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re: What former SEC Athletes became really successful after their career ended?
Posted on 8/6/23 at 6:32 pm to Chalkywhite84
Posted on 8/6/23 at 6:32 pm to Chalkywhite84
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What was the business?
A landscaping business in Atlanta. I wanna say metro straw or something like that.
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Posted on 8/6/23 at 6:42 pm to TigerWiz
Auburn had a couple players become Orthopedic Surgeons.
Posted on 8/6/23 at 6:45 pm to RD Dawg
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Terry Hoage (UGA AA safety) had a successful winery in California.
Wasn’t white country rapper Bubba Sparxx(assumed stage name) a reserve Oline guy at UGA?
Posted on 8/6/23 at 6:46 pm to TigerWiz
Jimmy Johnson and Barry Switzer from Arkansas come to mind (if you are including Jerry Jones from that era).
This post was edited on 8/6/23 at 6:47 pm
Posted on 8/6/23 at 6:48 pm to TigerWiz
John Croyle founded The Big Oak Ranch. Not sure how everyone else measures success but I would call his mission "successful!"
Posted on 8/6/23 at 6:50 pm to TigerWiz
WWE Hall of Famer Bill Goldberg was a Dawg
Posted on 8/6/23 at 6:52 pm to Barneyrb
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Jimmy Johnson and Barry Switzer from Arkansas come to mind (if you are including Jerry Jones from that era).
John Daly is pretty well known too.
Posted on 8/6/23 at 7:08 pm to TigerWiz
John Hannah is a cattle baron.
Posted on 8/6/23 at 7:13 pm to Barneyrb
Vanderbilt has Lamar Alexander, a former member of their track team that did really well in politics
Oprah Winfrey Graduated from Tennessee State. I didn’t know that.
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Kevin Nash of pro wrestling fame was on Tennessees basketball team
Ovince St. Preux Had a decent UFC career after football
Dave Ramsey did OK for himself after his ice hockey days at UT
Allen West was able to parlay a brief intramural flag football career at UT into a military and political career
Jim Haslam played Football at UT and has done more than Jerry Jones.
Oprah Winfrey Graduated from Tennessee State. I didn’t know that.
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Kevin Nash of pro wrestling fame was on Tennessees basketball team
Ovince St. Preux Had a decent UFC career after football
Dave Ramsey did OK for himself after his ice hockey days at UT
Allen West was able to parlay a brief intramural flag football career at UT into a military and political career
Jim Haslam played Football at UT and has done more than Jerry Jones.
Posted on 8/6/23 at 7:17 pm to Smokeyone
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Jim Haslam played Football at UT and has done more than Jerry Jones.
Who? And what has he done? Never heard of him.
Never mind, I googled it, he owns some truck stops…
James Arthur Haslam II (born December 13, 1930) is an American businessman and philanthropist, best known as the founder of Pilot Corporation, which operates a chain of convenience stores and travel centers throughout the United States and Canada,
This post was edited on 8/6/23 at 7:21 pm
Posted on 8/6/23 at 7:20 pm to TigerWiz
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Jerry Richardson (Owner of Hardees & former owner of Carolina Panthers).
The Jerry Richardson I met, years ago, played ball at Wofford. I know two of his close personal friends, one living in Memphis in the car business and one in Atlanta ... which is how I met him. His son has some connection to Clemson which escapes me at the moment.
Jerry Richardson is not SEC alumni to the best of my knowledge. Matter of fact he had a falling-out with us when Mike McGee refused to allow the expansion Panthers to play in Williams-Brice while Panther Stadium (Nokia) was being built.
ETA: Kai Kroger, the best punter in the nation much less the SEC, has done quite well as the Kaibota tractor and lawn equipment spokesman.
Billy Cannon made millions as a dentist I think it was ... gambled some away.
This post was edited on 8/6/23 at 7:28 pm
Posted on 8/6/23 at 7:44 pm to Smokeyone
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Wasn’t white country rapper Bubba Sparxx(assumed stage name) a reserve Oline guy at UGA?
Lived in Athens for a time but never went to school there.
Posted on 8/6/23 at 7:50 pm to TigerWiz
Paul Tibbets was a swimmer at UF before he dropped one of the bombs on Japan.
Posted on 8/6/23 at 7:51 pm to Clark14
You conveniently left off his ownership of the Browns
but they're the Browns
but they're the Browns
Posted on 8/6/23 at 7:52 pm to Smokeyone
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Oprah Winfrey Graduated from Tennessee State. I didn’t know that.
And has NOTHING to do with the SEC
Posted on 8/6/23 at 7:52 pm to RamboMizzou
Posted on 8/6/23 at 8:13 pm to MetroAtlantaGatorFan
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Paul Tibbets was a swimmer at UF before he dropped one of the bombs on Japan.
He's not acknowledged in the media guide as swimming for uf.
Posted on 8/6/23 at 8:17 pm to Barneyrb
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And has NOTHING to do with the SEC
Just a bit of trivia man.
Posted on 8/6/23 at 8:25 pm to Smokeyone
I present Les Snead
https://www.therams.com/team/front-office-roster/les-snead
https://www.therams.com/team/front-office-roster/les-snead
Posted on 8/6/23 at 8:34 pm to TigerWiz
Joe Willie Namath has done OK for ~50 years.
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