Humble Beginnings for Phil
The Robertsons weren’t rich initially. Before Phil created the company, he was poverty-stricken. He came from a family with six other children, and they had no electricity, toilet, or bathtub. They survived by growing gardens and hunting.
Almost a Different Career
Phil had been a football player, and Terry Bradshaw offered him a chance at going pro. He would have been on the Washington Redskins team, but he decided that he didn’t want to because he couldn’t hunt as often as he wished.