At one point in time, Willie Roaf considered pursuing basketball instead of football during his youth. But little did he know during those adolescent years that he would become a Hall of Fame offensive tackle in the NFL. Roaf played four years of collegiate football at Louisana Tech where he grew a reputation for his foot speed and domineering stature. During his senior year, the 6'5, 320lbs lineman was awarded Consensus All-American honors in 1992.
The following year, Willie Roaf was selected 8th overall in the 1993 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints. Throughout his thirteen-season NFL career, Roaf started in 189 games regular-season games, only missed more than three starts at a time after suffering a season-ending knee injury in 2001. Roaf earned the nickname 'Nasty' as an 11x NFL Pro-Bowler and 6x All-Pro First Team selection. If you needed someone steamrolled, Roaf was your man.
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.