48-year-old father of 3 playing college football for the first time
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What happened"Maybe I should give this a shot." | Weeks before his 48th birthday, a father of three made his college football debut. Here's why he decided to return to the field 30 years after an injury sidelined him.
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"Maybe I should give this a shot." | Weeks before his 48th birthday, a father of three made his college football debut. Here's why he decided to return to the field 30 years after an injury...