The Duck Commander Family

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Transcript The Duck Commander Family

By,
Willie and Korie Robertson
With
Mark Schlabach
Allen help start the foundation of the company
with his dad Phil in the 70’s and 80’s. He left the
Duck call business in 1988. The reason was that he
got offered and ministry job and now he is the
senior pastor of West Monroe.
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Is the youngest brother of Phil. He has worked for
Duck commander since he retired from the United
States Army in 1993. Si makes all the reeds for duck
commander and lives in West Monroe with his
wife Christine they have no kids. He love hunting
just like his brother who he helps out all the time.
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Phil was one of 7 kids and cam from a pour family.
Since they were so pour hunting became a way of
like fro him so they could have food. He was and
all-state athlete in Baseball, Football, and Track.
His athletic skills lead him to a football scholarship
where he was a quarterback. Football legend Terry
Bradshaw was his backup quarterback. One day
Phil just decided he would rather have a family
and duck hunt than be a football star. So, he got his
Bachelors degree in Physical Education. While
Terry Bradshaw made millions as a football
legend.
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In 1972 Phil did not like any of the duck calls
on the market. So he made his own and in 1973
he received a patent in Duck commander was
now a Duck Commander incorporated.
Nobody would buy the duck calls from him to
sell in their store so Phil started selling them
out of the back of his truck. The company took
off from there. Phil is Married to Kay and they
have the 4 boys that were talked about already
together.
JUSTIN MARTIN
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Has worked for duck
commander since 2008.
He is a very close, close
friend to the family.
JOHN GODWIN
He is a very close
friend of the family
and builds the duck
calls for the company.