24-2008, 12:08 PM
It said he was kicked out because of a prank that he claims he didn't do. I really don't get it.
Oh....I guess I really should have read the article. :o
canuckbear
11-06-2008, 01:49 PM
I was at the Oilfield Christian Fellowship yesterday and Mike Flynt was the speaker. If you don't remember his story, he was kicked out of Sul Ross his senior year and came back to play football when he was 59 yrs old. Great story. Granted 73 and 59 are quite different.
cowboycwr
11-06-2008, 01:54 PM
I was at the Oilfield Christian Fellowship yesterday and Mike Flynt was the speaker. If you don't remember his story, he was kicked out of Sul Ross his senior year and came back to play football when he was 59 yrs old. Great story. Granted 73 and 59 are quite different.

true but football i would say is much more physically demanding on the body than basketball.
canuckbear
11-06-2008, 05:00 PM
That's a great point. For what it's worth, Mr. Flynt was a pretty in shape dude. He was a strength and conditioning coach at Nebraska and A&M.