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re: Myron Rolle - former 5* at FSU/NFL player - now a neurosurgery resident at Harvard
Posted on 3/22/17 at 4:52 pm to Bestbank Tiger
Posted on 3/22/17 at 4:52 pm to Bestbank Tiger
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He was on the Steelers preseason roster one year.
I was pretty certain that he played with the Titans for two years as a practice squad/reserve guy. I heard him do an interview once and he said it was a bit tiring, coaches would be asking him financial advice and treating him differently than other players. He even noted at one point he asked his position coach why he wasn't getting the reps other guys were and the position coach said that he was destined to do great things when football was over. These other guys were a cut away from a minimum wage job or prison.
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Posted on 3/22/17 at 4:56 pm to The Egg
I specifically remember Mayock wondering and negatively concerned at Rolles's combine. Mayock pulled the whole "how much does this guy truly love football" line because the kid took a fricking Rhodes scholarship!
At that moment, I never respected Mayock again. The NFL should've never been more proud to have that kind of kid and all the "football guys" were concerned about was that he wanted to be a fricking Neurosurgeon in the future.
At that moment, I never respected Mayock again. The NFL should've never been more proud to have that kind of kid and all the "football guys" were concerned about was that he wanted to be a fricking Neurosurgeon in the future.
This post was edited on 3/22/17 at 4:57 pm
Posted on 3/22/17 at 5:05 pm to Jack Ruby
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The NFL should've never been more proud to have that kind of kid and all the "football guys" were concerned about was that he wanted to be a fricking Neurosurgeon in the future.
Well that's pretty important for a draft prospect. You don't want to invest a pick in someone that may just quit
Posted on 3/22/17 at 7:04 pm to The Egg
#1 ranked athlete in CFB recruiting; Rhodes Scholar and now Doctor...dude hit the DNA lottery.
I remember when Robert Smith (pre-med) complained to the administration at Ohio State that his coaches were telling him to focus more on football and less on classes...telling him "you're not here to go to class, you're here to win football games." (paraphrase)
Gary Fencik for the Bears too...Yale and Northwestern...awesome athlete.
I remember when Robert Smith (pre-med) complained to the administration at Ohio State that his coaches were telling him to focus more on football and less on classes...telling him "you're not here to go to class, you're here to win football games." (paraphrase)
Gary Fencik for the Bears too...Yale and Northwestern...awesome athlete.
Posted on 3/22/17 at 7:27 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Wasn't there a TE for the 49ers in the 80s who went to med school or dental school or something WHILE he was playing.
Posted on 3/22/17 at 7:29 pm to Jack Ruby
Well Steve Young went to law school while he was playing. But everyone goes to law school these days.
Posted on 3/22/17 at 8:50 pm to The Egg
That's fantastic. A lot of hard work.
In yesteryear, Frank Ryan was an excellent NFL quarterback and also a rice physics PhD
In yesteryear, Frank Ryan was an excellent NFL quarterback and also a rice physics PhD
Posted on 3/22/17 at 8:56 pm to The Egg
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announced he matched with Massachusetts General Hospital and will head to Harvard’s neurosurgery residency program in Boston.
the FOURTH best neuro hospital in the country, he brings his family great shame.
Posted on 3/22/17 at 9:11 pm to The Egg
He's been on that trajectory his whole life. You have to admire the ambition .
Posted on 3/22/17 at 10:12 pm to The Egg
I remember when he got drafted and the knock on him was he was too smart and teams thought he wouldn't be committed to football because he'd want to go to medical school or something of that nature
Posted on 3/22/17 at 10:13 pm to The Egg
He is amazing
Posted on 3/22/17 at 10:30 pm to Overbrook
I don't mind admitting I'm jealous of this guy
Posted on 3/23/17 at 9:11 am to The Egg
Neurosurgery just abiut the hardest residency there is. Definitely do not have to do general surgery residency first, whoever said that watched too much grays anatomy. However often they do an intern year with general surgery.
Posted on 3/23/17 at 10:23 am to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
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I remember when Robert Smith (pre-med) complained to the administration at Ohio State that his coaches were telling him to focus more on football and less on classes...telling him "you're not here to go to class, you're here to win football games."
Then left school a year early to play football. And now works as a football analyst. LIL Bitch
Posted on 3/23/17 at 10:34 am to The Egg
THE genetic lottery winner
Posted on 3/23/17 at 12:08 pm to The Egg
Mr. Rolle is very impressive indeed.
This guy was a Rhodes Scholar - plus a few other things:
Consensus College Football All-American
College Football Hall of Fame
University of Colorado Jersey #24 Retired
Rhodes Scholar to Oxford
2X NFL Rushing Leader
NFL 1940's All Decade Team
WWII USN Lt Commander awarded 2 Bronze Stars
Magna Cum Laude Yale Law
Justice of the United States Supreme Court
Byron "Whizzer" White
This guy was a Rhodes Scholar - plus a few other things:
Consensus College Football All-American
College Football Hall of Fame
University of Colorado Jersey #24 Retired
Rhodes Scholar to Oxford
2X NFL Rushing Leader
NFL 1940's All Decade Team
WWII USN Lt Commander awarded 2 Bronze Stars
Magna Cum Laude Yale Law
Justice of the United States Supreme Court
Byron "Whizzer" White
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