Candi Fisher gained widespread media coverage for the first time after the public found her dating former professional football player and legendary coach, John James Fisher Jr., better known as Jimbo Fisher. Every aspect of his personal life then became a matter of public interest after Jimbo announced that he had decided to make Candi his wife and the mother of his children.
The football manager and his wife spent many years together under the same roof as husband and wife until 2015 when their marital relationship turned sour and later turned into a divorce. Here’s everything you need to know about this woman who was once the queen of Jimbo’s heart.
Candi Fisher – Biography, Age
Jimbo Fisher’s former wife is the daughter of Suzanne Ballard (mother) and Franklin Coogler (father). The couple gave birth to him in Auburn, Alabama in 1969 and named him Candace Leigh Coogler.
Candi grew up with her two brothers named CraigCoogler and Cale Coogler. Sadly, Craig passed away at the age of 37 in a motorcycle accident in 2011. Fisher’s parents no longer live together as husband and wife. They divorced many years ago and have since found love with other people. While Franklin is now married to Pam Coogler, Suzanne lives with her second husband, Monty Ballard.
Long before crossing paths with Jimbo, Candi Fisher was a football lover who even chose sports as a required subject while a student at an Alabama-based high school.
The Alabama native met her ex-husband in 1987 while Jimbo was at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. The two men will become friends and will then bind on July 22, 1989. During the duration of their union, they will give birth to two children, Ethan Fisher and Trey Fisher.
Fisher’s husband is from Clarksburg, West Virginia, USA. He was born in the city on October 9, 1965 and currently works as a head coach at Texas A&M University.
Ethan is Candi’s youngest child. At the age of nine, he was diagnosed with an incurable, life-threatening blood disease, Fanconi Anemia. As a result, he doesn’t participate in some contact sports, but Ethan does play football, soccer, baseball, and soccer and was featured in a College Day profile.
Extra marital debacle
After spending more than two decades together, Candi and her husband separated and would later announce that they had decided to call off their twenty-two-year marital relationship. Their highly publicized divorce received extensive media coverage due to the nature of the case and the personalities involved.
Sources say Fisher had a number of extramarital affairs with two men identified as Owen Long and Taylor Jacobs. The names of the two people are said to have been entered during the legal proceedings.
The divorce, which was finalized on Dec. 10, 2015, left Fisher with $3.4 million and just $4,500 a month in child support, which was less than the amount originally requested. Her romantic relationships with the Longs and Jacobs were also thought to have cost her millions of dollars in child support.
During the court proceedings, it was revealed Owen is a former professional tennis player, while Taylor is also a former soccer player. According to sources, Candi Fisher was supposed to show the court details of her communications (via text messages and emails) with the men on December 9, 2010, but that was not the case as the divorce papers were signed at the haste Hours later.
Facts About Jimbo Fisher’s Ex-Wife
1. Candi Fisher is currently the president of the non-profit organization, Kidz1stFund. The organization was created to raise funds and awareness for the disease caused by Fanconi anemia, which leads to an increased risk of cancer and bone marrow failure.
2. To further research into Fanconi Anemia, Candi Fisher and her husband presented the organization’s first check to the University of Minnesota in June 2014.
3. Fisher met her husband in the exact same year that he (Jimbo) won the title of “Schedule III National Player”.
4. Jimbo’s ex-wife is the author of the introduction to Shannon O’Neil’s novel, “Killer Shine.” She became part of the project after she was asked by O’Neil to describe Fanconi’s anemia, as the ‘Killer Shine’ protagonist had a child with the condition.
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