76-Year-Old Dad Is an Incredibly Animated Basketball Fan

Austin Gavin is one big fan of the University of Memphis basketball team, with recent video showing his rollercoaster reactions as he watched his beloved Tigers take on Clemson University in a closely contested game.

Heartwarming video posted by his daughter Lexy Gavin-Mather, who goes by the handle @lexygavinpoker on TikTok, shows Gavin repeatedly jumping out of his seat during the game’s twists and turns.

Thankfully for Gavin, his emotional investment was rewarded as his team came out with a narrow 79-77 win in this December NCAA clash.

Gavin-Mather told Storyful her superfan dad is a proud 1971 graduate of the University of Memphis. Credit: @LexyGavinPoker via Storyful

Video transcript

AUSTIN GAVIN: Oh, come on!

[LIGHTHEARTED MUSIC]

Come on, baby. Come on. Ah! [CLAPPING]

[SIGHS]

Bam! Ugh!

[TV NOISE]

[EXHALING] Ooh!

[LAUGHS] Ah!

[LAUGHS] This is big. This is big.

[SCREAMS] Bam! Yeah. Hey! Yeah! Goaltending! Goaltending!

[LIGHTHEARTED MUSIC]

[EXHALING]

- Hmm.

AUSTIN GAVIN: Yeah!

- [LAUGHS]

AUSTIN GAVIN: Miss, Buddy. Ah! [CLAPPING] Woo!

- Yeah, yeah! OK, Daddy?

AUSTIN GAVIN: Oh!

[CHATTER]

- Did it. [LAUGHS]

AUSTIN GAVIN: So made the first point.

- [LAUGHS]

AUSTIN GAVIN: [INAUDIBLE]

- All right, Father. we did it.