---
title: "Watch this 89-year-old WWII veteran score a touchdown at Kansas University"
date: "2018-03-31"
modified: "2020-10-21"
authors:
  - name: "Logan Nye"
    job_title: "Senior Contributor, Army Veteran"
    link: "https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/logan-nye.md"
url: "https://www.wearethemighty.com/intel/battle-bulge-veteran-scored-touchdown-ku-alumni-scrimmage/"
categories:
  - "Entertainment"
  - "History"
  - "Sports"
  - "War History"
  - "World War II"
---

# Watch this 89-year-old WWII veteran score a touchdown at Kansas University

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Bryan Sperry left college football at Kansas State to serve in World War II. At 19, he was an infantryman in the Battle of the Bulge. After the war, Sperry returned to the game. He played football in England for a short period before making it back to the states and playing for Kansas University. He and the KU team went on to play in the 1948 Orange Bowl and only lost one game, the Orange Bowl, that whole season.

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On April 25, KU held an alumni scrimmage with players from the 1948 team and Sperry, 70 years after his last KU appearance, scored an over 30-yard touchdown. The video of the touchdown is below. For the full story, check out the article in the [Kansas City Star](<https://www.kansascity.com/sports/college/big-12/university-of-kansas/article19637610.html>).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toasMKQ5ivc

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## Author
Logan was an Army journalist and paratrooper in the 82nd. Now, he's a freelance writer covering military history, culture, and technology. He has two upcoming podcasts and a Twitch channel focused on basic military literacy.

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