After 39 states and NFL alumni have been crowned, we've finally got our first kicker on the list, representing the smallest state in the country. The king of the Plantation State officially belongss to none other than Al Del Greco. Former NFL safety and returnman, Will Blackmon, is also a Rhode Island native, but didn't have quite the NFL career, Del Greco went on to have as a placekicker. Del Greco took his golden leg down south to play his collegiate ball at Auburn University where he his tied for most field goals in a single game (6) and currently ranked fifth in the career scoring list notching a total of 236 points.
While kickers tend to get the short end of the stick when it comes to the NFL Draft, Del Greco went undrafted in 1984, but later signed a contract with the Green Bay Packers that same year. Instantly, Del Greco earned his on-field moniker, 'Automatic Al' as he went to make 347 of his 439 field goal attempts (77.3%), 551 out of his 554 extra point kicks (99.46%), scoring a total of 1,592 points in seventeen seasons in the NFL. With that many points under his belt, Del Greco is currently 21st on the NFL's All-Time Scoring Leaders list. With Al Del Greco repping for the kickers on this list, you gotta put some respect on his name.
Most of your favorite celebrities either studied acting in college or went straight from high school into a life of the arts. But, hey, not all of them. Some celebrities actually have advanced college degrees.
Turns out Mayim Bialik is just as much of a genius as the one she plays on The Big Bang Theory. She earned her Ph.D. in neuroscience from the University of California, Los Angeles, focusing on obsessive compulsive disorder among people with Prader-Willi syndrome, a rare condition in which the hypothalamus malfunctions.
Little known fact: Natalie Portman skipped the premiere of Star Wars: Phantom Menace because she was studying for her high school exams. She had two papers published in scientific journals while she was still in high school, and graduated from Harvard University with a B.A. in Psychology.
Before he was looking for answers on X-Files, David Duchovny was just trying to find the answers for English finals at Princeton University90. David graduated from Princeton in 1982 with a B.A in English. He continued to feed his love of literature by receiving a master’s degree in English Literature at Yale University. David was an excellent writer and poet. His work consistently received praise by his fellow classmates and teachers at Yale. His writing was even nominated for a college prize by the Academy of American Poets.
Sigourney Weaver graduated from Stanford University in 1971 with a bachelor’s in Literature. It was while studying at Stanford that Sigourney realized her true passion in life was to become an actress. Shortly after graduation, she attended Yale for their well-known drama program. She would go on to receive a master’s in Acting from Yale University and become friends with fellow famous actress Meryl Streep.
Meryl Streep is considered one of the most successful actresses of all time. She is also one of the most highly educated. Before collecting an array of Oscars, Meryl collected diplomas. She graduated from Vassar College with a B.A. in 1971. Meryl has a habit of being unsatisfied with impressive accomplishments as her acting career has shown, so she attended Yale University and earned a master’s degree in Acting.