When Ole Miss tackle Tutankhamen Reyes committed to Ole Miss, the Jamaica, Queens native had two very different dreams. He wanted to play professional football and to one day put on a suit for a meeting in a New York skyscraper.
When he got to Oxford, Reyes made the Dean’s Honor Roll and the SEC All-Academic Honor Roll while making 25 starts at left tackle during his final two seasons. Behind the Rebel offensive line, a record-breaking running back by the name of Deuce McAllister led the SEC with 169.2 all-purpose yards per game.
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Today, as a nine-year NFL veteran with an executive MBA from the University of Miami, he has achieved both of his childhood goals as the founder of Beyond the Boroughs, a national scholarship fund for students with financial needs.