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J.J. Watt Biography
Birth Name:
Justin James Watt
Birth Place:
Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States
Profession
NFl player
Fast Facts
- Played competitive hockey throughout the U
- S
- and Canada until the age of 13
- After his freshman season at Central Michigan, gave up his scholarship and took a job at Pizza Hut to earn money to help pay his way as a walk-on at the University of Wisconsin
- While still in college, created a nonprofit organization called the Justin J
- Watt Foundation, which benefits elementary and middle schools that lack funding for sports and activities
- Was selected 11th in the 2011 NFL Draft by the Houston Texans
- Participated in a 2013 NFL-USO tour of U
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- military bases in the Middle East
Relationships
- Derek Watt -- Brother
- T.J. Watt -- Brother
- John Watt -- Father
- Connie Watt -- Mother