Tony Romo: My father made $500 per month

Tony Romo’s grandparents immigrated from Mexico, migrant workers searching for the American dream. His father, Ramiro Romo, Jr., was in the Navy and a carpenter. Tony talks about how the work ethic of his parents and grandparents shaped him, and how he still relies on their financial advice.
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[@joshcollins103]

Tony predicts Graham's questions before he asks them

[@GrandpawTheGreat]

Romo is living proof that a family doesn’t have to have a lot of money to raise responsible children and have a well adjusted happy family upbringing. His family truly lived the American dream.

[@mahalkita7351]

r u on druggz???? the absolute WORST famileez n this country r thoze uv the wealthy, look at the tRumpz,bushez et al,..... clueless privlijjd drug headz

[@micjam1986]

@@mahalkita7351 you forgot the Bidens

[@rossb.4773]

@@mahalkita7351 you' d take the quan in a second, Reg7inal..

[@mahalkita7351]

@@rossb.4773 ?????????? what r u trynna say??? what iz quan???

[@mahalkita7351]

@Paul Thomas yesssss, i'm syur they (espeshully Michelle) had it really EZ comin uttuv the south side uv Chicago which iz just loaded with prep skoolz & high n-come neighborhoodz, u izz so STOOPID that u must havv prakticed it alluv yor life 2 get 2 yor level.u iz the tom brady uv stoopid!!!!!!

[@yamahasuperbike2202]

A good man. He deserves everything he has.

[@michaelcarpenter6992]

Graham is a good guy

[@trammietrapgorilla5011]

I find myself becoming more and more a tony romo fan

[@elparrandero5616]

Good job at staying humble Tony ... being a Mexican American in the nfl is pretty cool ... make the rest of us latinos raise hope that one day we can become a big part of the USA ... PROUD TO BE A LATINO

[@jonhernandez4571]

Build the wall Trump 2020

[@elparrandero5616]

I agree...

[@arnulfoalvarez1743]

Jon Hernandez yeah! So Mexico won’t get infected, build the wall and we’ll pay for it.

[@elparrandero5616]

Build the wall ... and the rest of the Romos will have to play soccer ...

[@antoniosarmientoluna6497]

@@jonhernandez4571 Juan Hernandez will probably end up on the other side

[@myshirt84]

THAT MEXICAN STYLE DEDICATION IS WHAT MADE TONY ROMO A LEGEND.

[@rhythmstyx1945]

Westside of Corpus Christi WHAT?

[@NomadicNorthwoods]

Legend? No.

[@jonhernandez4571]

Build the wall

[@brunootero6524]

Jon Hernandez cállese se lo va a llevar la migra.😂

[@Fazman81]

I’d say he is the best of both worlds. You can’t just attribute his success to one ethnic group because then all Mexicans would be crazy successful and we know that’s not the case. He does have the Mexican drive and isn’t scared of hard work but he also has a very Anglo mindset.

[@weewee9279]

You can tell He loves His Parents. We 💝love You Tony. #09

[@benzyboy-nd8ju]

Wisco kid!!

[@brianb900]

I was a young cowboys fan before Romo but Tony is basically the reason for why I’ve tried to catch every game since 2007.

[@ericguerra6576]

Same!

[@tonymedina922]

Booooo!!!!

[@danielsoto8601]

Aikman was better.

[@1steelerthug]

Tony is a humble guy!!! I’m a Steelers fan but always liked the way he ha does himself. He’s now the best NFL broadcaster

[@mballa101]

Man makes me mad how the cowboys wasted his talent.. smart guy and tough as nails ..smh

[@Josh-u3j]

Ikr

[@thebeasters]

Dak is next. I love it. Go NINAZ

[@mtadams2009]

Not a hater but he could not stay on the field. If not for his health who knows how far they could have gone. He just always seemed hurt. It happens to some players.

[@WBKimmons]

@@mtadams2009 towards the end yeah but most of his career he was pretty sturdy

[@tgudgo1423]

I'm an Eagles fan who hated Tony Romo whilst he was playing. the more I watch who is is not by who he played for, I realise how wrong I was about him. I the more I see of him the more I wish he would have been an Eagle as I think his persona is what the Eagles are all about! this guy is solid.

