south carolina state's joe thomas sr. made history yesterday by appearing in his first ever collegiate football game at 55 years old. he's believed to be the oldest college football player to ever see playing time in a game. a chance to take the field on the college state had been joe thomas sr.'s dream for a while now and in the closing minutes of south carolina state's game against savannah state, his dream came true. >> i felt young. i know i'm 55. >> he needs a couple aspirin this morning. tom took a hand-off. he gained three yards. his team won, 32-0 over the tigers. very cool. >>> today nc 4 is working for you in the community to make sure you have a warm thanksgiving meal. >> once again we're teaming up georgetown university hospital. we want to feed more than 4,000 families here at home. to help out, you can stop by our storm ranger truck at the redskins game. head over to gate h where we'll collect any canned or boxed good items you have. you can drop them off all day tomorrow. >>> all right. time right now, 10:2

you heard him, history in the making with the three yard gain, joe thomas sr. fulfilled his dream saturday. joe sr. took the field in a 32-0 victory on senior day as the oldest walk on running back. that played and that is the son of his is the star linebacker for the green bay packers. >>> 11th ironman in arizona started at 7:00 in the morning. we should hurry and finish. athletes are finishing late this evening. >> courtney griffin was there as the swim we weres were sent into the water. dedication, motivation, and encouragement is what helped get these athletes ready to race in the iron man triathlon. >> the normal prerace nerves. just trying to relax and stay calm and that is it. >> reporter: this is max cam's first ironman. we asked him about how he trained for it as he was suiting up. >> i started training at the beginning of the i've done a couple of races. >> reporter: he is one of 3,000 races swimming 2.4 miles, biking 112 miles and running 26.2 miles. all of these athletes have until midnight to cross the finish line if they want to be called an iron m

joe thomas sr. is not your typical college student. >> going to work every day, coming to class five days a week, it's very tough. >> reporter: the 55-year-old at south carolina state university is now believed to be the oldest player ever in division one football. so what's your secret? >> just eating and working out. >> reporter: near the end of the first quarter sense savannah state thomas took this handoff for a yard sticks could not fully measure the impact of this carry. >> he wanted it a bunch. he's been wanting it for years. the guy comes in my office and says i want to play. >> reporter: thomas played ball in high school but a speech impediment made him think college wasn't for him. decades later after the economy tanked and his construction business crumbled, he needed a new start. >> i needed a college education. >> reporter: majoring in engineering, he started practicing with the same squad where his son, current green bay packer joe just a few years ago. >> at first everybody took it as

joe thomas sr. he's 55 years old. the south carolina state bulldogs put him in near the end of their game yesterday making him the oldest division one player of all time. thomas gained a total of three yards. he said after scouting for the bulldogs for four years, the team made his dream of taking the field come true. thomas' son plays linebacker for the green bay packers. guess you can say in his case the tree -- rather the apple does not fall far from the tree. >>> coming up, comparing eagles qb carson wentz to his mother. >> getting tired here. >> players say they're not going to have any trouble hearing the play calls inside seattle's noisy stadium. we'll show you what the eagles have been doing to prep for today's game. >>> we want to take you back to this live picture of the philadelphia marathon. the first of the elite runners about to cross the finish line, and break that banner right there. let's watch it as it's happening. here we go. unofficial time about 2 hours 16 minutes. the runners took off at 7:00 her

you can't tell because he's got the helmet, but under that is 55-year-old joe thomas sr. he's a running back for south carolina state. he enrolled with his son who also played football. thomas is believed to be the oldest division i football peeld. it was a dream 36 years in the making. >> follow your dream. it's all about you. a lot of people don't follow up on it. i didn't pay that any attention. >> look what happened on saturday. he carried the ball three yards in a play against savannah state on senior day. goes to show you when you think it's all downhill. >> i love the fact that the >> a big night for pop music at the 2016 american music awards. selena gomez won the favorite pop rock female artist. amas was also her return to the spotlight after revealing in 2015 she's battling lupus. other winners include justin bieber, ama artist of the year to ariana grande, and another win for bieber. hisong "sorry" was named song of the year. >> this there's a sandals scandal and it involves these flip-flops. some say they're gold and white, others say blue and gold, even black

