The Minnesota Vikings has been home to some the greatest NFL talent we've seen to date. From recrd-breaking wideout Randy Moss to Cris Carter to Adrian Peterson to Hall of Fame quarterback Fran Tarkenton, the Vikings know how to pick top-notch skill-position athletes. But, while those guys are worthy of praise, they don't live up to the hype of the leader of the Purple People Eaters, defensive tackle, Alan Page. Page simply wouldn't allow for any o-lineman to stay infront of him, he would utilize his brute strength and drive guards and centers back straight into the ball disrupting offenses at will.
In 1966, Page led the prestigious football school, the University of Norte Dame to a national championship and was drafted 17th overall in the 1967 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings. Page went on to become one in eleven Vikings' players to have played in all four of the Vikings' Super Bowl appearances. Page earned all nine of his Pro Bowl selections as a member of the Vikings before taking his talents to the Chicago Bears in in 1978. He also became the first defensive player in NFL history to become the league's Most Valuable Player. Following his career in football, Page went on to serve as the associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court until he was forced to retire at the required age of 70 in 2015.
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.