Sam Salz’s first taste of NCAA Division I football came during a kickoff — known in football as a “special teams” play. For most football players, kickoffs are in fact routine. But if anything about the play was special, it was Salz’s presence on the field. The 5-foot-6, 160-pound wide receiver for Texas A&M is not only Jewish — itself a rarity in the ranks of college football — but is believed to be the only Orthodox athlete on a DI team.
Sam Salz Is Likely The First Orthodox Jew To Appear In A Division I College Football Game
Jacob Gurvis, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 1:30pm
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- Sam Salz is likely the first Orthodox Jew to appear in a Division I college football game
The 5-foot-6, 160-pound wide receiver for Texas A&M is not only Jewish — itself a rarity in the ranks of college football — but is believed to be the only Orthodox athlete on a DI team.
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