Posted on 09/21/2004 10:45:43 AM PDT by Rakkasan1
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.
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I could care less about football, but this is pretty cool.
After a lot of football,lacrosse and motorcross, at 38 I wouldn't even consider this. It's hard enough to get my boots on in the morning, never mind a bunch of 19 year olds wanting to rip my head off.
More power to him!
Why does he need to be cleared? Is there possible age discrimination here?
gooooooooo Frisby !!!
maybe the media is demaning he sign a form 180. something
they never ask for from sKerry.
They have to make sure he is academically eligible as well as making sure that he has never played pro sports before. After a 20-year career in the military that might be difficult to do.
I also agree with the other poster. ALL of the aches and pains from which I suffer today can be directly attritubed back to my young, foolish ahtletic days.....mostly shoulders, back and particularly knees.....football and basketball.
It is cool. Pops, ha! He's probably in better shape than the youngin'.
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