[@danjacobsen7645]

Tony Romo is way too much of a class act to play for any team from Philadelphia

[@jhovannyperez5268]

Tony is a fusion of two elements: hardwork and perfection. His father was nice to providing DNA of hardwork to handling physical requirements of any task. His mother’s DNA gave him an innate blend of intelligence and athletic bravado....hence his results are on the gridiron and golf course speaks well....you cannot teach this.

[@lauraroberts9066]

Love his proud smile talking about family!!🤠💪

[@robertsandoval3271]

Tony Romo is the epitome of a good role model. Being humble , being tough and full of grit. Playing injured at times. Wish he could have been in a Superbowl. But an awesome color man for CBS. Go Tony! Your the best..!

[@gregoryvierra6114]

You’re too

[@richardramirez1701]

My favorite quarterback of all time my very very favorite quarterback of all time and I don't need to explain why but what he did on his own without a team is incredible

[@bigwu100]

Love romo. Seems like a hell of a guy. Wish him the best.

[@terryturk6813]

I've watched you from going to undrafted to a superstar. We love you Tony. Cowboys for life

[@mooseknuckle9662]

Tony's story is quite surprising given that organized sports at any level is full of politics. I was an above average baseball player,lefty with a ton of pitching talent and had to constantly fight politics due to my family not having money or being on the commission board.Interesting story.

[@JavierJimenez-kn2ob]

I agree with you, it would of been interesting for graham to touch on that. A lot of minority athletes are held back from reaching their full potential because of the barriers and politics involved in youth sports.

[@rayposada7100]

This guy was never worth a crap as a quarterback just like Dak Prescot. They are Jerry Jones pidgeons.

[@toolrammsteindeftones]

I wonder if they are the type of Mexicans that don't teach their future generation Spanish. I'm a 1st generation and have a half white 8yr old daughter who is 100% bilingual. And I'm proud of that. I'm a Romo fan. Not cowboys

[@georgepina4209]

Romo's grandparents are from muzquiz coahuila

[@2004jessiehs]

Arriba MUZQUIZ!!!

[@CarlosContreras-bx3ld]

That is Super Cool my family is from Agujita Coahuila 30 minutes from muzquiz

[@o925now]

That's my quarterback always and for ever, love ya 9

[@pete7389]

My favorite NFL announcer on TV

[@JCA-Z]

One humble and intelligent man, it's his sense of loyalty that kept him from competing in super bowls as j.jones never really did enough to surround him with the necessary talent to get him there. This guy in a matter of seconds can decipher defenses.

[@albecerra5346]

When I look at him I see the Mexican as he gets older he has the Mexican features from the NOSE down

[@gibememoni]

he does look mexican you can find his type in north mexico like monterrey

[@ibleedblue0518]

@@gibememoni yes

[@jcbulldog533]

What exactly are Mexican features??

[@sgrew]

@@jcbulldog533 was wondering same thing!!

[@supremes1964]

@@jcbulldog533 lol

[@TREK1305]

This is the most aggressive interview I've seen w Graham.. dont particularly like it. I'm use to him asking a question & let the guest paint their own canvas.. hes aggressive w Romo

[@whenmullet2674]

Yes, especially about the contract, don't know why they aired that part. I don'\t think we'll see Tony there agian.

[@TREK1305]

@@whenmullet2674 agreed. I loved his interviews because they were different & I'm certain atheletes preferred him cause he didn't apply pressure.. appears his given in. I'm done..

[@A10R10]

Mexican pride!!! 🇲🇽 Latino pride!!!

[@Kaharris.96]

Tacos and margaritas will be served at the celebration.

[@jonhernandez4571]

Trump 2020. Build the wall.

[@A10R10]

Jon Hernandez stfu

[@jms6605]

Jon Hernandez dumbass you know he’s telling you to go too.

[@jonhernandez4571]

@@jms6605 nope. 6th generation Spaniard mr "amigo" we need that wall!!

