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From the sunny beaches of Tampa to the Walt Disney-filled city of Orlando, Chappell Rose has lived an interesting life. Known around the Mars Hill Campus as “C my Money Rose,” Chappell grew up in the Richmond Heights area, where he attended elementary school, before moving to Hollis Creek to finish up his middle and high school career. Growing up, Rose had a heavy athletic influence. He has two uncles who played in the National Football League, and one who won a Super Bowl with the Washington Redskins in 1976. Rose’s cousin Maurice Crum Jr., a former Notre Dame standout, is being drafted by numerous NFL teams this year, and he is projected to go in the early rounds of the draft. Rose is not only a phenomenal football player, but he has excelled in other sports as well, including soccer, baseball, basketball and karate. At age 7, Rose discovered something that would change his life forever. “At the age of 7, I signed up to play for a youth league football team. I got hit for the first time extremely hard. I liked that feeling," Rose said. "My mom thought that I was crazy, but that’s when I knew that I had fallen in love with the game of football.” One of the most influential people in Rose’s life is his late father, whom he is guarded about discussing. Rose’s father played a very influential role in his life although he was not able to watch his son grow into the young man that he has become today. Rose credits his father. “I owe a lot of credit to him, because he always wanted me to strive for excellence in all that I do. It didn’t matter if it was school, sports, chores around the house; he brought the best potential out of me that I thought I couldn’t reach. He did a lot of things I admire and wish I could do,” Rose said. One thing Rose’s father stressed is that “extra work pays off.” There were never any limitations in the Rose household--from sports all the way to life. Rose was been instilled with a competitive nature and a will to win because of the influence of his father. “He always instilled in me that if you have practice and everyone goes in, you always need to do something that gives you that extra boost to separate you from the others," Rose said. "It might mean running that extra lap or doing an extra sprint. You might not like it for the time being, but in the long run it will pay off.” One of Rose's biggest successes in high school was being named player of the week at Freedom High School. His 2006 football team was the first team in school history to make it to the state playoffs. Following the motto “Team first, me second” is something that Rose takes to heart. He attributes much of his success to God. Nicknames for Rose are more popular than his real name. Some of the names that are heard across campus for Rose are C my Money Rose, Reggie Bush, Tank and C Rose. Rose is a business major at Mars Hill. When he graduates he plans to open his own physical training center, where he can help athletes develop proper strength and conditioning techniques. Give us your feedback. We value your opinions. Write us at hilltop@mhc.edu. Be sure to include your full name and the story you reference. See our letters policy. |
 
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