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Authors: Phil Robertson
PHIL ROBERTSON
was born and raised in Vivian, Louisiana. There were seven children in his family, so money was scarce, and very early on, hunting became an important part of his life. In college, Phil played football ahead of Terry Bradshaw at Louisiana Tech; after Phil received his bachelor’s degree in physical education and a master’s in education, he spent several years teaching. Never satisfied with the duck calls that were on the market, Phil began to experiment with making a call that would produce the exact sound of a duck—and so, in 1972, Duck Commander was born. In the mid-seventies, Phil turned his life over to the Lord and is now invited to speak to hundreds of churches and organizations every year. Duck Commander is still a family business, with all four of Phil’s sons and their wives working for the company at one time or another. The fishing nets are still being run on the Robertson land, hauling in enough to feed the whole family. “Yes,” says Phil, “it’s a rough life, but somebody’s gotta do it.”
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Robertson, Phil.
UnPHILtered : the way I see it / Phil Robertson with Mark Schlabach.
pages cm
1. Robertson, Phil. 2. Television personalities—United States—Biography. 3. Conduct of life. I. Schlabach, Mark, 1972- II. Title.
PN1992.4.R535A3 2014
791.4502'8092—dc23
[B]
2014008730
ISBN 978-1-4767-6623-2
ISBN 978-1-4767-6624-9 (ebook)