Russell Wilson says his father’s illness and passing have always been tied to his successful football career. Wilson recently caught up with Barstool Sports‘ “Pardon My Take” podcast.
The Seattle Seahawks quarterback discussed his football career and how his late father Harrison Wilson III was intrinsically tied to the football star’s professional journey.
It all began with Wilson’s commitment to North Carolina State University. “I’ll never forget I was in a Dick’s Sporting Goods at the time in Richmond, Virginia, and I told my dad, I said, ‘Hey, hey, Dad, I’m going to have my number, you know, retired there one day,'” Wilson recalled. “I didn’t know my dad was going to get sick.
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