Florida Quote by Ha Ha Clinton-Dix

Deacon Jones grew up a street over from my grandfather, where I was raised.

— Ha Ha Clinton-Dix

I never met him. But just growing up where Deacon Jones did, he motivated me to be great, showing the NFL was possible.

— Ha Ha Clinton-Dix

Roy Acuff's from Maynardville, and that's where a lot of my family's from. So he's, I've been told, a distant cousin, as well.

— Ashley Monroe

I grew up in Orlando.

— Austin Rivers

I was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, which is where J. Cole is from. I went up to Washington, D.C., where my mother moved,…

— Brian Tyree Henry

I'm from the Ozarks in Missouri.

— Chappell Roan

I grew up in Denton, east Manchester, and was raised by my late father, Reg, a barber.

— Mick Hucknall

I was born in Homestead, Florida.

— Chrissy Metz

My granddad and great granddad were Baptist preachers from Western Kentucky.

— Andy Beshear

Deacon Jones has been the most inspirational person in my football career.

— Jack Youngblood

My parents are from the Midwest. They're from Evanston, Illinois. They moved out to Los Angeles right before I was born.

— Larry Wilmore

I lived on the north side of Detroit. Right down the street from me there was a young man by the name of Smokey…

— Diana Ross