66-Year-Old Goes Viral for Playing in LSU’s Band as a College Freshman

66-Year-Old Goes Viral for Playing in LSU’s Band as a College Freshman

Jennifer Bowers Bahney Sep 7th, 2025, 5:13 pm

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Video of a retired accountant living his dream of playing tuba for the Louisiana State University Tiger Marching Band has gone viral after he was featured by ESPN on social media.

As part of its “Random Fandom” segment, ESPN invited viewers to “meet Kent Broussard , who, at 66 years young went back to school to chase a dream that began in 1968.”

The report continued:

Now, the first time he watched LSU inside Tiger Stadium he was just nine years old. Life took him another way — a career, raising a family. But he had a dream: of joining the Golden Band From Tigerland. And five years ago, Kent picked up the tuba, he practiced, he trained, and yes, he