Stories of geezers beating the kidlets are common
The letters to the editor section in the current issue of GeezerJock magazine includes the tale of a 52-year-old Ohio man who teamed with a younger player to win the under-25 division of a racquetball tournament. The champ, Mike Hartnett, wrote: “When the tournament director announced my name as winning the gold first place medal, he let the audience know that I was singularly older than each team I played. I don’t think I will ever have that title again, but it is mine until November 2005.”
Mike may not realize it, but most masters have stories of beating kids the age of their children (or younger). My son, 16, still can’t beat me in a sprint, for example. (So he’s given up trying. He’s a marching band geek instead.)
What’s your story?
