2 Victories for a Scholar-Athlete — and Florida State

Myron L. Rolle suited up late for the game, in a crush of cameramen. One even climbed on a locker-room bench, hovering over the star football player for Florida State University as an equipment manager slipped his shoulder pads over his head. With five minutes left in the first half, Mr. Rolle, trailed by cameras, jogged out into the frigid night — to resounding cheers. He had yet to make a play, but he had just flown in from Birmingham, Ala., where he was named a Rhodes

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