The headlines are always full of great football players, extraordinary basketball players, "the" next baseball player, and so on.  Too often, these headlines are negative, bringing to light the player's poor choices and consequences that result.  Unfortunately, our students, young and impressionable, see these guys as role models and idols.  They attempt to imitate every detail, down to the poor choices, of their lives. This article wasn't one of the front page headlines and I am sure these names are not well-known but the kids in this article in the NY Times, they are the real stars.  These players know how to work hard and play hard.  They understand that at the end of the day, and really at the end of their careers, that football is just a game.  Education is where it is at.  These guys know the value of a diploma and all the knowledge that goes into it.  How I wish that their faces, their stories, and good choices with the consequences that result, would be splashed all over the front page.  Wouldn't it be nice if the evening news and celebrity talk shows would interview these guys?  Let's make them famous.  I guarantee that the kids who make these guys their role models will make better choices.