May, 2012 - Brady Cooper, New Castle, PA...783 views...shows off his Steelers pride on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on our Nation's Capital.
Photo: Bobbi Lyn CooperMay 15, 2012
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May 6, 2012 - Ben graduates from MU1249 views"Finished out graduation today by walking next to Ben Roethlisberger. He was a cool dude." -- Julian MavungaMay 07, 2012
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Graduation Day - May 6, 201214154 viewsBen and Ashley pose just minutes after Ben received his diploma.
From USA Today:
Roethlisberger’s autumns have been kind of busy. And something always seemed to prevent him from enrolling in time for the winter term. AFC Championship Games, for instance.
But the Steelers were quick outs against Denver the past season and the morning after the defeat, his Miami academic advisor sent him an email. Roethlisberger figured it was a note of condolence. Instead, it was a call to class.
“He responded in less than 20 minutes,†said Melissa Chase, associate dean. “He never asked for a shortcut. It was always, ‘What do I need to do?’ He did everything we asked of him. I know this was always a very important goal for him.â€
What they asked of him at the end included a paper on Tibet. “Which I knew nothing about,†he said. Analyzing the New England defense was never like this. But luckily wife Ashley, with two degrees, makes a swell study buddy. He ended up with an A, and possibly more knowledge of Tibet than any quarterback in the NFL.
May 06, 2012
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Graduation Day - May 6, 20129616 viewsBen received his Bachelor of Science degree in Education from Miami University during Divisional Recognition Ceremonies held at the Millett Assembly Hall on Sunday, May 6, 2012.
*Click on any photo for a larger version!May 06, 2012
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May 6, 2012 - Graduation Day3438 viewsBen speaks to the media after the ceremony.
To NFL Network's Rich Eisen on graduating at 30:
"I felt a little awkward, because I knew that the students around me were in middle school when I was winning a Super Bowl (laughs)."
Photo: AP May 06, 2012
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May 6, 2012 - Graduation Day3643 viewsBen poses with his wife and family.
From USA Today:
Sunday would be a fine early Mother's Day present.
"Nine years later," Roethlisberger said, "we finally got it. When I told my parents, my mom teared up."
There was never a question of not marching. This day was for the family. Audrey Roethlisberger's first reaction at seeing her grandson in a graduation gown? "It fits."
http://www.floridatoday.com/usatoday/article/54786740?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Sports|pMay 06, 2012
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May 6, 2012 - Graduation Day5515 viewsBen poses with his wife Ashley after receiving his diploma.
From USA Today:
Roethlisberger’s autumns have been kind of busy. And something always seemed to prevent him from enrolling in time for the winter term. AFC Championship Games, for instance.
But the Steelers were quick outs against Denver the past season and the morning after the defeat, his Miami academic advisor sent him an email. Roethlisberger figured it was a note of condolence. Instead, it was a call to class.
“He responded in less than 20 minutes,†said Melissa Chase, associate dean. “He never asked for a shortcut. It was always, ‘What do I need to do?’ He did everything we asked of him. I know this was always a very important goal for him.â€
What they asked of him at the end included a paper on Tibet. “Which I knew nothing about,†he said. Analyzing the New England defense was never like this. But luckily wife Ashley, with two degrees, makes a swell study buddy. He ended up with an A, and possibly more knowledge of Tibet than any quarterback in the NFL.
http://www.floridatoday.com/usatoday/article/54786740?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Sports|p
Photo: APMay 06, 2012
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May 6, 2012 - Graduation Day3740 views“How could I tell my children one day how important an education is, if I didn’t have one? This is pretty special to me. I’m proud to not just say I’m an alum. Now I’m a graduate.†– Ben
Photo: AP
*Click on any photo for a larger version.May 06, 2012
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May 6, 2012 - Graduation Day3137 viewsFrom USA Today:
Most of the assembly didn't know Roethlisberger was coming. When he suddenly appeared in the lineup with his class, the cell phones quickly came out and the texting began.
"I'm going to be sitting there thinking, 'When I was in college, this person (next to him) was probably in middle school,' " Roethlisberger said before the ceremony. "I'm going to be the old man out there, but it's worth it.' "
Worth it, because he promised his parents in 2003, when he left Miami four credits short for the NFL, that one day he would graduate.
http://www.floridatoday.com/usatoday/article/54786740?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Sports|p
Photo: APMay 06, 2012
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May 6, 2012 - Graduation Day3367 views"To me, this is as just as big, if not bigger, than winning the Super Bowl. This is the Super Bowl in life.''
Photo: APMay 06, 2012
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May 6, 2012 - Ben graduates from MU6283 viewsBen poses with his lovely wife Ashley after receiving his degree.
He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Education from Miami University during Divisional Recognition Ceremonies held at the Millett Assembly Hall. May 06, 2012
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May 6, 2012 - Ben graduates from MU1283 viewsDaniela Torres poses with a fellow graduate.May 06, 2012
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