Hello!
For those of you that don’t watch football or the NFL, the NFL season is coming to a close. Next Sunday, February 1, Super Bowl XLIII will be taking place in Tampa Bay. The final showdown will feature the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Arizona Cardinals. I know neither of these teams represent the great state of Ohio, but Miami has one big connection to the big game.
The Steelers’ quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger, walked our beautiful campus not too long ago. Ben was a student at Miami from 2000 to 2004 and smashed multiple Miami records and MAC (Mid American Conference) records. I was a student at Miami during his last two seasons and I have some very vivid memories of the excitement and enthusiasm Ben brought to our field. How neat it was for the Miami community when Ben was drafted 11th overall to the Steelers in 2004! In 2006, Big Ben became the youngest Super Bowl-winning quarter back in NFL history at the age of 23.
It’s really neat to see Big Ben come back to campus for events like Homecoming. In 2006, Ben was the Grand Marshall of our Homecoming weekend and there was a lot of buzz about seeing him on the sidelines, cheering on his former teammates.
For those of you that don’t watch football or the NFL, the NFL season is coming to a close. Next Sunday, February 1, Super Bowl XLIII will be taking place in Tampa Bay. The final showdown will feature the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Arizona Cardinals. I know neither of these teams represent the great state of Ohio, but Miami has one big connection to the big game.
The Steelers’ quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger, walked our beautiful campus not too long ago. Ben was a student at Miami from 2000 to 2004 and smashed multiple Miami records and MAC (Mid American Conference) records. I was a student at Miami during his last two seasons and I have some very vivid memories of the excitement and enthusiasm Ben brought to our field. How neat it was for the Miami community when Ben was drafted 11th overall to the Steelers in 2004! In 2006, Big Ben became the youngest Super Bowl-winning quarter back in NFL history at the age of 23.
It’s really neat to see Big Ben come back to campus for events like Homecoming. In 2006, Ben was the Grand Marshall of our Homecoming weekend and there was a lot of buzz about seeing him on the sidelines, cheering on his former teammates.
My favorite memory of Big Ben was seeing him in Martin Dining Hall and being amazed at how many trays of food he had! It seemed like he had ordered three of everything. But he couldn’t eat it quickly because he was constantly getting asked for his autograph during lunch or dinner.
Most students on campus seem pretty pumped up about the Super Bowl next Sunday and I can imagine there will be a very high percentage of the Miami community watching the game. We can hope for the best for our former RedHawk as we cheer him on! Go, Big Ben!
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