[@gabrielb.mendoza5445]

Great interview, it said a lot about Tony. As a Mexican-American myself I am proud he appreciates his family and heritage.

[@agguerra9106]

Interesting to hear that his parental grandparents are immigrants from Mexico, but fail to mention that their maternal family comes from Germany/Poland...., I guess if you have European ancestry that doesn't count!

[@100spurs]

Probably closer to his dad’s side of his family.

[@francolopez8283]

That’s not it man, the problem is that here in America ppl usually just go by skin color I’m surprised they even mention he is half Mexican.

[@navebill4633]

People forget Romo is 50% Mexican.. by people I mean myself

[@thebeasters]

Don't tell that to the Traitors

[@adolfogonzalez540]

Grandparents are originally from Muzquiz,Coahuila, Mexico

[@oscargamez8007]

His a very humble and smart human been his part of a typical inmigrant family work hard be smart and make the American dream come true I'm big fan of Tony romo

[@thomasmerrill2287]

Imagine that GREAT HARD WORKING grandparents plus hard working mother and father = hard working son

[@alwaysopen7970]

Try living on $500 a week today. It's tough.

[@deformedchild5547]

I make 400 a week.

[@eddieruiz562]

As a raider fan I always rooted for romo

[@josephleighton2458]

Same

[@sebastianmora1472]

Dito✌

[@ski5350]

I can't say anything bad about Romo. Stand up guy

[@secular-world7316]

I love Mexican people!

[@josephleighton2458]

Romo was an excellent QB with great elusive skills. He was cursed by jjones keeping dork wideouts hangin around. Romo Rules!

[@messiaspedro7538]

Tony you got A great family Some great stories got a love you thanks for the video👍🏽

[@ricas9674]

We love you I wish u would play with the bears

[@machinegungonzerella4310]

The loser made money though

[@davejarvis7522]

Good to see regular people doing superior things

[@michealvillegas1766]

He avoids questions about his Mexican heritage ! He goes in circles and I would have never known he was Mexican ?? And I once heard someone say he was Italian ?? But no he's not ashamed of being a Mexican is he?

[@proudusmcmom84]

He has done many an interview talking about his heritage. And about how close he is with his grandparents. He has never been comfortable talking about himself. Even back when he first started. He will talk on an on about hootball, golf or anything else, but to get him to talk about himself or his personal life is not an easy thing

[@klk1900]

This is what is terrible. I recently saw democrats come out and said that “having a work ethic and saying working hard and dedication is racist” and they are going to large companies teaching this crap. They are literally sabotaging the future.*I use to hear kids always say “I’m not smart like so and so” I then ask how long do you study? They say none! I then ask the kid they said was smart, and that kid studies 3-5hrs after school daily. They are not “Smart” because they were born that way it’s just they put in the work while the others are outside screwing around with no guidance or accountability. - I don’t align with any political affiliation but morally I could never be a dem because the racism they built into their party all because, if the black community is thriving they fear they will lose the votes so the plan is just keep them in poverty so they will always have them by the balls. It’s like Stockholm syndrome where a hostage becomes loyal to the kidnapper because they depend on them for food and water. For example the dem love planned parent hood. PPH was created by a disgusting extreme racist that literally said in interviews “black people are not worthy of reproducing” another interview they said “we need to abort them off so we don’t have to pay welfare” if you do the research we have 41 million black Americans. And if you look deep you will find we’ve aborted 50million black babies since 1972ish range. The stats will say 40million have been aborted but they aren’t counting all of them the real number is more like 50-55 million. Now realize the black population would be over 100million today if they didn’t murder 50million like hitler. PPH is marketed towards black people that’s why I absolutely hate it and can’t stand it. It’s no diff than hitler targeting Jews. The sad thing is the dem have their victims voting for them the very people supporting harm and wiping them off the USA map they have a version of Stockholm syndrome where they are loyal to the abuser.

[@stevebaumgardner5809]

I would of liked to see Graham do a similar interview with Kobe and ask about his parents. Could of provided a lot of insight.

