New Hampshire has produced a total of 24 NFL players throughout the state's history. While many of the state's NFL athletes were forgettable, Greg Landry was able to make the cut ahead of Don Macek for NFL king of the Granite State. Landry attended the University of Massachusetts to play his college ball and while uneventful, Landry still remained to become the first quarterback selected in the 1968 NFL Draft.
Greg Landry was selected 11th overall by the Detriot Lions in the '68 Draft and has been the Lions only Pro Bowl selected quarterback since Matt Stafford was granted with that honor in 2014. This says a lot about the Lions' ability to acquire top tier talent, yikes. While Landry had a decent career throwing for 16,052 yards and 98 touchdowns in nine NFL seasons, he was known as quite the rushing quarterback rushing for over 2,600 yards and 21 touchdowns in his career.
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.