Frank Gore’s Legacy: A Football Savant Who Just Keeps Going

November 23, 2016   ·   Sean Tomlinson   ·   Jump to comments

Frank Gore has a way of making you question football assumptions. He has a way of shrugging while shattering barriers. He has a way of turning the question of legacy around and making you think about the ending first instead of the beginning.
Because he's doing something so exceedingly rare for a running back. At 33 years old, the Indianapolis Colts backfield anchor keeps leaping age hurdles and pushing long past the usual expiry date for careers at his position.
He's doing it quietly, because away from the field, away from the gym and away from the boxing ring (yes, the boxing ring), that's the first impression you get of Gore.
He's quiet.
Which is partly why speaking with him feels like a quest to unlock a mystery that begins with large questions.
How is it possible he's on pace for his ninth 1,000-plus-yard rushing season at an age when most running backs have long eased into their post-career rocking chairs? How has he reached that plateau repeatedly w...

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