![]() While Phil only quarterbacked his first season, he completed his bachelor’s degree in physical education and later earned his master’s degree in education. As a high school football, baseball, and track star, Phil had no problem garnering a scholarship to Louisiana Tech University where he assumed his role as the college’s starting quarterback, and behind him was LTU’s second-string quarterback, Terry Bradshaw at least, until Phil relinquished the prized position to hunt more ducks and squirrels. Of course, Bradshaw acknowledges he has a lot for which to be thankful! Wading in Troubled Waters To hear him tell it, he’s at least half intelligent. My pop used to echo the same advice of fathers the world over, “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” Phil may fit the stereotypical redneck and claim it-long hair, epic beard, barefoot, slang-speaking, gun-toting, etc.-but he’s no dummy. His rough hands and ridiculously calloused feet speak volumes for heavy toil and a life well lived, for the most part, off the grid-honestly, the life he set out to live early in “new” life. ![]() Considering Phil’s Duck Commander and Duck Dynasty success, he could have been, perhaps to some extent should have been, but he never was. From accounts of those who know him, and clear in my conversation with Phil, he’s not just in touch, he’s never vacated his roots-of-his-raising place. Many celebrities talk about remembering their roots while simultaneously demonstrating how disconnected they really are with red-blooded Americans. We had a milk cow, grew our own vegetables, killed a couple of hogs every year, and ate a lot of squirrels and ducks. I was raised with discipline and living off what the Almighty provided. I’ve raised my sons the same way.” Phil’s duck hunting advice: “Don’t call much but when you do, call on their butts.” Phil Robertson is Connected with His Roots ![]() It was just living life for us.” Phil paused for a second, then continued, “We lived off the land. ![]() “It was the 1950s, but you know it was like the 1850s, but we really didn’t know any better. We grew up poor, poor, poor but we were happy, happy, happy. Phil’s tone remained matter of fact, yet pleasant, as he continued to reminisce. ![]()
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