LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — An 89-year-old former Kansas football player has gained fresh fame after making a touchdown run during an alumni scrimmage.

Bryan Sperry was all grins Saturday as he jogged toward the end zone, playing in the scrimmage before Kansas’ annual spring football game. His decades-younger opponents intentionally missed repeated tackles before congratulating him.

Sperry described the experience as “fun,” adding that he didn’t know whether he could run.

The Kansas City Star reports that Sperry was 17 years old when he first left home to play football at Kansas State. After serving in World War II, he had a brief stint playing at a university in England. He finished out his playing days at Kansas before spending decades as a high school football coach and math instructor at Pittsburg State.