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Pete Rose Says He 'Almost' Played College Football At This SEC School
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Rob Leifheit-USA TODAY Sports
During his appearance on the Talking to Titans podcast, baseball legend Pete Rose revealed that he was recruited to play football at Tennessee...
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“Back in the 40s, 50s, and 60s, that’s all we had to do was sports,” Rose said. “We didn’t have the iPads. We didn’t have the computers. We didn’t have the iPhones. We didn’t have none of that stuff. So, we had sports. I was a three-sport player. To be honest with you, I was a much better football player than I was a baseball player. That was because of my dad. If I had been a good student, and I was one of those students that did good enough to stay eligible, if you know what I mean. If I had been a good enough student, I would’ve went to college and played football. I almost went to the University of Tennessee. I flew down there for a recruiting trip one time, and I just didn’t dig school. I made out okay.”
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Cool what position? Nose tackle ? He looks like he was always kinda fattttttt
Reply•4 months
We didn’t have the iPhones. Love it Pete.
For someone who grew up in the 70s and 80s, it didn’t get much bigger than Pete Rose. It’s a shame the way his managing career ended, and the hall of fame snub.
Reply•4 months
Three grammatical errors in that quote. No wonder he didn't do 'good' in school.
Reply•4 months
He struggled in school which is why he only played one year of football, his freshman year. you decide if that means he was better in baseball. He only batter=d 600 or so in HS baseball. I think he must have taken one too many fastballs in the head.
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100He rolled the dice on baseball at young age, and again placed some more bets on baseball an older age.
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