Source: http://qz.com/603267/an-nfl-player-was-just-accepted-to-the-math-phd-program-at-mit/
This guy is the ultimate definition of “All rounded”. Good at both sports and studies. His motivation to play football is a little creepy though: “I play because I love the game. I love hitting people.” Note: American football is the “Upsized” version of the rugby in Singapore schools. Protective helmet and gear are needed.
The National Football League offseason is supposed to be a time for players to relax, recover from the brutality of the prior season, and prepare for the next one.
Not for Baltimore Ravens player John Urschel. The 6’3”, 305-pound offensive lineman will begin a PhD in mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology this year. The Hulk-like math geek, who graduated from Penn State with a 4.0 grade point average,will study spectral graph theory, numerical linear algebra, and machine learning.
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