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===College career=== {{Infobox college football player | name = Dwayne Johnson | image = | caption = | school = | currentnumber = 94 | currentposition = [[Defensive tackle]] | major = Criminology and physiology | death_date = | death_place = | heightft = 6 | heightin = 5 | weight = 253 | highschool = [[Freedom High School (Pennsylvania)|Freedom High School]]<br>([[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania]]) |pastschools= * [[University of Miami|Miami (FL)]] (1990β1994) | bowlgames= * [[Cotton Bowl Classic]] ([[1991 Cotton Bowl Classic|1991]]) * [[Orange Bowl]] ([[1992 Orange Bowl|1992]]) | highlights = * [[College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS|National champion]] ([[1991 Miami Hurricanes football team|1991]]) }} As he did in high school, Johnson continued to play defensive tackle at the [[University of Miami]], where he was a member of the [[1991 Miami Hurricanes football team|Miami Hurricanes 1991 team]], which won that year's national championship.<ref name="miamihurricanes">{{cite web |url=http://www.ncaaticketsnow.com/miami-tickets.asp |title=University of Miami Famous Alumni |publisher=NCAA Tickets Now |access-date=December 29, 2006 |author=Morgan, Kaya |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061209124650/http://www.ncaaticketsnow.com/miami-tickets.asp |archive-date=December 9, 2006}}</ref><ref name="islandconnections"/> Despite playing four years there, however, Johnson found himself behind elite players on the depth chart, including future [[National Football League|NFL]] star and [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] inductee [[Warren Sapp]], and appeared mostly in backup roles.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/tech-media/2016/11/30/dwayne-johnson-the-rock-nfl-wrestling-hollywood-star |title=How football helped transform Dwayne Johnson into Hollywood's biggest star |magazine=Sports Illustrated |access-date=April 19, 2019 |archive-date=April 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413061347/https://www.si.com/tech-media/2016/11/30/dwayne-johnson-the-rock-nfl-wrestling-hollywood-star |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=December 11, 2012|title=How good was The Rock at football?|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/playbook/fandom/post/_/id/15186/how-good-was-the-rock-at-football|access-date=January 3, 2021|website=ESPN|archive-date=January 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120103206/https://www.espn.com/blog/playbook/fandom/post/_/id/15186/how-good-was-the-rock-at-football|url-status=live}}</ref> In his time at Miami, Johnson played in 39 games with one start. He recorded 4.5 sacks and 77 tackles.<ref>{{cite web |title=How good was The Rock at football? |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/playbook/fandom/post/_/id/15186/how-good-was-the-rock-at-football |website=ESPN.com|date=December 11, 2012 }}</ref> In 1995, Johnson graduated with a [[Bachelor of General Studies]] and a dual major in [[criminology]] and [[physiology]].<ref name="ESPN"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://magazine.miami.edu/ |title=Miami Magazine | University of Miami |website=magazine.miami.edu |access-date=July 15, 2019 |archive-date=July 15, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715015532/https://magazine.miami.edu/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He was also one of the university's most prolific student speakers in the [[Miami metropolitan area|Miami-area]] community, frequently delivering positive messages about his own struggles and encouraging students to remain in school and avoid the dangers of drug use.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-palm-beach-post-johnson-is-used-to-w/157298098/|date=August 27, 1994|title=Johnson is used to wrestling with misconceptions|work=[[The Palm Beach Post]]|access-date=October 17, 2024|archive-date=November 27, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241127203943/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-palm-beach-post-johnson-is-used-to-w/157298098/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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