55-year-old grandmother tries out to become a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader

Good times.

May 8, 2012 at 5:35PM

It's time for you to meet Sharon Simmons, a grandmother ... and an aspiring Dallas Cowboys cheerleader. Per FS Southwest:

The commercial realtor competed in her first fitness competition at the age of 50. She has won nine of the 20 competitions she has entered and has turned that success into a career of fitness modeling.

She authored the book "Triple F: Fifty, Fit and Fabulous," runs the website fitnessanyage.com and has recently taken up acting, where she will appear in the upcoming reboot of "Dallas" on TNT, which currently shoots around the Dallas area.

But Saturday was the culmination of three decades worth of dreams.

"With me, it has been about the journey," Simmons said. "It literally has been about the journey. I've met incredible people, I've learned so many new things."

But don't let words tell the story -- here's the video:

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Michael Rand

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Michael Rand is the Minnesota Star Tribune's Digital Sports Senior Writer and host/creator of the Daily Delivery podcast. In 25 years covering Minnesota sports at the Minnesota Star Tribune, he has seen just about everything (except, of course, a Vikings Super Bowl).

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