with a three-yard game, south carolina running back joe thomas sr. he oldest nfl football player ever. his son joe plays for the packers now. there you see dad being carried off the field by his much, much younger teammates. he said it was the happiest day of his life. he was a walkon there at south carolina state. >> he went back to get another degree. >> yep. >> so you're saying there's a chance for guys like you and me. >> i had speed strength and intelligence. >> speaking of football, stanford took on cal, tieing a record with their seventh straight victory. wildcats ran for a big game in school come join us this season,orld at the all new festival of holidays event... ...including the new world of color season of light show... now at the disneyland resort. ♪ ♪ ♪ all the care your family needs. all connected for you. >>> the 119th vrgs of the big game started out to be a close game. on the bears first play from scrimmage, david webb, nothing but green grass. two touchdown, 7-0, cal. however, unsport man like conduct. two play drive with a 16 yard

meet 55-year-old joe thomas sr. he is number 42 on your screen.unning back for south carolina state. now, thomas enrolled at south carolina state with his son who also played football. thomas is believed to be the oldest division one football player to ever take the field. he says it was a dream 36 years in the making. >> just follow your dream. do what you need to do. it's all about you when you're trying to do what you need to do. a lot of people look to other people and don't follow up on it. i didn't pay that any attention. >> it happened on saturday afternoon. thomas carried the ball three yards on a play in the first quarter. thomas later told reporters it was the happiest kay of his life and accomplishments prove that age is really just a number. you can each see the members of the opposing team congratulating him, giving him high-fives. >>> a dramatic rescue was caught on camera in georgia, it started when a wheelchair bound 70-year-old man called 911. >> there's a fire in my bedroom. >> okay. how many people are in the house? >> i need so

he walked on the team when his son who is now on was on the team and joe thomas sr. -- he got a touch. >> rick: give me some shoulder pads if he can do it. >> adam: a senior walk-on indeed. that will just about do it for us. thank you for watching "the jeep post game show." here is a look at what's coming up tonight on cbs. it's the home depot s.e.c. on cbs friday at 2:30 eastern, arkansas visiting missouri and next saturday the iron bowl. number 15 auburn. number one alabama. with the cbs college football special presented by jeep followed by "autotrader college football today." the nfl on cbs kicks off tomorrow with double header action. most will see the ravens and cowboys. then the eagles and seahawks. it gets started at noon eastern with "the nfl today." closed captioning provided welcome to our c-b-s 5 viewers.. who just finished watching the missouri/tenne ssee game. pre-paying for a funeral... is supposed to take the burden off of.. surviving family members. but what happens when the with... goes out of business after you paid? it happened to a mesa woman, who reached out to 3

. >> joe thomas sr. made history by appearing in his first ever collegiate football game, 55 years old. he's the oldest to ever be seen playing the game. it has been his dream for a while now. in the closing minutes of south carolina's game against savannah state the game came true. >> felt like 20 years old. i'm the oldest guy to play college football. >> well, thomas took a hand-off and only gained three yards in a 32-0 victory against the tigers. >> yeah, but he got in the game. >> he did, and they won. >> i know. awesome. >> nice. >> very inspiring. we do have much more ahead for you on "news today." >> that includes an hour-by-hour look at your fast with "storm team 4" meteorologist tom kierein. wind. we'll be back in a minute. it's 6:57. afoot and light-hearted i take to the open road. healthy, free, the world before me, the north and the south are mine. all seems beautiful to me. what you gone do? lift up your head and keep moving or let the paranoia haunt you? i keep my heart undone >>> oh, yeah.

. >>> joe thomas sr. got into a game for the first time. why is the newsworthy? because he's 55 years old. that made thomas the oldest person to ever place in a division i football game. his son is now with the green bay packers. after the game, the old guys' teammates carried him off the field. he for mine where you one yard. it's never too late. >> that's awesome. >>> the latest on the first big winter storm. dylan is here with more. >> some areas in the upper mid wet got hit heart. take a look at what is going on back through western northern. this is in sinclairville, just south-southwest of buffalo. but four inches of no, but start in an instant. when they come down, they can conduct down hard. it's all because of the cold air crossing over the still very, very much unfrozen lakes. the lakes still really warm right now. winds are also very gusty, so even in areas up and down the east coast, we're still looking at very chilly windchills. here's >>> and that's your latest forecast. >>> thanks a lot. >>> stick around for the highs and lows of the week, includin

