Dwayne Johnson

 Johnson accepted an athletic scholarship to join the University of Miami, one of the nation's top colleges football programs. Johnson was a freshman in college and was a part of the University of Miami's 1991 National Championship team. But, he spent most of his four seasons of college football at the University of Miami as a backup role behind elite players like Warren Sapp, future NFL star and Pro Football Hall of Fame Inductee. Johnson aspired to play professional football, but was not drafted during the 1995 NFL Draft. Following his graduation from the University of Miami that year, he signed to the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League However, Johnson was dropped out of the team after his debut season.In 1996 Johnson's father Rocky, a longtime professional wrestler, assisted in helping him secure a contract with the WWF. Johnson quickly rose to global notoriety, helped by a trick he used as a charismatic trash-talker. Johnson left WWE in 2004 but returned to the organization in 2011 for sporadic appearances until his retirement in 2013. The World Champion 10 times, including the first champion of African-American descent. He is also two-time Intercontinental Champion, a five-time Tag Team Champion, the 2000 Royal Rumble winner, and WWE's sixth Triple Crown champion. Johnson featured in the top-rated professional wrestling pay-per-view (WrestleMania XXVIII) and was included in the top-rated episodes of WWE's flagship television show (Raw as well as SmackDown)