47-Year-Old Pastor Justin Buzzard Makes College Football Team As Defensive End

A 47-Year-Old Pastor Has Officially Made a College Football Roster as Defensive End

Justin Buzzard is 47, pastors Garden City Church in the Bay Area, California, and now has a locker, pads and a jersey number at San José City College. He tried out for the Jaguars football team this summer and made the roster as a defensive end. He plays his first game Saturday, at home against College of the Redwoods. His last football game was about 30 years ago. “It is SO FUN to be playing COLLEGE FOOTBALL,” he wrote when he announced it in J…

47-Year-Old Pastor Justin Buzzard Makes College Football Team As Defensive End

When the San Jose City College Jaguars take the field for their first game of the 2026 college football season against Redwood, they’ll do so with a new face at defensive end. But Justin Buzzard is far from your average college football player. For one, Buzzard is 47 years old. That alone would be impressive, although Lycoming College’s Tom Cilio […] The post 47-Year-Old Pastor Justin Buzzard Makes College Football Team As Defensive End appeared…

What to Know About Justin Buzzard, 47-Year-Old Pastor Who Joined CFB Team as DE

They say it's never too late to follow your dreams, and a 47-year-old California pastor is proving just that.

The 47 Year Old Pastor Turned Defensive End Has Joined The "San Jose City College Jaguars" And Will Be Playing His First Football Game In 30 Years

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47-Year-Old Church Pastor Stuns Football World By Making Team As Defensive End

Justin Buzzard (Photo via Google) An inspiring comeback story involving Justin Buzzard has captured attention across the sports world. Over the years, we have come across several stories of older men trying to re-create their youth by getting back into sports. Tom Cillo, Luke Larsen, and Matt Ganyard are among the oldest individuals to play college football over the past decade. Cillo was a former construction business owner who walked on to ful…