Phil robertson grandchildren

How old is phil robertson
Phil robertson daughter
Si robertson

•

BIOGRAPHY

BUY RECENT BOOK

Born and raised in Vivian, La., Phil Robertson came from a large family of seven children. With little money and a home located in a rural setting near Shreveport, hunting became an important part of his formative years. As a high school athlete, Phil earned All-State rankings in football, baseball, and track; which afforded him the opportunity to attend Louisiana Tech University with a football scholarship. During his time at Louisiana Tech, Phil played first-string quarterback ahead of Terry Bradshaw, who later led the Pittsburgh Steelers to four NFL Super Bowl titles. Phil jokes, “Terry went for the bucks, and I chased after the ducks.” After receiving a bachelor’s degree in physical education and a master’s degree in education, Phil spent several years teaching in Louisiana schools, where he was acclaimed an excellent teacher by his students. After several years of teaching, and despite his popularity among his students, Phil came to the conclusion that his time and talents would be better spent in the woods.

Phil and his

•

How good was Phil Robertson at football?

Editor’s note: Welcome to another installment of “How Good Was He?” It’s an occasional Playbook series in which we delve deep into the athletic pasts of celebrities.

With his full gray beard, bandana, camouflage clothes and dark glasses, Phil Robertson looks like a rocker from ZZ Top gone rogue.

Yet Robertson, who first found wealth as the inventor of the Duck Commander duck calls and then fame as the patriarch of a clan of Louisiana duck hunters on A&E’s “Duck Dynasty” reality series, is no backwoods bumpkin. He’s a multi-millionaire with a master’s degree in education. He’s also perhaps the best athlete ever to come out of the little town of Vivian, La.

In the 1960s, Robertson, now 66, was the starting quarterback at Louisiana Tech for two seasons ahead of Terry Bradshaw. His teammates and a coach recall him as a talented, outdoors-obsessed character who walked away from his final year of eligibility to spend more time hunting and fishing, but had the talent to play in the

•

Duck Dynasty

Born and raised in Vivian, Louisiana, Phil Robertson came from a large family with seven children and little money. Hunting was in his blood from early on.

As a high-school athlete, Phil earned All-State rankings in football, baseball, and track, which afforded him the opportunity to attend Louisiana Tech University on a football scholarship. There, Phil played first-string quarterback – ahead of Terry Bradshaw, who later went on to lead the Pittsburgh Steelers team to 4 Super Bowl championships. Phil said, “Terry went for the bucks, and I chased after the ducks.” After receiving his Bachelor’s degree in Physical Education and a Master’s in Education, Phil spent several years teaching in Louisiana schools. Acclaimed as an excellent teacher by his students, Phil came to the conclusion that his time and talents would be better spent in the woods.

Phil and his family, which by this time included his wife, Kay and four boys, Alan, Jase, Willie and Jep – began a quest to turn his passion for hunting and fishing into a livelihood.

Never satis