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Sports Spectrum Podcast

USC walk-on Chris Caulk shares his modern day "Rudy" story

Sports Spectrum Podcast

Sports Spectrum

Sports

4.9684 Ratings

🗓️ 16 January 2022

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Chris Caulk grew up a huge USC football fan. HIs dream was to play college football at USC. After attending junior college out of high school and 3 rejections from the Trojans, he was accepted to USC and tried out for the football team. With faith guiding him, Chris fulfilled his dream. 

His story is a modern day version of the movie "Rudy."

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0:49.9

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1:06.3

This is Sports Spectra, the intersection of sports and faith, where we bring Jesus back into the conversation.

1:13.4

Here's your host, Jason Romano.

1:15.8

And welcome everyone to Sports Spectrum.

1:18.0

I am Jason Romano.

1:19.3

We got a great guest today.

1:20.9

This is a modern-day Rudy story.

1:24.1

Have you seen the movie Rudy?

1:25.7

It came out, I think, in like 1993, and Sean

1:29.0

Aston was in it from the Goonies, and he's been in a lot of other things since then,

1:32.9

The Lord of the Rings, big time actor. He played this character, Rudy Rudiger, who was

1:38.9

basically obsessed with walking on and being a part of the Notre Dame football team.

1:44.7

And that movie has always been this sort of classic underdog film that people show

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