Tom Cillo’s story is the stuff of legends. The 58-year-old powerlifter made headlines on social media when he signed an NIL deal with Lycoming College as a defensive lineman. It is not every day that you see a 50+ year old enrolling in a college football program. This begs the question: Is Tom Cillo the oldest player with an NIL deal? Facts say otherwise.

There have been other individuals who have topped Cillo on the ‘oldest CFB player’ list. At 59 years old, Mike Flynt played as a linebacker for Sul Ross State in 2007. He re-entered his alma mater and was known as the oldest NCAA collegiate football player in history at the time. And even he was one-upped by Tom Thompson , who played as a kicker for Austin in 2009. So, there have been plenty of players who have played college footba

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