Famous Athletes Go To College Too!

So you might think that being a professional athlete is the way to go, and that might be true. What you may find surprising is that most famous athletes went to college before they became professional athletes! Here is a list of some notable athletes and the colleges they attended:

Michael Jordan graduated from University of North Carolina with a Bachelor's degree in Geography

Michael Jordan led his college team to a National Championship!

Peyton Manning graduated from the University of Tennesee with a B.A. in Speech and Communications.

Lisa Leslie graduated from the University of Southern California before joining the WNBA.

Hulk Hogan went to the University of South Florida to study business and music, before becoming a professional wrestler.

Hope Solo went to the University of Washington, where she switched to the goalie position! Now she is an Olympic gold medalist for soccer.

Tiger Woods attended Stanford University and majored in Economics.

Tom Brady attended the University of Michigan and played on their nationally-ranked football team.

Shawn Johnson, Olympic gold medalist, plans to go to either Vanderbuilt College in Pennsylvania or Stanford University in California.