Young Riley King was enough of a devoted student that he would walk the five miles to school every day. Without any parental supervision, though, he stopped going after the 10th grade, a decision he regrets to this day. Since then, he's received several honorary doctorates from such universities as Yale and Brown. Not bad.

Young Riley King was enough of a devoted student that he would walk the five miles to school every day. Without any parental supervision, though, he stopped going after the 10th grade, a decision he regrets to this day. Since then, he's received several honorary doctorates from such universities as Yale and Brown. Not bad.