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Tom Cillo, a 58-year-old defensive lineman for Lycoming College, tells PEOPLE how he overcame his fear and went for his dreams of playing college football

Cillo was inspired after working as an equipment manager at his former high school in Pennsylvania, where he loved working with student athletes

Despite college football being "brutally hard," Cillo says it's been "amazing" to see the support he's received from around the world

Tom Cillo never played organized football before becoming a 58-year-old freshman defensive lineman.

"I joined my high school team and quit within two days," Cillo, who plays for Division III Lycoming College, tells PEOPLE while discussing his partnership with Aspercreme .

Cillo spent 33 years working for the city of Williamsport, Pa. before go

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