(December 8, 2012 at 1:34 pm)Minimalist Wrote: There was a case a number of years ago where a spectacularly good football player emerged out of one of the academies ( Annapolis, I think....I don't follow football much) and he was drafted by an NFL team which bought him out of his obligation by re-paying the costs. Chump change to them, of course.
I think you are referring to Napoleon McCallum. He played a bit while on active duty, but finished his obligated service before playing in the NFL full time.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon_McCallum
Roger Staubach and David Robinson were also prominent athletes that graduated from the Naval Academy.
