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From famous college sweethearts to afamily of five!
Katherine Webband AJ McCarron’s romance has unfolded in the spotlight ever since the former Miss Alabama went viral during a 2013 football game. She attracted national media attention after ESPN announcer Brent Musburger gushed over her when she appeared on the screen, noting that she was McCarron’s girlfriend at the time and calling her “a beautiful woman.”
She and McCarron had started dating the year prior. Soon, both were pursuing their passions to the fullest: Webb had landed a coveted football-themed spread in theSports Illustrated: Swimsuitedition, while McCarron graduated from the University of Alabama quarterback straight to the NFL.
In the eleven years since, Webb and McCarron have gone on to tie the knot and welcome three children together: sons Raymond Anthony McCarron III, akaTripp,Cash Carterand Gunnar Cruz.
“We’re just normal Southern people,” the former Atlanta Falcons playertoldThe Buffalo Newsabout his and Webb’s laid-back home life. “Everybody knows us at Cracker Barrel. Everybody knows us at Dreamland [a local barbecue restaurant]. We try to treat everybody the way we would want to be treated and don’t do anything that’s different than anybody else at all.”
From their viral debut as a couple to their career achievements and family expansion over the years, here’s everything to know about Katherine Webb and AJ McCarron’s relationship and family.
Katherine Webb won Miss Alabama in 2012
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When she first launched to internet stardom, Webb was already a beauty pageant queen. She took home the title of Miss Alabama on Jan. 28, 2012, and also competed at the Miss USA 2012 pageant in Las Vegas, representing Alabama.
She posed forSports Illustrated: Swimsuit Editionin 2013
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Webb quickly turned her viral fame into a lucrative modeling career, posing in a cropped red football jersey, white bikini bottoms and high heels for the famous Swimsuit Edition ofSports Illustrated. She made her modeling debut on the magazine’s pages just one month after her big moment at the BCS championship game.
AJ McCarron proposed in 2014 with a ring he designed himself
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Two years into their relationship, McCarron got down on one knee andpopped the questionto his love in March 2014. “WE’RE ENGAGEDDD!!!” the then-24-year-oldtweeted. TheSplashcontestant also shared sweet shots of herself and her future groom, showing off her diamond sparkler in its own photo.
“He designed it himself,” she wrote. The couple appeared to get engaged at the Beach Club restaurant in Gulf Shores, Alabama.
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They said “I do” in front of family and friends
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“Little man is here. We have a beautiful little boy a part of our family now,” the football playerwrote on Twitter. “Wow is he a long one! We love you Tripp McCarron #proudparents”
“Well guys, it’s getting much harder to hide the bump🤰🏻We’re so excited to give Tripp a little brother to play with this coming Christmas! 👶🏻 #5monthspregnant 📷:@hsculljr,” the mama-to-be wrote.
Son Carter arrived on Dec. 18, 2018, “the exact same height and weight as his older brother,” the new mom-of-twowrote on Instagram.
They don’t live a lavish lifestyle
Speaking toThe Buffalo Newsin 2018, McCarron insisted that he and his family were “just normal Southern people” and avoided the luxuries that their public-facing jobs might afford them.
“We livea really basic life.We don’t go buy flashy things. That’s not us,” he said. “Hell, the nicest thing I have is my car, and I don’t really drive that whole lot. We’re normal. Really normal.”
Webb is officially a boy mom! The model and her husbandwelcomed their third childtogether, a son named Gunnar Cruz, on April 7, 2021.
McCarron currently plays in the XFL
McCarron played for five teams as a career backup before leaving the NFL in 2022, when he was drafted to join the St. Louis Battlehawks of the XFL, a minor league coalition.
After leading his team to two comeback wins in early 2023, McCarronspoke to ESPNabout the joys of finding a second career in the XFL.
“Ever since I came out of college, I’ve been counted out a little bit,” he said. “It’s just fun to come out here and play, I missed playing.”
He added, “Not always just being a backup, and that’s a great living, it really is and I absolutely love it, but I love playing. This is special and I can’t thank the XFL enough.”
source: people.com
