G U Y S L E Y

Zvonimir Boban turns 58 today. In his ten years at Milan, Italian reporters were struck by how well he spoke, and how much he knew about literature, history and politics. He had promised that he'd earn a university degree not long after retiring. He kept the promise. Boban studied history at the University of Zagreb. At 35, after four years of study, he graduated with a bachelor's degree. His thesis was on Christianity in the Roman Empire, supervised by Professor Petar Selem, a leading authority on the subject. By then he had won four Serie A titles and the 1994 Champions League with Milan, and captained Croatia to a third place at the 1998 World Cup, the country's first ever World Cup medal. Happy birthday, Zvonimir Boban.