Okay, so, I wanted to figure out who the oldest player in college football is. Sounds like a fun little project, right? First, I grabbed my laptop and fired up Google. You know, the usual starting point for these kinds of rabbit holes.
I just typed in “oldest player in college football” and hit enter. Boom! A bunch of articles popped up. Skimming through the first few, I quickly realized that there’s a difference between the oldest player currently and the oldest ever.
Oldest Player in 2024
So, for this season, it looks like a guy named Monte Harrison is the oldest dude on the field, playing for Division I. He’s 29 years old. That’s ancient in college football years! But then, I also saw that Matt Ganyard is the oldest active D1 college football player at 34 years old, and also a father of two kids. The article also mentioned that Ganyard spent 10 years in the U.S. Marine Corps.
Oldest Player Ever
Then, I dug a bit deeper to find the oldest player ever. That’s where this guy Tom Thompson comes in. The man played college football at 61 years old! Can you believe that? He even scored points in an NCAA game. Seriously, how cool is that? He played for Sul Ross State University back in 2009. And there is also a guy named Alan Moore, he became the oldest college football player in history at age 61 too!
Here’s a quick rundown of what I found:
- Oldest this season: Monte Harrison (29 years old) and Matt Ganyard (34 years old)
- Oldest ever: Tom Thompson and Alan Moore (both 61 years old)
It’s pretty wild to think about these guys playing alongside teammates who are young enough to be their kids, or even grandkids! It just goes to show that age is just a number, I guess. Anyway, that was my little adventure for the day. Hope you found it as interesting as I did!
