Grandpa, 61, becomes oldest college player
Faulkner's Alan Moore (26) is congratulated by teammate Don Lee, left, after kicking an extra point during an NAIA college football game against Ave Maria University at Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Ala. (Sept. 10, 2011) Credit: AP
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- A 61-year-old Vietnam veteran and grandfather has become the oldest player ever to get in a college football game. Alan Moore kicked an extra point for NAIA Faulkner in its season-opener Saturday.
Moore wore a square-toe shoe and kicked old-school style, not soccer style -- trends that were popular when he first played college football in the late 1960s. He gave Faulkner a 25-0 lead in the second half Saturday against Ave Maria, located in southwest Florida and playing its first game ever.
Players one-third his age swarmed Moore as he jogged off the field smiling. Gray-bearded and tanned, Moore swapped high fives and fist bumps with teammates.
Moore replaces Tom Thompson as the oldest football player to get in a game, according to the College Football Hall of Fame.
