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Tim Frisby (American Football)
Timothy "Pops" Frisby, Tim Frisby (born Feb 13, 1965 in Allentown, PA) is a retired American Football Wide Receiver. Frisby is the oldest college football player ever (at age 39 and 40) to play at College Football's highest level (NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, FBS.) Tim attended high school at Central Catholic and Louis E. Dieruff High Schools in Allentown, PA. Frisby played college football at the University of South Carolina. Tim was the recipient of the 2004 Disney's Wide World of Sports Spirit Award given to college football's most inspirational player or team as well as the 2004 CBS College Football Keith Jackson Award for Excellence. Tim currently resides in Columbia, SC.

College Career
Frisby played two years, 2004-2005, as a Wide Receiver at the University of South Carolina.

Tim played for legendary hall of fame football coaches Lou Holtz and Steve Spurrier while at Carolina.

Media
As the oldest player to ever play at the highest level of college football, (NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, FBS), Tim represented the University of South Carolina and South Carolina Gamecocks Football on the national stage. Tim appeared on Late Night with David Letterman, Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC Today Show, Jane Pauley Show, ESPN's College GameDay, ESPN Cold Pizza, as well as feature articles in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Sports Illustrated, and the Sporting News. Tim was also honored at the 2004 NCAA College Football Awards and the 2004 Cingular Wireless College Football All-America Team Show.

Military Career
Tim is a 20 year veteran of the United States Army were he obtained the rank of Sergeant First Class (E-7) Senior NCO. Frisby was awarded the Ranger Tab, Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge, Expert Marksmanship Badge, German Armed Forces Badge of Marksmanship (Schutzenschnur), and various other awards and decorations. Tim was also inducted into United States Army Europe's Sergeant Morales Club. Frisby's military assignments included Fort Jackson, SC, Stuttgart, Germany, Ft. Bragg, NC, Pentagon, DC, and Vicenza, Italy.

Frisby served in support positions during the Gulf War and Kosovo Conflict.