47-year-old California dad joins college football team in wild comeback

Nypost · Aug 15, 2026 · 447 words · By Titus Wu

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Add The California Post on Google A college football athlete whose injuries derailed his playing career during his freshman year has decided to come back onto the field and compete — at the age of 47.

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Justin Buzzard, a South Bay pastor at Garden City Church, tried out for and made the football team this year for the San Jose City College Jaguars.

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Claim 1: “Jim Winkler, head coach for the Jaguars”

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The Times of India explicitly identifies Jim Winkler as the San José City College coach in the context of Justin Buzzard's recruitment.

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Claim 2: “He now is lining up again as a defensive end, the position he played during his college experience”

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Sources conflict regarding his position. Crosswalk.com and other reports state he is a defensive end, but one web search result explicitly states he 'earns a spot as a tight end'.

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Claim 3: “Justin Buzzard, a South Bay pastor at Garden City Church, tried out for and made the football team this year for the San Jose City College Jaguars.”

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Multiple sources confirm Justin Buzzard is a pastor at Garden City Church in the South Bay and made the San Jose City College Jaguars football team.

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Claim 4: “His first game will be Aug. 29 at San Jose City College, he said.”

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While sources confirm he played in a game and mentioned redshirting in 1996, none of the provided evidence explicitly confirms the specific date of August 29 for his first game.

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Claim 5: “Buzzard said he played football all throughout high school and the first year of college.”

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The provided evidence for this specific claim consists of irrelevant search results regarding Justin Bieber. No evidence was provided to confirm or deny his high school and early college playing history.

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Claim 6: “A college football athlete whose injuries derailed his playing career during his freshman year has decided to come back onto the field and compete — at the age of 47.”

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Multiple independent web sources confirm that Justin Buzzard is a 47-year-old who returned to college football after injuries derailed his initial career during his freshman year.

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