![]() ![]() ![]() Now, as one of the NFL’s top defensive players, recently having signed a two-year contract with the Oakland Raiders, Tuck works to introduce similar structure and values to youngsters just like he used to be. It kept us safe, it kept us honest and we’re all still pretty close.” “Everyone knew who you were and what you were supposed to be doing-or, more accurately, what you weren’t supposed to be doing. “My relatives, they were everywhere!” Justin says, half exasperated, half brimming with pride. It’s been said you can’t fling a dead possum in Kellyton without hitting a Tuck. ![]() His parents, aunts, uncles and other extended family members were present and involved in every aspect of his upbringing from school to sports to spiritual development. In addition to growing up with six siblings, Tuck is related to about three-fourths of Kellyton’s residents. Tuck had the advantage missing from most underprivileged kids’ lives: the village mentality. Apart from that, there would be no Justin Tuck, defensive end and two-time Super Bowl champion with the NFL New York Giants. He did well enough in high school to earn a scholarship to the University of Notre Dame where he completed a management degree in 2005. So how does a kid from this dot on the map of Coosa County end up with two Super Bowl rings?įrom a young age, Justin Tuck loved to read and developed an early conscientiousness for academic success. Median household income is about $29,000, though the majority of residents earn less than $10,000 annually. Kellyton, Alabama, with its population of 217, has a high school graduation rate of less than 40 percent. ![]()
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