joe thomas sr. is not your typical college student. >> going to work every day and coming to class five days a week. it's very tough. >> reporter: the 55-year-old is now believed to be the oldest player ever in division i football. so what's your secret? >> just eating and working out. handoff for a three-yard gain, a yardstick not fully measure. how badly did he want this shot? >> he's been bothering me for years. the guy comes in my office and says i want to play. >> reporter: thomas played ball in high school but a speech impediment made him think college wasn't for him. decades later after the economy tanked and the construction business crumbled, he needed a new start. >> i needed a college education. practicing with the same squad where his son, current green bay packer joe thomas jr., had played just a few years ago. >> at first everybody took it as a little joke, but after a while when he actually was out there working with us, come in the weight room and we do the conditioning, we accept hi

he walked on the team when his son who is now on the was on the team and joe thomas sr. -- he got a touch. >> rick: give me some shoulder pads if he can do it. >> adam: a senior walk-on indeed. that will just about do it for us. thank you for watching "the jeep post game show." here is a look at what's coming up tonight on cbs. it's the home depot s.e.c. on cbs friday at 2:30 eastern, arkansas visiting missouri and next saturday the iron bowl. number 15 auburn. number one alabama. with the cbs college football special presented by jeep followed by "autotrader college football today." the nfl on cbs kicks off tomorrow with double header action. most will see the ravens and cowboys. then the eagles and seahawks. it gets started at noon eastern with "the nfl today." closed captioning provided >> there you have it, the first winter storm of the season here. high wind and chilly temperatures. cleveland 19 news has you covered. our weather team giving you continuous updates on the air and on the first alert app. the storm chaser is out on the roads where it is snowing the hardest. let's send it

who says your >> alcides: who says your age south carolina state running back joe thomas sr. became the oldest player to play in a division i game. thomas is the father of green bay packers linebacker joe thomas jur. after the game he said no never give up on your dreams and keep driving forward and don't listen to other people that say you can't do it. >>> army national guard soldiers are back home this morning after being deployed to the middle east. we have more on a tearful homecoming just in time for the hol holidays. [ music ] >> reporter: loved ones wipe away tears as the long wait finally comes to a happy ending. after nearly a year serving in the middle east. >> my heart stopped. like, i just needed to find my husband. it's been so long. >> he has hissed him so much, so hard. >> the first kiss and for some the very first time they wrap their babies in their arms. a welcome back for more than 150 army national guard soldiers after a successful deployment in kosovo, hundreds of life-saving missions complete, over a nine-month deployment and now they're home just in time

with a 3-yard gain on saturday, joe thomas sr. became the older player to ever play in a thomas is the father of green backpacker linebacker joe thomas jr. the 55-year-old walk-on got to carry apparently -- appropriately on senior day. after the game thomas said to never give up on your dreams, keep driving forward and don't listen to the other people who say you can't do it. what an inspiration! 55-year-old is playing d-1 football. that's great stuff right there, son plays in the nfl and dad plays in college. cool stuff. a lot of people in my family, my dad and brother play football on thanksgiving in the morning. >> alcides: i used to do that all the time. we called it thanksgiving bowl. >> lindsay: a lot of people do. it would be nice to move this weather to thanksgiving. kind of festive by now. by thanksgiving we will warm it up. >> alcides: i'm very happy. 52, and i just saw the degrees. clear and still dropping and tomorrow morning even colder. we have changes this week. the colder ones. we have the strong cold front we were

carolina state running back became player in a division 1 college football game. 55-year-old joe thomas, sr. entered the game in the first quarter saturday and gained three yards on his first carry. he ended the game with four carries, but his teammates awarded him the game ball anyway. >>i couldn't explain it, to be honest with you. the happiest day of my life is today. something i've always wanted to >>he was carried off the field by his teammates after south carolina state won the game. he had been working out with the team but hadn't seen any playing time before this. i mean, this brings a little wisdom and age, it's good thing to have on the field. >>but minus one running. >>you're heartless. >>just tell it like it is. he's too old, fine. keep it right listerine? kills 99% of bad breath germs. this is 100% useful for a 100% fresh mouth. just ask listerine? users. the very people we studied in the study of bold. people who are statistically more likely to stand up to a bully. do a yoga handstand. and be in a magician's act. listerine? kills 99% of bad breath germs so you can feel 100% i

