Watch 55 Year-Old Man Carry Ball For South Carolina St. In Division I Game

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Meet Joe Thomas Sr., who just became the first 55 year-old man to carry the football in a Division I game. Per SB Nation...

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Thomas was raised in Blackville, South Carolina, a small town about 40 minutes from Orangeburg, where South Carolina State’s campus is located. Throughout his childhood, Thomas was partially deaf, but a doctor helped him clear his ears when he was 17. During his junior and senior seasons at Blackville High School, he was a star defensive lineman and a promising running back. But he did not get the opportunity to play college football.

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He's been practicing with the South Carolina State team for four years, and on senior day he got his shot...

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Awesome.