![]() He entered college still grieving at just 17-years-old, and quickly began getting into trouble. ![]() Hernandez’s father died from complications of a routine surgery while he was still in high school, a loss that, despite his dad’s abuse, his Gators coach Urban Meyer would describe as having decimated him. He initially planned on following DJ to the University of Connecticut, where he played football football, but broke a verbal commitment to the school and decided to join the University of Florida Gators in Gainesville, alongside their star quarterback, Tim Tebow. Hernandez was Bristol Central's star athlete, excelling in track, football, and basketball. It was the furthest thing my father wanted you to even look like in our household. ![]() “‘F*ggot’ was used all the time in our house,” Hernandez’s brother told the newspaper. Growing up in a home that the Globe described as “deeply homophobic,” Hernandez also reportedly struggled with his sexuality, and kept a relationship with a friend and teammate a closely-guarded secret. ![]()
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