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Notable Achievements at Age 21
Colorado debut vs TCU — 510 yards
In his first game for Colorado he completed 38-of-47 for a school-record 510 passing yards and 4 TDs in a 45–42 upset of No. 17 TCU.
Set Super Bowl-era rookie receiving yards record (season end)
Finished rookie season with 1,400 receiving yards, a Super Bowl-era rookie record at the time.
First big breakout — 175 yards vs. Tennessee (Week 3)
In his first start he had 7 receptions for 175 yards and his first NFL TD.
Named NBA All-Star (1st selection)
Selected as an Eastern Conference reserve for his first NBA All-Star Game (2020).
Second ACL tear — out for season
MRI revealed torn ACL in his left knee; ruled out for remainder of 2016–17 season (second tear in same knee).
Career-high 36 points
Set new career high with 36 points in a Bucks victory over the Houston Rockets.
Named inventor of Ethereum
Recognized in academic and popular press as Ethereum's inventor and primary author of the Ethereum white paper and core research.
Co-founded Ultimate Sidemen (later 'Sidemen')
Along with KSI, Zerkaa, TBJZL and Behzinga formed the Ultimate Sidemen via GTA Online; later expanded to the seven-member Sidemen group.
Graduated UCLA BA in Political Science
Transferred from UC Santa Cruz and graduated from University of California, Los Angeles in 2005 with a B.A. in political science.
Graduated Yale (B.A., Political Science)
Completed a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science at Yale University in spring 2003.
Conceived HarvardConnection (later ConnectU)
Along with Tyler and classmate Divya Narendra, Cameron conceived HarvardConnection, a social network for Harvard students (later renamed ConnectU).
Released debut solo album 'Justified'
Justified debuted at #2 on Billboard 200 with first‑week sales of 439,000; sold over 10 million copies worldwide.
NSYNC went on indefinite hiatus
Group announced an indefinite hiatus after Celebrity tour completion; members pursued solo projects.
Graduated University of Illinois (BS)
Earned a bachelor’s degree (majors in Political Science and Speech Communication) from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.
Earned BA from Brown University
Received Bachelor of Arts, majoring in economics and political science.
Graduated Princeton University (B.A., Politics)
Earned a B.A. in politics; wrote a 157-page senior thesis 'Paradigm Shift: Politics in the Information Age'; served as communications director of undergraduate student government and in campus organizations.
Graduated Ithaca College magna cum laude (BA in Journalism)
Earned a Bachelor of Arts in journalism, graduating magna cum laude in May 1995.
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