Tim McGraw Didn’t Meet His Father Until He Was 11 Years Old
Tim McGraw had a life-changing moment at 11 years old when he met his biological father for the very first time at the Houston Astrodome.
The future country star grew up in Louisiana with the notion that his stepfather, Horace Smith, was his father. One day, he was rummaging through his mother’s closet and stumbled upon his birth certificate. The last name McGraw had been scratched out, and Smith had been handwritten in. His mother confessed who his real father was: the famous baseball player, Tug McGraw.
Like father like son.⚾️
Congrats @TheTimMcGraw on the baseball card!! pic.twitter.com/BzTrN4P537— QuickDraw McGraw (@DexRemus) June 16, 2016
Not long afterward, they went to see Tug at a baseball game in Houston. That was the cherished moment Tim relived recently through an old photo of them sharing a smile and matching hats.
In a recent post to social media, Tim McGraw shared this intimate moment of his childhood with the world.
“First time I met my father…… Houston astrodome,” McGraw captioned the grainy photograph.
For the seven years that followed this meeting, Tim’s father denied that he was his biological father until the day came that he couldn’t anymore: Tim was 18 and the resemblance was undeniable. It was then that Tug finally acknowledged paternity.
. @TheTimMcGraw talks #WorldSeries memories, late father Tug McGraw. https://t.co/iT0y9H2ni2 pic.twitter.com/JUZzlWbFt1
— RS Country (@RScountry) November 2, 2015
While they had a bumpy start to their relationship, eventually they grew very close until Tug’s passing in early 2004.
Check out this incredible moment in one of country music’s most loved musicians’ life below.