what the three yard gain south carolina state running back joe thomas sr. came the oldest division one football player ever. his son joe thomas jr. used to play for the school he is with the packers now. here is his dad being carried off the field by his much younger teammates after they beat savannah state 32-0 last night. they presented him with a game ball after the game. >>> still to come here on abc 7 mornings, an all out dual, the cast of "hamilton" and the president elect after one of the actors delivers a special message to vice president elect mike pence. what mr. trump tweeted this morning about the incident. >>> also facebook ceo mark juk berg has a new pledge to stop the spread of fake news on his social networking site. >>> and taking a look outside, this is the view from our sfo camera. they are having some delays there. on average about 44 minutes because of all those low clouds hanging there. lisa will be along shortly with an accuweather forecast where you live. imagine if the things you bought every day earned you miles to get to the places

. >>> joe thomas sr. got into a game for the first time. why is the newsworthy? because he's 55 years old. that made thomas the oldest person to ever place in a division i football game. his son is now with the green bay packers. after the game, the old guys' teammates carried him off the field. he ended up with four carries for m >> that's awesome. >>> the latest on the first big winter storm. dylan is here with more. >> some areas in the upper mid wet got hit heart. take a look at what is goinggh . this is in sinclairville, new york. four inches of snow on the ground right now. as you know, lake-effect snow instant. when they come down, they come down hard. it's all because of the cold air crossing over the still very, very much unfrozen lakes. the lakes still very warm. that helps trigger this lake-effect snow this is what we're going to see through the day today. winds are also very gusty. even up and down the east coast, we're not looking aet snow but windchills with highs today making it feel like it's only in the 30s. here's what we can see. with snow. tha

joe thomas, sr. made history as the oldest player ever to play carolina state on saturday. in their game against savannah state. he was wearing number 42. see him there hoisted on the shoulders of his teammates. apparently athleticism runs in the family. his son joe thomas jr. who is 45 years old. just kidding. that's not possibl he's a linebacker for the green bay packers. >> didn't he say he was a little worried about his dad going in the game? >> yeah. 55 and still going strong. >> how about that huh? >> a lot of pressure on the offensive line if he were to get hurt. thankfully that didn't happen. >> a lot of pressure on your. this is your busy time. so much going on in the weather world. >> we have been on auto pilot for a month. starting you off with this. who doesn't love a rocket launch? >> i don't. >> pipe down. >> you asked the question. >> party pooper. look at that. light that candle. shoot that weather satellite up into orbit. going to have four times the resolution and five times the speed. this will give us amazing eyes to the sky. there you see the final sepa

joe thomas sr. has made history as the oldest person to play in division one football game. nebacker joe thomas jr. took the field in the first quarter of saturday's senior day win over savannah state, where he took the handoff and ran for a gain of three yards. thomas finished the day with four carries and a total of minus one rushing yard. another sight to see on the collegiate grid iron from saturday, boise state's team retrieving labrador was responsible for fetching the team's tee and returning it to the sidelines. that's a good doggy. >>> nally, it's always important to look both ways, even when navigating an nfl field. ask fox sound engineer bernie who ran into trouble yesterday between the cardinals and vikings, colliding with minnesota players as they ran out of the tunnel on to the field. it looked bad. but he had a couple scratches and broken set of specks. he was able to work the rest of the game. you see his smile there, alex. tough guy. he's a tough guy. >> can you imagine being mowed over by a bunch of nfl players? no, thank you. >>> we're following breaking ne

. >>> joe thomas sr. giving new meaning to senior day at south carolina state.ied the ball four times and becoming the oldest person to ever play in a division 1 game. usually kids follow in the footsteps of their parents, but he is following in his son's footballs. father of joe thomas jr. for inspiration be sure to tune in to "new day" in the 8:00 hour as we'll interview joe thomas. >>> tonight, alisyn, the raiders and texans play in mexico city. a monday night football game outside the u.s. for the first time in league history. >> exciting, coy. thank you very much. for the 8:00 plug. >>> meanwhile, donnell trump unleashing, again, on twitter targeting the cast of "hamilton" and "saturday night live." what does this mean for the next four years? that's next. when heartburn hits, fight back fast with tums smoothies. it starts dissolving the instant it touches your tongue. and neutralizes stomach acid at the source. ♪ tum -tum -tum -tum smoothies! only from tums ...stop clicking around...travel sites to find a better price... the lowest prices on our hotels are

