Time Together: After a highly successful career at the University of North Colorado, Vincent Jackson was honored to be inducted into the 2011 Athletic Hall of Fame. During his induction speech at the February 2011 event, Jackson spent time thanking his parents, and infact thanked Mavin Gaye for providing the inspiration for his creation. After discussing his time at Colorado, Jackson asked his girlfriend Lindsey VanDeweghe to join him on stage where he shocked the crowded room by dropping to one knee and saying, "I love you, I will always love you, I want to start a family with you, I want to spend the rest of my days with you. You are my soulmate. Will you marry me?"
Lindsey said yes, and the two were wed on July 16, 2011. They have no children, but two dogs, Deeja and Cody.
Time Together: Antonio and Sasha were married July 9, 2011 at a luxurious ceremony and reception at the Grand Del Mar hotel in San Diego. Guests included current Charger teammates Shaun Phillips and the pride of UMaine, Stephen Cooper.
Fast Facts: Sasha is a former hip hop video star slash model who has reportedly retired from the industry to open her own business.
OK, so for the salacious details:
There is a ton of speculation floating online about Sasha's sordid dating and social history. Mind you these are rumors, some of which veer into absurdity. Some of the unconfirmed reports include:
- She was formerly engaged to Marcellus Wiley, which reportedly ended after infidelity. He took back the Range Rover
- She allegedly dated and lived with video director Hype Williams. Their relationship ended after infidelity.
This is a small smattering of what's out there, and we made the editorial decision not to post the fact-othetical details and rumors. We tend to believe very little of what's out there based in part on some of the dopey comments we've seen on our posts in the past. We will simply close by wishing Antonio and Sasha all the best.
Fast Facts: The couple has two sons named Kaden, born in 2006 and Kaleb, born in 2008.
Resume: Alicia helps run the Jammer Family Foundation. Their foundation works directly with San Pasqual Academy, which runs a residential education campus for foster teens. The Jammer's involvement helps raise money and awareness for the school through various events including an annual golf tournament, and Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners for the students at the school.
The Jammers also provide tickets for 20 students to each Chargers home game.
Maiden Name: This isn't her maiden name, rather just her real name: Thien Thanh Thi Nguyen
Date of Birth: October 24, 1981
Time Together: Unknown, and to be fair, it's not known if they were ever officially together. News of the two being together were not publicized until this weekend's events. Despite numerous news reports calling them a couple, neither party has confirmed or denied that they were anything more than just friends.
Resume: Tequila is a model who became famous for having more than 2.5 Million friends on MySpace before she went on to reality fame. She starred in her own MTV bisexual dating show called, "A Shot of Love with Tila Tequila," in which 16 single men and 16 single women competed for a chance to date Tequila. Tequila chose a man as the season one winner, and a woman to take the title in season two.
Fun Facts: Back to Tequila and Merriman. Reports go something like this:
The two were hanging out together on the night of September 5, into the early morning of September 6. The two were seen hanging out in a VIP area at San Diego nightclub, Stingaree, where witnesses also saw Tequila giving Merriman lapdances for the better part of the evening(so much for the just friends angle).
Tila called the cops at 3:45am, accusing Merriman of choking and restraining her against her will. The war of words has escalated from there. Merriman alleges that Tequila was drunk and he was simply doing the right thing by not allowing a drunk friend to leave until safe transportation could be arranged for her. Tequila responded to that claim by reminding the world that she is actually allergic to alcohol, and that her name is infact derived out of an ironic joke.
The trash talk has continued, including Tequila alleging many things about Merriman on her Twitter account including steroid use.
We certainly don't condone domestic assault in any capacity, but it sure looks like Tequila can hold her own in a public fight. This war of words is entertaining, and probably only going to get more moreso as details come to light. Stay tuned.
UPDATE: 10/11/2011: Philip Rivers' wife Tiffany gave birth to their six child, a boy who they named Peter. Any bets on whether they keep going? Six is nice, but I think seven would be better.
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06/14/2011: Philip Rivers clearly took procreation lessons from Antonio Cromartie while playing together in San Diego. Sources are indicating that Tiffany is pregnant with the couples 6th child. To quote a tweet from @TheBigLead,... "Cromartie is impressed he made them all w/ 1 woman."
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Time Together: The two began dating in seventh grade and continued dating all the way through high school while they attended rival high schools. They were married after their freshman year at college and didn't wait long to start a family. Philip and Tiffany Rivers now have five children together.
Fun Facts: According to Philip's mother, he knew that Tiffany was the one in middle school and came out and told her then Apparently 5 years of knowing wasn't enough. During his freshman year of college at NC State, Rivers was preparing to ask Tiffany to marry him. Before he popped the question, he asked his head coach, Chuck Amato, if it was ok with him to get married.
Straight faced, Amato answered, "What would you do if I said no?" Rivers stammered for a few uncomfortable moments before Amato relented and granted his approval. It's a good thing to, because Philip Rivers and his to-be-wife Tiffany were saving sex for marriage. Well, according to them at least. Can you imagine if Amato had said no and forced their self-imposed chastity to be prolonged even further?