Phil and Kay have four sons: Alan (the oldest), Willie, Jase and Jep (the youngest). Her most famous dishes are banana pudding, fried deer steak, crawfish pie, and sticky frog legs. Miss Kay believes her cooking talents are a gift which she must share, so she often ends up feeding all of the family and most of the neighborhood. She was 16 when she married Phil and since then she’s been keeping him and the boys from spending too much time in the woods, bringing them back to civilization each night with a home cooked meal. Miss Kay is the revered matriarch of the Duck Dynasty family. He speaks to hundreds of different churches and organizations every year, explaining what the Lord has done for him, and can do for them. Phil Robertson has also built a reputation all over the country for his faith and belief in the Lord God Almighty. Today, Duck Commander products, including a successful line of videos, are sold in all 50 states and in several countries. He persevered at marketing, and his hard work paid off. Phil traveled store to store in the early days marketing his new duck call, with most ending in rejections. His home became the "factory" where the calls were assembled, packaged, and shipped. Not satisfied with the duck calls on the market, Phil began making a call that would reproduce the exact sound of a duck. He also earned his master’s degree in education via night classes, with a concentration in English. Phil worked as a schoolteacher for several years after graduating from Tech. Terry Bradshaw, of course, went on to success with the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers, winning four Super Bowls, and is now a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.īut Phil earned his own success his love for the outdoors lead him to create the Duck Commander® Duck Call in 1973, the most trusted duck whistle ever conceived and manufactured. Phil did not enter the NFL, but stayed in Louisiana, married his high school sweetheart, Miss Kay, and built a house on the Ouachita River, where they raised four sons: Alan, Willie, Jase, and Jep. Phil and Terry were both drafted into the NFL. Phil Robertson in the 1967 Louisiana Tech yearbook See photos of Phil below taken during his football career at Louisiana Tech. I too was a student at Tech at that time! He played first-string quarterback ahead of football star Terry Bradshaw at Tech in nearby Ruston in the late 1960s. He fielded offers to play football at LSU, Ole Miss, Baylor and Rice, but chose Louisiana Tech so he could remain close to his home town of Vivian. Phil Robertson is the patriarch of the Duck Dynasty family, a living legend in Louisiana in earlier years, and today as well.Īs a high-school athlete at North Caddo High School in Vivian, Phil was All-State in football, baseball, and track which afforded him the opportunity to attend Louisiana Tech University on a football scholarship. The men on the show sport their signature "ZZ Top" beards, and are usually seen wearing camouflage outfits when shooting the scenes for the show. The Robertson family has filmed Duck Dynasty at locations throughout Ouachita Parish in the Monroe and West Monroe area (see details below). Duck Dynasty Family and Cast of Characters The Monroe-West Monroe Convention and Visitors Bureau now offers a mobile website to guide visitors around the West Monroe to various locales where episodes were filmed. The gift shop has a variety of items for sale, including T-shirts, caps, apparel, duck calls, posters, cook books, DVDs, and more. Phone 318.387.0588 for more information or visit Take the Duck Commander Tour Located at 117 Kings Lane, off Thomas Road, about five blocks south of Interstate Highway I-20. Many people traveling on nearby Interstate Highway I-20 stop there to take photos in the front of the building, and maybe even have their photo taken with one of the cast members! Today, the Duck Commander offices and gift store have become a popular tourist attraction. The Duck Commander offices, warehouse, and retail outlet - gift shop are located in West Monroe, Louisiana, at 117 Kings Lane, off Thomas Road, about five blocks south of Interstate Highway I-20. Duck Commander Warehouse and Gift Shop Location The company was organized in the 1970s by Phil Robertson. The family has also expanded their focus from only waterfowl to create an allied business in 2006, Buck Commander, dealing with the deer hunting industry. While some might think the Robertsons to be a bit eccentric, they are in fact a loving family that has built a strong, reputable business. Duck Commander and Buck Commander Offices and Store, West Monroe, LouisianaĪ homegrown mom-and-pop operation in northeast Louisiana, Duck Commander has grown into a sporting empire by manufacturing high quality duck calls and duck decoys out of salvaged swamp wood.
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