so what was joe thomas sr. to hit the field? we're going to ask him next.pbell's tomato soup and grilled cheese. (more popping) go together like being late and being grounded. made for real, real life.™ >>> so you see the south carolina state football game? nice little play, counterplay. >> what makes this special? >> don't you wish you could do that? they're too young, they're too strong. that guy who just ran the ball, the number on him is 42. should be 55. you know why? that's his age! that's joe thomas. he may be the oldest man to ever play division i ball. he is doing it great. his son joe thomas jr. is a linebacker on the packers. but here is the real deal, the senior member of the family, with us right now. joe thomas. how did it feel for you to get that ball on your belly once again just like in high school and take to the line at our age? >> it felt good. and very excited. a little nervous at first. but once i touched the ball, i fell back to old high school days. >> and, joe, you always -- >> brought back memories. >> -- college football right? so

. >> 55-year-old joe thomas sr. enrolled in 2012 with his son joe thomas jr. and practiced as a scout player. he stayed on with the hope of finding his way into a game. if the first quarter yesterday thomas took a handoff to gain 3 yards for the first carry of his career and the oldest plan to ever play ncaa division i college football. thomas says it was a dream come true. >> i've been waiting on this dream for 36 years or better. thank god it happened today. i felt about 20 years old. i know i'm 55. >> mr. thomas, if i play football like you at 55 i'll have made it. sc state beat savannah state. thomas' son played linebacker. >> look how excited he is. made him feel 20 again. >>> the semifinal stage is set for 3, 4 and 5 a football classifications. highlights from the state title >>> good morning. welcome to the sunday edition of the prep rally. we are all about the prepping skin playoffs. a lot of playoff games and one championship game. that's where we begin. cheyenne wells met high plains in the first of title games. first half, cheyenne wells took the le

joe thomas, sr. became the oldest college football player ever. first quarter on saturday: thomas took the handoff. gained three yards for his first carry of his career. division one football game. thomas says it was a dream come true. >> i have been working on this dream for 36 years. thank god it happened today. you know, i felt that 20 years ago. ahead, a deadly accident in duxbury. a construction worker killed on the job. what we are learning about the investigation when we come >> nancy: a construction worker killed in duxbury when his power saw kicks back. two boston police officers taken to the hospital when a suspect suddenly turns violent during an arrest. >> kris: the patriots look to get back to their winning ways. out west, taking on the 49ers. >> this is 7 news today in new england. >> nancy: thank you for joining us for 7 news today in plenty of news to get to this half hour. a windy, rainy start to our sunday. unfortunately, it is not going to get any better. a live look outside. we will go to chris lambert with more on the bad news

recalled td, 6 wins 8 games 42-24, four straight losses for green by a it happened it happened, joe thomas srith sr., oldest player in division one college football history. now four years ago, he pulled a rodney dangerfield went to school to pursue a degree in engineering revive career father of joe smith, jr., played for packers ran four times minus one yard 32-0 win over savannah state new name in nascar, a o long sided dale earnhardt relinquishar petty in homestead, florida jimmy johnson held off kyle busch also joey logano, 7th nascar chamship daying marked the end of hall of fame racing career of three time champion tony stuart, dagen tony stuart a controversial figure one of the most successful in time also a controversial figure in ways a tough guy what should we remember most about him. >> the man can drive anything, he is not going to stop driving just -- not going to drive nascar anymore a multichampion dirt cars won indy racing league championship before he started running nascar top series 1 years wheel man as they say, and controversial he will throw a helmet or used to throw a

sr. for the most ever. >>> finally feel good for you this monday morning. joe thomas jr.ning to senior day on south carolina. picked up three yards and a spot in the record book. the oldest person to play in a division one game. thomas is following in his son's footsteps. he is the father of green bay packers linebacker joe jr. if you want inspiration, "new day" will interview him in the 8:00 hour. >>> raiders and texans play tonight in mexico city for the first time on monday night football. in the history of the envelonfld outside the u.s. on monday night. >> the football dad worked for the team for years hoping for the opportunity. it may be three yards, but it was a long time coming. thanks, coy. >>> in other news, four separate police shootingscross the country in a 24-hour period. we have the latest on all four cases ahead. what es t mp simple salad ever? heart healthy california walnuts. the best simple veggie dish ever? heart healthy california walnuts. the best simple dinner ever? heart healthy california walnuts. great tasting, heart healthy california walnuts.