[@LLJR]

steve baumgardner If you ask blacks hard questions they label you racist

[@richardreyes3906]

I got the impression that he doesn't feel comfortable about discussing his Mexican heritage, kind of not really wanting to talking about it. Rumors have it that he avoids the topic about his Mexican roots..

[@TheLuisgrijalva]

Yeah he gives vague answers to the questions.

[@jesseortiz5938]

He Was Brought Up in Wisconsin Not East Los... A Little Different

[@robertmseaman]

Never knew Tony was part Mexican

[@alejandrolopez7426]

Wished he would have embraced it more while he was playing...like coach Ron Rivera. Very few Mexican decent in the NFL.

[@missdir.980]

Same here. I thought he was part Italian this whole time.

[@jesseortiz5938]

Hellooooo....Romo is a Mexican Name

[@muhammadcushmeer8648]

@@missdir.980 Mexican is a nationality ..he is Hispanic

[@wolfmanjack8402]

Muhammad Cushmeer he is Latin, Mexico is in Latin America , more ya know

[@stevenmartinez5312]

hall of fame!

[@bnegs521]

No

[@TheFernandosr]

BIG TONY ROMO FAN !! YEAH GO TONY !!

[@johnleonard8311]

Your the best Tony R !

[@chrisfelan2665]

I’ve always found him to be one of those “embarrassed to be Hispanic” type guys.

[@machinegungonzerella4310]

Robstown Texas

[@mfishe1]

Tony Romo has always presented himself as white and has benefited from that privilege.

[@machinegungonzerella4310]

Goofy smile

[@muzcapapillon]

El papa de tony Romo se caso con una guerita bien buena!!! Como estara la historia de como se la robo?? Que habran dicho los suegros!!!!!!!!

[@916_nsx]

I saw him the other day in Tahoe celebrity golf tournament

[@Knocktfout]

Hall of Famer

[@bnegs521]

No he is not

[@WBKimmons]

I miss me some Romo.

[@llongdong]

Ole Dimmy is a' running naked through the hood again. God, it's comical to watch. Ole fella don't have a stitch on. No socks, underwear - NADA. Just runs back and forth with that Jack bottle in his hand. Sometimes he yells stuff but I can't make out what. I'm sure somebody will video and post it somewhere. Then, ole Dimmy'll be famous. God, it's comical.

[@jessefillmore]

Tony would have won a few Super Bowls if the O-Line and the WR's he played with watched and studied film . Witten was his "go to " target and Witten will be in the HOF . Go back and look for him yelling/telling a WR he ran the wrong route . Plus the Dallas defense sucked , especially at stopping the run . Rarely did they pick off anybody and that is why Diggs is getting the limelight . It's been a long time since Dallas has had a decent secondary .

[@youarerightboss]

But he got paid millions to play with his balls. SMH

[@Noah-tv6uu]

Family Is awesome Why’s his name Romo Why drop the full name Romero

[@A10R10]

Romo is an actual Spanish last name

[@tfierro15]

Romo is Spanish from Spain

[@mrmr7144]

Romero is NOT an actual sir name. Romo is.

[@tfierro15]

Romero and Romo are both last names origin from the old Latin language that the Roman empire spoke

[@jesseortiz5938]

It's Not Romero its Ramiro.Ramiro is His Middle Name, Romo is His Last Name... .Get a Clue

[@sword588]

What I notice is he kind of seems embarrassed to say what his Grandparents did for a living. I dont see him Involved with Latinos / Mexican American Communities like the Black athletes do seems he's more comfortable with his white side.

[@bambam4118]

Tony Romo is one of my favorites. I really wish he could have won at least 1 Superbowl. That year they lost against Seattle when he botched that field goal attempt just really hurt him but I believe if they won that game and the Dez catch game in Green Bay if they would have made it to the Superbowl they would have won. Tony has such a wonderful family now, he's the top announcer, and his youngest boy is so cute with his long hair. Last I saw it was halfway down his back. When he ran it looked like a blur following him and he was really fast

[@brentbare3698]

I always thought Tony was Italian 😆

[@azteccomanche7532]

HIS DAD LOOKS LIKE RON RIVERA THE HEAD COACH OF THE RED SKINS

[@beautiful80sladies22]

