On Steve Smith's first play as a professional football player, he returned a 93-yard kickoff for a touchdown against the Minnesota Vikings in 2001. Every time Smith touched the field, he wanted to prove to his adversaries that he was the best player on the field. He wasn't afraid to express this vocally or with his play. His speed in combination with his ability to break through a tackle while remaining on his feet made him one of the most dangerous wide receivers of the 2000s and 2010s.
Hailing from Los Angeles, CA, Smith attended his collegiate years at the University of Utah before he was selected 74th overall in the third round of the 2001 NFL Draft by the Carolina Panthers. Out of his sixteen-season NFL career, Smith spent most of it with the Panthers before playing his final three seasons with the Baltimore Ravens and retiring in 2016. To this very day, Smith leads the Panthers in all-time touchdowns (67), receptions (836), and receiving yards (12,197). Until another player can even begin to reach these accomplishments, they can't be considered Carolina's best.
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.