05-07-2012, 12:25 PM
OXFORD, OHIO â Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has graduated from Miami University, about nine years after leaving for the NFL.
The university says the 30-year-old Roethlisberger received his bachelorâs degree in education and joined nearly 600 students during Sundayâs commencement at the campus in Oxford. His wife, parents and grandmother attended.
Roethlisberger, who has led the Steelers to two Super Bowl titles, played football for Miami from 2001 to 2003 and set several school passing records. An associate dean said the quarterback was four courses short of graduation when he jumped to the NFL. He completed those courses over several years and finished this spring.
Roethlisberger says he felt it was important to finish his classes to illustrate the value of getting an education.http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20120...t|Sports|p
The university says the 30-year-old Roethlisberger received his bachelorâs degree in education and joined nearly 600 students during Sundayâs commencement at the campus in Oxford. His wife, parents and grandmother attended.
Roethlisberger, who has led the Steelers to two Super Bowl titles, played football for Miami from 2001 to 2003 and set several school passing records. An associate dean said the quarterback was four courses short of graduation when he jumped to the NFL. He completed those courses over several years and finished this spring.
Roethlisberger says he felt it was important to finish his classes to illustrate the value of getting an education.http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20120...t|Sports|p