Tackle-football game for older adults planned for August to support nonprofit: here’s how to sign up [video] | Local Sports

Men and women 35 and older have the chance to don helmets, shoulder pads and cleats for a full-contact, tackle football game in Millersville that benefits children in need of prosthetics.

Amputees 18 and older are also encouraged to sign up for the Aug. 3 game organized by Elizabethtown-based nonprofit Iron Leg.

“The shot is there,” said Matt Millhouse, who along with Sean Laukhuff, founded Iron Leg in 2021.

Kickoff at Millersville University’s Chryst Field at Biemesderfer Stadium is 7 p.m. People interested in playing can sign up at ironleg.org.

Millhouse’s son, Parker, was born without a right leg in 2012. It’s why the Millhouse family, which includes Parker’s three siblings, has experience with prosthetics and the large price tag that comes with them, especially if insurance only covers a portion of the cost.

“Some families can’t afford them (prosthetics),” Millhouse, 48, said.

Iron Leg has raised more than $130,000 in its first three years …