Mike Flynt chatted about being the inspiration for the new Angel Studios movie "The Senior," starring Emmy winner Michael Chiklis, which will be in theaters on September 19th.

See Michael Chiklis as a college football player, Mike Flynt, in an image from The Senior, an inspirational sports drama based on a true story.

The story begins in 1970, when Flynt was a star linebacker at Sul Ross State University in Alpine, Texas. Unfortunately, he also had a violent temper, which, as we see in harrowing flashbacks, was ...

Angel Studios debuts the first trailer for 'The Senior,' starring Michael Chiklis and based on a true story about a 59-year-old college football player.

The footage introduces the unlikely athletic journey of Mike Flynt, a real life linebacker who was expelled by his college shortly before graduating in the ’70s.

Angel Studios has boarded “The Senior,” Wayfarer Studios’ sports drama starring Michael Chiklis, and set the film for nationwide theatrical release on Sept. 19. Directed by Rod Lurie (“The ...

At 59, Mike Flynt returns to college football to confront the past and change his future. David Letterman slams CBS' decision to cancel 'The Late Show' as 'pure cowardice' ...

ALPINE, Texas — Mike Flynt was drinking beer and swapping stories with some old football buddies a few months ago when he brought up the biggest regret of his life: Getting kicked off the ...

Football player, 59, out to defy age myth By Associated PressAug 24, 2007 Mike Flynt, 59, defied the odds and made the roster of Sul Ross University's football team as a linebacker.AP ...

ALPINE, TEXAS — Mike Flynt is a very senior linebacker -- a real upperclassman. Thirty-seven years ago, back when Richard Nixon was president, Flynt was a junior footballer here at tiny Sul Ross ...

"I told him he's an idiot," said Jerry Larned, who coached Flynt at Sul Ross in 1969 and counseled him at the start of his comeback. "I said, 'Gosh, dang, Mike, you're not 20 years old any more.

It's back to the college gridiron after a 36-year hiatus for one player. Sept. 4, 2007 — -- Call him the grandpa of the gridiron. For 36 years, former college football player Mike Flynt has ...