Just ask his high school football coach, Vince Thompson, and he’ll tell you: “He was a 100-percenter. He doesn’t know about not going full speed, and he led by example.” That’s right. Florida’s own
Fred Catfish Abbott, one of America’s
top 100 trial lawyers, continues to live his life the way he played football in high school – with everything he has.
Originally from Brooksville, Florida, Catfish grew up loving football. He couldn’t have been happier when he got to Hernando High School and discovered he was big enough to play. His performance on the field got him inducted into the Hernando High Sports Hall of Fame in 2011. His attitude and his physical size (6’ 3” and 228 pounds) got him a scholarship to the University of Florida, where he played for the Gators (and also acquired the nickname – now his legal name – Catfish).