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Notable Achievements at Age 20
Breakout vs UTSA — 5 TDs (4 pass, 1 rush)
Relieved injured Quinn Ewers and accounted for five total TDs (4 passing, 1 rushing), finishing with 223 passing yards, 53 rushing yards, and a 67-yard rushing TD and a 75-yard touchdown pass to Ryan Wingo.
Grand Slam breakthrough – Australian Open quarterfinal
In only his second major, Shelton reached the Australian Open quarterfinals (defeated Zhang Zhizhen, Nicolás Jarry, Alexei Popyrin, J.J. Wolf), losing to Tommy Paul in four sets.
Threw a perfect game (NPB)
Pitched a perfect game against the Orix Buffaloes — the 16th perfect game in NPB history; tied NPB single-game strikeout record with 19 and set a new consecutive-strikeout record (13).
Set world record for consecutive strikeouts in a game
Struck out 13 consecutive batters in the perfect game — a new world record at the time.
Selected 22nd overall in 2020 NFL Draft by Vikings
Taken in round 1 with the 22nd overall pick by the Minnesota Vikings (pick previously acquired in Diggs trade).
Declared for 2020 NFL Draft
Announced he would forgo his senior season and enter the 2020 NFL Draft.
CFP National Championship victory vs. Clemson
Helped LSU win the national title with nine catches for 106 yards in the 42–25 victory.
Season cancelled due to COVID-19 (2020-21)
The 2020-21 MIT squash season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Named NBA All-Rookie First Team
Earned NBA All-Rookie First Team honors for the 2017–18 season.
Playoff double-double vs Bucks (Game 1)
Recorded 19 points and 10 rebounds in overtime Game 1 victory vs Milwaukee on April 15, 2018.
Birth of daughter Stormi Webster
Kylie gave birth to her daughter, Stormi Webster, with Travis Scott on February 1, 2018.
Television credit: America's Next Top Model (Cycle 21)
Competed on ANTM (Cycle 21) in 2014—primary breakout TV role that launched modelling career.
Co‑founded Stripe with brother Patrick
John and Patrick Collison co‑founded Stripe to simplify online payments; early backing/mentorship from Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, Max Levchin and Sequoia.
Near-fatal car accident — found dead at the scene
Driving home after giving a speech, Hal's Mustang was hit head-on by a drunk driver at >70 mph. He broke 11 bones, suffered brain injury, stopped breathing and his heart stopped for six minutes; he was found dead at the scene.
B.S. in Mathematics and Science, Carnegie Mellon University
Graduated from Carnegie Mellon with a B.S. in mathematics and science.
Co-founded Micro-Soft / Microsoft
Gates and Allen formed Micro‑Soft (later Microsoft) in 1975 to develop and sell software for microcomputers.
Earns B.A. in Political Science, University of Denver
Graduated cum laude, inducted into Phi Beta Kappa; switched from music to political science after influential classes.
Began graduate work at Trinity Hall, Cambridge
Started doctoral studies in applied mathematics and theoretical physics at Cambridge (specialising in general relativity and cosmology).
Birth of daughter Lisa Bloom
Only child, Lisa Bloom, was born on September 20, 1961; Lisa later became an attorney and TV personality.
Bachelor's degree, MIT
Graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a bachelor's degree in mathematics.
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