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NEWS ABOUT: Myron Rolle

Myron Rolle stories: 2 news summaries

 Rhodes Scholar Rolle Picks Oxford Over NFL

Puts pro career on hold until 2010

Jan 13, 09 1:53 AM CST
(Newser) - Former Florida State star safety Myron Rolle is skipping the NFL to head instead to England's prestigious Oxford University as a Rhodes scholar, reports the New York Times. Rolle, who hails from New Jersey, is the most prominent college athlete since Bill Bradley in 1965 to win a Rhodes scholarship.... More »

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NFL draft • Oxford University • Rhodes scholar • Florida State Seminoles • Myron Rolle • Bil Bradley

 FSU Safety 
 Nabs Rhodes 
 Scholarship 

Florida State safety is the first major footballer to nab the honor in a generation

Nov 24, 08 3:05 AM CST
(Newser) - Florida State defensive back Myron Rolle has been awarded a Rhodes scholarship, making him the first Division I football player in a generation to win the nation's most prestigious post-grad award, reports the New York Times. Rolle will do a one-year masters degree in medical anthropology at the University of... More »

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scholarship • Oxford University • Rhodes scholar • Florida State Seminoles • college sports • Myron Rolle

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