“Going into college, I made a decision after about a year that I wanted to go to class and feel like I wasn't in school. So I started working towards getting myself into the music school. The University of Texas Butler School of Music is a very serious place of study. I had to train just to try out, just to have an audition.”

American professional football placekicker, born 1989

Justin Paul Tucker is an American professional football placekicker, born in 1989. He has played in the NFL for the Kansas City Chiefs and is best known for his long run with the Baltimore Ravens, where he began as an undrafted free agent in 2012. Tucker played college football for the Texas Longhorns, won Super Bowl XLVII as a rookie with Baltimore, and later became one of the most decorated kickers in the league. He once held the NFL record for the longest field goal, at 66 yards, and ranks second in career field goal percentage at 89.1%. He has been selected to seven Pro Bowls and eight All-Pro teams, including five first-team honors.