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unusual facts about student athlete


Student athlete

The NLI is an agreement between the athlete and their school they have chosen to certify that they are entering a four-year institution for the first time.


Bob McCaffrey

Robert Alan McCaffrey (born April 16, 1952 in Bakersfield, California) is a retired National Football League center who had a notable career while a student athlete on the University of Southern California Trojans football team.


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Alfredo L. Escalera

IMG's Program Director, Ken Bolek, later invited Escalera to join IMG as a full-time student-athlete.

Antonio Dixon

During spring of 2009, Dixon received the Wilma Rudolph Student Athlete Achievement Award along with five other college athletes.

Groove Phi Groove

Chet Grimsley First White American Student Athlete from the C.I.A.A

Homer Rice

He took a $62,000 a year pay cut to leave the Cincinnati Bengals, despite stiff opposition from Paul Brown who strongly favored Coach Rice staying with the Bengals, in pursuit of fulfilling his life's mission of building an athletic program with the student-athlete Total Person Program as a cornerstone.

Jason Tyner

Tyner attended West Brook Senior High School in Beaumont, where he was named Beaumont Student Athlete of the Year and was a member of the National Honor Society as a junior and senior.

Jim Harrick

Shortly before the start of the 1996–97 season, he was accused of falsifying receipts at a student-athlete recruiting dinner when two current players, Cameron Dollar and Charles O'Bannon, joined the table.

Jock Sutherland

After years of struggling with the University for sustained financial support, Sutherland resigned in 1938 because the school's Chancellor, John Gabbert Bowman, instituted a policy of de-emphasis for the football program, eliminating athletic scholarships, student athlete stipends, and the recruiting funds.

Leamon King

He had been a successful student athlete at Delano High School, making the finals at the CIF California State Meet in both the 100 yard dash and 220 yard dash each of his four years, winning the 100 once and the 220 twice.

Lindsey Gallo

Gallo continued running as a student-athlete at the University of Michigan in the fall of 2000, majoring in business and competing in both cross country and track.

McArthur Court

The arena is named for Clifton N. (Pat) McArthur, U. S. Congressman and Oregon student-athlete and the school's first student body president.

Randy Campbell

He was also the recipient of the prestigious Cliff Hare Award which is the highest honor given to a student/athlete at Auburn University for leadership, integrity, scholastic and athletic achievement.

Ray Giacoletti

During Giacoletti's tenure, Andrew Bogut was named the John R. Wooden Award winner and became the #1 draft pick in the 2005 NBA draft - joining fellow University of Utah student-athlete Alex Smith as the only time that two athletes from the same school were selected #1 in their respective drafts in the same year.

The Oakridge School

Oakridge partners with the Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA), founded by coach and author Jim Thompson in 1998, to transform the culture of youth and high school sports so that every student-athlete can have a positive, character-building experience.

Vivian Malone Jones

Her nephew Jeff Malone was an All-America basketball student-athlete at Mississippi State and NBA standout for many years.