Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson: Family, Faith and Controversy

Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson: Family, Faith and Controversy

Phil Robertson is an American hunting enthusiast, businessman and reality television star who has a net worth of $15 million.

Phil Robertson is the patriarch of the Robertson family which owns and operates a multi-million dollar hunting accessory company called Duck Commander.

Phil Robertson attended Louisiana Tech on a football scholarship where he was the starting quarterback and star of the football team.

He actually started ahead of future NFL hall of famer Terry Bradshaw.

Upon graduation Phil had the option to play football professionally but declined because he didn't want to miss duck hunting season.

After graduating with both an undergraduate and Masterâ€™s degree in education, Phil initially supported his family as a teacher.

He also spent time as a commercial fisherman.

In 1972, Phil was inspired to invent a new kind of duck hunting call that was a vast improvement over the standard call at the time.

The Duck Commander Duck call eventually became the gold standard duck whistle among professional hunters.

Today Phil owns and operates the business alongside his four sons, and wife Kay who have all helped turn Duck Commander into a thriving multi-million dollar business empire that includes DVDs, merchandise, books and more.

The family and business got so popular that they got their very own reality show on A&E called Duck Dynasty.

Duck Dynasty has grown to become one of the most popular shows on television with over 8 million people tuning in to each episode.

As of December 2013, Duck Dynasty has aired over 50 episodes over four seasons.

Phil's memoir "Happy, Happy, Happy" was a #1 best seller and has sold close to one million copies to date. Prior to the success of their reality show, the Robertson's company sold roughly 60,000 Duck Commander calls per year.

In 2012 they sold 600,000.

During the annual 10 week duck hunting season, Phil has a tradition of not showering or shaving ever to bring him luck.

On December 18, 2013, Phil found himself in hot water after a controversial interview with the magazine GQ was made public.

Within the interview, Phil made some comments that were perceived as homophobic.

Phil was quick to apologize and insists that he loves and respects every kind of person in the world.

In response, A&E was forced to suspend Phil from the show indefinitely.

And by indefinitely, apparently they meant roughly one week because on December 28th, 2013 A&E announced they were lifting their suspension after being bombarded with complaints from fans of the show.
Country USA
Author Steven John Duley
Binding Kindle Edition
Format Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
NumberOfPages 41
PublicationDate 2014-02-15
ReleaseDate 2014-02-15

Country	USA
Author	Steven John Duley
Binding	Kindle Edition
Format	Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
NumberOfPages	41
PublicationDate	2014-02-15
ReleaseDate	2014-02-15

Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson: Family, Faith and Controversy

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