Willie’s wife, Korie, has seen her husband both with and without his signature beard. As you can see in this picture, he didn’t have a beard when the two got married. However, the couple’s young daughter, Bella, has only seen her dad with a face full of fuzz. Obviously, she did not attend the wedding.
Would she even be able to recognize him without it if he ever decided to shave it off? The face in this wedding picture is a far cry from what he looks like today! Lucky for Bella, it doesn’t seem like Willie has plans to give this look another shot.
Origins of the Beard
Obviously, no one is born with a beard. No matter how hard it is to believe, Phil and the boys did not, in fact, arrive in this world with hairy cheeks. Growing a beard, and growing it to such famous lengths, has to be a conscious decision.
For the majority of his young life, Phil had a clean-cut face that was free of any facial hair. So, when exactly did he decide to start growing out his beard? When his sons hit their teenage years, Phil stopped shaving and just let it all grow. Apparently, they liked the look, because as soon as they graduated from high school, they followed suit.
Shooting Star
You would probably never be able to guess that the face in this picture is that of Willie Robertson. And we can't blame you! The Willie you know today is a fully grown man with a fully-grown beard. The individual in this picture is a smiley kid with a bowl cut.
Yep, before Willie ran an uber-successful duck-hunting business, he played football. It definitely stands to reason that Willie was taking a page out of Phil's book and has developed a love for the sport. Just like his old man, he decided against pursuing it professionally and today he’s a multi-millionaire.
Cheeky
Willie always had a feeling he wanted to take part in the family business. That feeling grew from a hunch to a real certainty after he got his business degree from Harding University. The university even declared him and his wife as Outstanding Young Alumni! He excelled at his job and became CEO of the company, upgrading and transforming it into a multi-million dollar corporation.
That certainly gives him something to smile about, which in turn brings out his dimples. Willie’s beard hides it all these days, but you can see those dimples now in the cheeks of his children, Luke and Sadie.
Matchmakers
Missy and Jase met when they were teenagers attending the same high school. They clicked and started dating almost immediately after the first meeting, though, as we said earlier, their first date was all orchestrated to help Jase get the attention of another girl.
Thank god the whole scheme turned out the way it did! You can see in the photo on the right how in love they were in those days. And in the photo on the left, they still appear very much in love, there are just more family members (but still no significant facial hair) in tow!