I guess, it’s never too late…
Tom Hruby, is an active Navy Seal that has survived tours in Afghanistan, Iraq and Southeast Asia. He’s a junior at Northwestern that married with three kids and has a full-time job…oh, and he’s trying out as a walk-on at defensive end for the football team.
“I don’t feel like where I’m at today is some outstanding or amazing thing,” Hruby told the Sun-Times. “It’s just more of a challenging route . . . the way I kind of think about finding and accepting and trying to take on these challenges that most people would probably say are impossible, one, or very unlikely or just plain dumb.”
If he makes the squad, Hruby will be one of the oldest men to play Division 1 football. And for those that are wondering, yes he lives in the dorms during the week with the other guys.