Sports Stars With Surprising College Degrees

Publish date: 2024-05-04

Von Miller entered the NFL in 2011 and has played for the Denver Broncos, the Los Angeles Rams, and the Buffalo Bills. He's been a defensive end throughout his career and has managed to help win two Super Bowls. A powerhouse linebacker in college, he was drafted second overall. When he graduated from Texas A&M University in 2011, he walked across the stage to receive his bachelor's degree in poultry science

If you're unfamiliar with poultry science, you're probably in the majority because it's not something folks outside the agricultural industry know much about. According to the University of Georgia's Department of Poultry Science, "Students study the genetics, embryology, and physiology of the bird, nutrition, diseases, poultry and poultry products, economics and business." Miller pursued his field of study because the man loves chickens, and he raises them in his spare time. 

In 2013, USA Today reported that Miller spent his third year with the Broncos raising chicks after purchasing 38 during the offseason. He kept the birds on his eight-acre property outside of Dallas. As he's moved to other cities, he's kept his passion for chickens going. While taking ESPN on a tour of his chicken farm in Texas, he shared that he accidentally fowl, er, fell into this hobby. "It started out by taking the easy class in college, then before you know it, it's my major," he laughed.

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