re: #1032 sagehen

Milton McColl was a Stanford football player, then spent 8 years as a ‘49er while going to Stanford Med School in the off-season. His internship was in LA, so he had himself traded to the Raiders. He was a surgeon for awhile, now he does venture capital for medical technology companies. He has three Superbowl rings.

(and his father Bill McColl, orthopedist, played for the Bears to put himself through Chicago Med).

Seriously? Nobody could do a surgical residency while playing NFL football. Maybe they let him take six months off per year and do the residency in twice the time or something. It’s hard to see how one’s surgical skills could stay sharp that way.