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Gladiators star Wolf once suffered injury in reserve game for League Two side

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Gladiators star Wolf made his first foray into football, who would have thought he would have started out for Gillingham reserves at the age of 42.

But in October 1994, that is exactly what happened in what must have felt like a fever dream for the average Priestfield attendee.

At the time, Wolf, real name Michael van Wijk, was a national celebrity for his appearances on the TV show Gladiators.Wolf would battle it out with contestants built like a giant in a series of endurance challenges, routinely playing up to his pantomime villain persona.

It made him a huge star during the Nineties so when he rocked up in Medway, there was a huge fanfare. READ MORE: Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney bought Wrexham after deciding to make a documentary However, at 42 he could not manage the whole match - playing an admirable 73 minutes against Cambridge United reserves before being taken off with an injury.

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