When I was a graduate student, I taught a course on Discrete Probability Theory. My best student in that class was an offensive lineman, who eventually played for the pros. Now this course is not for the weak students, as it was a theorem-proof course that started with a chapter on sigma algebra. This man was huge, and he had to bend down to enter the classroom. His test papers were perfect, and what a great pleasure it was to have him for a student. He was not a math major, but I honestly think he could have taught the class on his own. He was empirical evidence that not all football players are stupid jocks. The best part of having him for a student was that he challenged me by asking me some very intelligent questions during my lectures. It was because of him that I developed what I call proof-theorem templates, that I still use in my math classes today.
What school were you at when you taught this course? What was the football player’s name, if you don’t mind revealing it?