Richard Sherman may be known as one of the most loud-mouthed trash talking players in the entire NFL, but it will never change his humble upbringing. Richards father, Kevin Sherman is 51 years old and is a garbage collector in Los Angeles, California still to this day. The elder Sherman wakes up everyday at 3:45 am and goes about his day collecting sanitation. Sherman’s father does not want to depend on his wealthy son, who just signed a multi-million dollar extension last off-season, to take care of him for the rest of his life.
‘People say, “Let your son take care of you,”‘ the elder Sherman, who lost an eye in a go-karting accident when he was 14, told the paper. ‘Yeah, but I’ve got a few years left until I retire. Why would I mess up my own retirement?
‘I have a medical plan that will cover me. Why should my son have to pay my medical bills? It doesn’t make sense to me.’
SI reports that Sherman is now only 18 months from retiring after 26 years on the job driving the streets of Compton.
‘It’s something to keep busy, and it’s easy now,’ he said. ‘If I take a day off, I don’t need to worry about where my money is coming from.’
Richard Sherman has been on the record with crediting his mother and father with instilling a strong sense of discipline and work ethic in him. This is the type of story that is refreshing to hear. It is much different from the majority of cases you hear about athletes who are taken advantage of by their family members. Just because Richard’s father still goes to work, doesn’t mean that he won’t let Richard buy him nice things.
h/t DailyMail