# New hero for middle-aged men

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-hero-for-middle-aged-men/261747>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 27, 2004, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-hero-for-middle-aged-men/261747 "2004-08-27T05:02:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![furt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/439d5e/32.png) [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2004, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-hero-for-middle-aged-men/261747/1 "2004-08-27T05:02:28Z")

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> He is a father of six and an Army veteran who served in the Gulf War and the Kosovo conflict. He is an Airborne Ranger who jumped out of airplanes and rappelled from helicopters. He is a fitness enthusiast who worked out in a makeshift weight room in Kuwait.
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> And for the past four weeks, Frisby has been a walk-on receiver on USC’s football team. Frisby’s next goal is to run onto the field at Williams-Brice Stadium this fall and become the only 39-year-old in the country playing major-college football.

[http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/sports/colleges/university\_of\_south\_carolina/8458680.htm](http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/sports/colleges/university_of_south_carolina/8458680.htm)

That story was from April… it looks like he’s made the team.

[http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/myrtlebeachonline/sports/9438519.htm](http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/myrtlebeachonline/sports/9438519.htm)  
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