Former LSU Football Player and Current PhD Candidate James Stampley Tackles Aging and Metabolism

Wikipedia defines a fullback as, “ an offensive player in football who carries the ball infrequently, instead using their stronger physiques as primary ‘lead blockers’.” In simple terms, they are a special breed. James Stampley is one of those guys. Tough as nails with grit to match. He was a walk-on football player from Baker, Louisiana who earned a scholarship and the honor of running the rock for the Tigers between 2009-2011. Always a man with two distinct personalities. The first was the tough exterior- he was one of the first Tiger’s bend a titanium facemask while squaring up with an unsuspecting linebacker. And then there’s the mild mannered gentleman- he could light up a room with his generous smile. He took a different path to get to where he is today but he is forging his path using all of the tools provided along the way!

LSU PhD candidate James Stampley has taken his passion for health and fitness and turned it into a research focus. In this episode, Stampley shares his journey from collegiate athletics and his touchdown against Ole Miss, to the lab where he is exercise training fruit flies for research into aging and metabolic diseases.

Watch James on President Tate’s podcast On Par to see for yourself how special this Tiger is!