Final Thoughs on "Happy, Happy, Happy" by Phil Robertson

Phil Robertson's autobiography is an eye-opening expose into the mastermind behind how the gentlemen from Duck Dynasty gained their fame. Bet you never thought you'd here that sentence to describe a book by a "redneck". But I digress. Behind the endless shenanigans that you see on TV is a story of redemption, family and hunting. 'Happy, Happy, Happy" follows the story of Phil's life, from his childhood in a ramshackle cabin to a multi-millionaire duck call mogul. And he lives very, very humbly. And from his humility before God, his love of family and simplistic life style, we can take from him how to enjoy the smaller things in life. But sometimes his dedication to these three principles has led to him to make some seemingly foolish decisions. The 60’s is where I can show you the best example of this. Phil was one of the top football players in the state of Louisiana, and had a full-ride scholarship to Louisiana Tech. After a couple of years starting, he quit the team, citing the football team interfering with his favorite time of the year, duck hunting season. Phil's backup was Terry Bradshaw, the man who would lead the Pittsburg Steelers (this is going to be really hard to write) FOUR Super Bowls! That’s like JT Barrett breaking his leg, and Cardale Jones coming in to win the championship. Phil hasn't regretted his decision, but he still talks to Bradshaw about this, saying in his book "I still tell Terry that if I had never left, he wouldn't have won four Super Bowl rings." (Robertson 63) Four Super Bowl rings. It's kind of crazy that any man would give that up to plug a couple of ducks, but Phil doesn't need that. And that's admirable. It may be hard to believe that you could give up the glory of being in of the most decorated NFL QB's of all time, but some people just don't need all of that. So next time you see the Robertson's on TV, and think that they're just a bunch of dirty guys who somehow managed to get rich. Just remember that the patriarch of the family gave up a life of sports glory for a life of hunting, fishing and wise-cracking in TV.

The Robertsons, sitting down for a family meal. Phil is at the head of the table leading everyone in prayer.