Old Man Flynt

So this article caught my eye the other day.http://www.ncaafootball.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=37&url_subchannel_id=&url_article_id=10011&change_well_id=2. The article is about a man named Mike Flynt. He is a 59 year old man with a 19 year old heart. He used to play on the Sul Rose State footbal team, but was kicked out of the school before the 1971 season because of fighting. He now, some 36 years later is playing on the team that he was once kicked off of. He has not just been getting old, he has been keeping in shape, due to the fact that he has been a weight lifting coach. Plus, has also invented his own weight lifting equiptment. The equipment is called the PowerBase.http://www.powerbasefitness.com/index.htm. He has not played in the last couple of games due to his shoulder and leg problems. He did suited up last week but again did not play. The fans even pulled out the whole "Rudy" thing and started to chant, "we want Flynt." Even after the chants the coach still didn't put in Flynt. He is scheduled to play this weekend.

This story i find expecially interesting. Me playing football in High School, i already miss football and would almost give anything to play again. I'm sure that anyone that plays a sport for period of time feels this way about that sport. I just think it is so cool that this guy got to put on those pads one more time. It really does show hope to everyone who wants to do what they love, that its never to late to pursue what makes you happy. So i say let the old man play. He knows what he's getting into and i'm sure he is loving every moment of it.