Rolle Gets the Rhodes

November 25th, 2008

How’s this for an all-star? Myron Rolle, a safety for Florida State University, was just awarded the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. The honor didn’t come easily though; not only did Rolle finish his pre-med program in just two and half years with a 3.75 GPA, he also managed to juggle his interview in front of the scholarship panel with a performance in one of his team’s most important games of the season.

After finding out that he and Parker Goyer, a former women’s tennis player for Duke University, had been selected to attend the University of Oxford (also known as Oxford University) in England care of the Rhodes Scholarship program, Rolle raced to the game on a private plane. Although the game was already in progress, Rolle made it in time to play in the second quarter and celebrate the 37-3 win with teammates.

Whether Rolle’s future lays in the N.F.L. or in Oxford is still up in the air but, should he choose the latter, the Rhodes Scholar has indicated interest in a one-year master’s degree program in medical anthropology with plans to work as a doctor in a clinic in the Bahamas.

– Genevieve M. Blaber

Photo courtesy of the Florida State University Sports Information Department

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