Friday Night Lights: How Old Tim Riggins Is At The Beginning & End
How old is Tim Riggins in Friday Night Lights at the beginning and end of the show? Like many of the show's main characters, Tim's age has never been explicitly confirmed. Unlike his peers, however, Tim was the only one to remain in his hometown from the start of the series until the very end. His consistent presence makes pinpointing his age a confusing challenge, but not an impossible one.
Friday Night Lights was a sports drama that used American football to explore the lives of residents in the small southern town of Dillon, Texas. On Coach Eric Taylor's (Kyle Chandler) path to the state championship, he often found himself learning more about his players' personal lives and helping them overcome their personal struggles. Tim Riggins (Taylor Kitsch) was one these players. Each season, Tim had to overcome new obstacles, as fans watched him grow from a naïve student to a responsible adult.
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Tim Riggins was first introduced as a fullback for the Dillon Panthers and star quarterback Jason Street’s (Scott Porter) best friend. Since Jason was confirmed to be a senior in high school, audiences naturally assumed that Tim was in the same grade. However, Tim was still chanting "clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose" as a Dillon Panther at the start of the next football season. This lead to speculation that Tim was either a junior or was held back a year due to his poor grades. Since the latter was never addressed, Tim’s status as a junior became the more popular theory. Subsequently, season 3 came along and brought a conflict involving Tim’s college recruitment with it. This predicament quietly revealed that Tim was officially a senior, making him a 15- or 16-year-old
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