Pete Rose Says He 'Almost' Played College Football At This SEC School
by Larry Leo
January 21, 202215 Comments
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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