Ambler’s Jim Fullan, 56, has earned a spot on the baseball roster for Montgomery County Community College.

Fullan retired earlier this year from nearly 40 years at the U.S. Postal Service to pursue his lifelong dream of playing college ball. 

“I never took the opportunity to play in college or continue to try,” the now-divorced father of three and grandfather of nine told Today. “It was always on my mind. It’s just my path took a different turn for several years after that.”

After applying to several Pennsylvania community colleges and speaking to a couple of baseball coaches, he introduced himself to MCCC’s coaches and they “more than anybody” embraced the idea of him becoming a scholar and an athlete.

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