Rolle named Rhodes Scholar; Florida State's third in four years

High academic achievement? Check. Integrity of character? Check. A spirit of unselfishness, respect for others, potential for leadership and physical vigor? Check, check, check and check.

Florida State University student-athlete Myron Rolle, 22, is seemingly the living embodiment of the criteria established more than 100 years ago for the Rhodes Scholarship — one of the oldest and most prestigious awards for international study. The Rhodes Trust agreed, and has named Rolle one of 32 U.S. Rhodes Scholars for 2009 — the first time in nearly 25 years it has awarded the scholarship to a prominent college football player.