Oxford University
Where was Myron Rolle educated from 2009 to 2010?
Myron Rolle Myron L . Rolle ( born October 30 , 1986 ) is a Bahamian American neurosurgery resident and retired football safety . He played college football at Florida State , and was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL Draft . He attended the Florida State University College of Medicine and is a neurosurgery resident at Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital . He was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship and studied at St . Edmund Hall , Oxford University for the 2009–10 academic year in order to earn an MSc in Medical Anthropology . In 2010 , he was chosen as the second-smartest athlete in sports by the Sporting News , behind baseball player Craig Breslow . On February 17 , 2021 , AbioMed , a member of the S&P 500 , announced Dr . Rolle as a member of its Board of Directors . Early years . Rolle was born in Texas . His family is from the Bahamas ; they moved to the United States permanently shortly after his birth . He was raised in Galloway Township , New Jersey , where in 2009 , December 10 was decreed Myron Rolle Day . Myron attended the Peddie School in Hightstown , New Jersey , where he played the saxophone in the school band , sang in a school play , and was the sports editor of the school newspaper as well as playing football , basketball and track . He transferred to the Hun School of Princeton and played high school football and basketball . He maintained a 4.0 GPA in High School . He was an All-American and made 112 tackles including 14 for loss . ESPNs recruiting services ranked Rolle as the number one high school prospect in the country . Rivals.com rated him the 12th-best player and the top athlete overall , as well as the best player from New Jersey in the 2006 recruiting class . In 2006 , after a nationwide search Rolle won the prestigious annually awarded Franklin D . Watkins Memorial Trophy , the premier African-American scholar/athlete award in America for high school males . He is an alumnus of the U.S . Army All-American Bowl . College career . Aspiring to both the National Football League and medical school , Rolle played as a safety at FSU , completed all necessary pre-medical requirements , and earned his bachelors degree in Exercise Science in just 2.5 years with a 3.75 grade point average . Rolle helped the Florida State Seminoles win on the field , and off the field , he won a Rhodes Scholarship . He postponed playing in the NFL for a year in order to study at Oxford University . In 2008 , he earned Associated Press 3rd team All-American honors as well as Football Writers Association America 2nd team All-ACC and CoSIDA Academic All-America . In the 2008 season game versus the University of Miami Hurricanes , Seminoles defensive coordinator Mickey Andrews remarked that Rolle played the best and most complete game he has ever seen a safety play at Florida State University in his 25 years of coaching . Rolle had 4 tackles ( 2 touchdown saving tackles ) , 1 tackle for loss , 4 pass breakups , 1 sack , 2 quarterback hurries and 3 critical 3rd down stops . Rolle was named a finalist for one of the 32 Rhodes Scholarships awarded to Americans each year . His interview for the scholarship was originally scheduled at the same time as Florida State was to play at Maryland , in which Florida State defeated Maryland 37–3 . The NCAA decided to allow Rolle to take a chartered plane from his interview in Birmingham , Alabama to College Park . He was awarded the scholarship less than three hours before the Florida State vs . Maryland game . He became the fourth Florida State student and second school athlete to receive the honor , as well as the only FSU football player to do so . Rolle announced on January 12 , 2009 , that he would first study at Oxford University for the 2009–10 academic year in order to earn an M.Sc . in medical anthropology and would then enter the 2010 NFL Draft . He was a member of St Edmund Hall , commonly known as Teddy Hall , at Oxford , living in college accommodation at Norham Gardens . Professional career . Rolle was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the sixth round ( 207th overall ) of the 2010 NFL Draft . He signed a four-year contract on June 14 , 2010 . Over two seasons in 2010 and 2011 , Rolle never appeared in a regular-season game for the Titans . He then spent a brief time with the Pittsburgh Steelers before the team released him in 2012 . Medical career . Rolle announced his intent to leave the NFL to attend medical school in 2013 . He enrolled at Florida State University College of Medicine and graduated in May 2017 . Rolle matched to a neurosurgery residency at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School . Rolle is a Global Neurosurgery Fellow at Harvard Medical School . In July 2020 Rolle stated he felt that due to COVID-19 the NFL should delay or cancel the 2020 season . Personal . He is the son of Whitney and Beverly Rolle . Myron is the youngest of five : Marchant , Marvis , Mordecai and McKinley . Rolle is the cousin of former safety Antrel Rolle , linebacker Brian Rolle , and former cornerback Samari Rolle . He is married to pediatric dentist Latoya Legrand-Rolle . The couple has 2 children . He was honored with membership into Omicron Delta Kappa in 2008 at FSU .