On Aug 21, 5:10*am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
> Dan Abel wrote:
> > Mr. Bill > wrote:
> > Don't know about BB, but football in the US is Big Business. *The
> > alumni generally pay for the schooling. *Most pro football players go
> > to four years of college first. *The main qualification for many
> > football players is height and 250 pounds of solid muscle, including
> > that huge muscle between the ears. *They often attend few if any
> > classes. *It's football and parties.
>
> Of course this is not true at all schools. *Academics are important
> to any number of teams, and I don't mean fluff classes with fako
> passing grades. *Of course there are schools who do as you say,
> shame on them ... you can always tell those when their players are
> interviewed by the press and it's obvious they aren't in college for
> their education.
>
> nancy

The most notable student/athlete is:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myron_Rolle

-goro-