Jerome ‘The Bus’ Bettis Goes Back To College And Graduates After 28 Years
Most people know Jerome Bettis because of his amazing time in the NFL.
After being drafted in 1993, he left the University of Notre Dame for his football career. Later that year, he was drafted by the St. Louis Rams and it looked as if he would never turn back.
The problem is, a promise was made to his mother by Bettis when he left the University, according to Steelers Wire.
He described it in this way: “I promised her years ago, sitting in Coach Holtz’s office, that I would come back and graduate. I promised her years ago, sitting in Coach Holtz’s office, that I would come back and graduate”
The promise may have been 28 years old but he kept it. On May 15, he graduated from Notre Dame. He then went on Twitter to say: “A promise made, a promise kept.”
A promise made, a promise kept. 28 years after leaving @NotreDame, I’ve completed my degree from the Mendoza School of Business. I hope my journey serves as reminder that education is the true equalizer in life and it is never too late to start. pic.twitter.com/J0Xn7Up47n
— Jerome Bettis (@JeromeBettis36) May 12, 2022
Bettis spoke of the re-enrollment in January but he admits that the transition wasn’t as easy as he thought it would be. Considering the fact that he had left college almost 3 decades earlier, he was coming back to an unfamiliar environment.
In speaking with NBC’s Today, he said: “It’s so strange because I’m so behind the times. I mean, I’m a dinosaur in the sense of school. I don’t know where anything is. I’m struggling with the technology.”
I have been waiting 28 years to celebrate this moment. I am so proud to be a graduate of the University of @NotreDame class of 2022!! pic.twitter.com/VjfleJ40Ia
— Jerome Bettis (@JeromeBettis36) May 16, 2022
Even though there have been some adjustments along the way, he met his goals and kept his promise. This was more than something he did for his mother, he was also thinking about his two children.
Perhaps Bettis himself put it best when he said: “In my immediate family, I’ll be the first person to graduate from college. But most importantly, I have two children. For them to see dad finish a commitment that he set out some 27 years ago, for me to complete that, I think it says a lot to them.”
Spoken like a true star!
