I was talking to Pete the other day about this. After a while the conversation turned to college athletes that seem like they have been in college for much longer than their 4 years of eligibility. The one athlete that came to mind for both of us was Gerry McNamara whose Syracuse signing day can be seen in this time line of the universe...
Seriously, that guy played at Syracuse forever. It's not just him though. I'm fairly certain that Tolzien, Sorgi, Stocco, and Bollinger account for every snap taken by a Wisconsin Quarterback since 1900. Does anybody have any theories on this? It's not always people I hate though, I'm sure people from other big ten schools were sweaty, sad, and nervous that Mike Hart played every single snap for 47 consecutive seasons without fumbling or losing to MSU. Remember how long Trajan Langdon player college ball? The Alaskan Assassin is so old that he lived on Pangaea when Alaska and Chappel Hill, NC were actually geographical neighbors. In the comments section please list your favorite super-super-super-duper-seniors.
Brady Morningstar
ReplyDeleteThis guy got a DUI two years ago when he was a Sophomore. He was 23 at the time. He's nine months younger than me and he is still playing college basketball. I graduated on time...in 2007. How is he still eligible. He's 25!
http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/players/brady-morningstar/60298?season=08-09
Mark Herzlich started playing for linebacker for BC in the late 90's.
ReplyDeleteAfter a while he got so bored with tackling 2* NC State and Wake Forest backs and decided it was time to to take on the challenge of a cellular disease. After successfully beating cancer onset by drinking public water in Boston he retired to Boca for a few years where he vastly improved his golf game. Herzlich finally came back to BC in the late 2000's. He will be a 5th year senior in 2017.
John Navarre
ReplyDeleteHe actually played backup QB 97 when Meech won the National Championship and has been backing up Denard this year.
Chris Weinke won the heisman trophy for FSU at age 28, the oldest player to ever win it. It was a minor league baseball career that delayed his college football start, but was believed to have alopecia when he finally graduated.
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