MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A 61-year-old Vietnam veteran and grandfather has become the oldest player ever to get in a college football game. Alan Moore kicked an extra point for NAIA Faulkner in its season-opener.
Moore wore a square-toe shoe and kicked old-school style, not soccer style — trends that were popular when he first played college football in the late '60s. He gave Faulkner a 25-0 lead in the second half Saturday against Ave Maria, located in southwest Florida and playing its first game ever.
Players one-third his age swarmed Moore as he jogged off the field smiling. Gray-bearded and tanned, Moore swapped high fives and fist bumps with teammates.
Moore replaces Tom Thompson as the oldest football player to get in a game, according to the College Football Hall of Fame.