What is unfortunate about #9 is when he FINALLY started figuring out that you cannot force throws he started getting injured, which was toward the end of his career. That's when #4 came in. Tremendous competitor, but my gosh, high risk, high reward with him. He literally drove me nuts with the interceptions

[@robertalcala899]

I sure didn’t know that he is Hispanic

[@Rich-gx6lf]

Viva la Rasa Tony Romo

[@jonhernandez4571]

Build the wall# trump2020

[@Rich-gx6lf]

Jon you’re a bitch

[@arnulfoalvarez1743]

Jon Hernandez yeah! Build the wall so Mexico won’t get infected!

[@vegjeezy17]

Hall of fame

[@trammietrapgorilla5011]

vegjeezy17 uhhhh maybe not that

[@22891690]

Honorable mention at best

[@wolfmanjack8402]

vegjeezy17 no

[@wheelinthesky300]

$500 per month? Your padre should have paid attention in school.

[@seanogrady2629]

I always thought he was Italian, since I heard a lot of Italian surnames end in a vowel.

[@831farmeros2]

Pinche Romo good job!!! "Pinche" because Ima 49er por vida! 🌁🏉🇲🇽

[@danw1352]

Love Romo, class act and enjoy the NFL games he does. He's a good man.

[@machinegungonzerella4310]

Robstown Tx boy

[@allegracantu4703]

Viva la Raza Antonio Ramiro Romo

[@robertolongoria3992]

🤠👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👊🐯👊👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🤠

[@PolinGuira]

I believed tony romo it was italian

[@Youknowwhoin2024]

Near terrible QB. One of the best announcers of our time.

[@oliviacolon680]

I see him as not too proud to be a Latino! He knows exactly what his grandparents did for a living !

[@francolopez8283]

Why wouldn’t he be proud... he seemed like he was proud to me.

[@luisvilla799]

I wonder if he eats tortillas

[@sonyacruse7324]

My Tony! Love this guy!!

[@michaelmuro4475]

He's mexican? 😳 Wow

[@jrnumex9286]

the ankle knee cross brothers

[@mokeski2196]

That's what I make now

[@juanhernandez4500]

Viva. Mexico compa!!

[@juliansilva7744]

3:44 TONY MEOLA + TAB RAMOS = TONY ROMO

[@ambrosioromo763]

Estodo cus !!

[@binge9508]

Great video

[@EuroGuy85]

Imagine having a dad that’s a carpenter and have no trophies to have him build shelves and cases for

[@aradcliffe585]

Lmao hilarious. Good QB but isht D

[@OBoFbooshakalaka15]

Euro Guy 85 he could just tell him to put up that fat contract 1 shelf will do

[@areyouben_inaz]

🤣🤣🤣

[@jesseortiz5938]

L

[@miguelsandoval8203]

Hold up I had no clue Romo was Mexican

[@jesseortiz5938]

Romo a Mexican Name... U Should Know That With Ur Last Name

[@spectermad9180]

But why did he hide his last name...

[@pabloisgreat75]

Romo is his last name and is Spanish

[@odoylerulez88]

cool guy

[@azteccomanche7532]

Tony Romos Dad Looks Comanche Raza Go Padres

[@wheelinthesky300]

Apparently the first thing papa did when he hit terra firma USA was grab himself a white woman. A blonde, no less. Like father, like son.

[@TheNewkidsrule]

Great Cowboy, the man literally broke his back for our team.

[@legendkillersshittyduffleb932]

There team not yours

[@lestermount3287]

Well I made $90 a month in the Marines.

[@joe56ramirez99]

I make $50 a month in Vietnam and that included combat pay. Talk about being poor being a Vietnam combat Soldier did not pay much. It's sad to say, but if you got killed in Vietnam you are only worth $1,500 that they pay to the family.

[@drphot6050]

He's part latin but raised America that's why he's been with mainly white women and looks like a white man

[@jaeehovaa]

Guy do you realize how fucking stupid you sound lmao ... Mexicans like Americans come in all shades of color lmao.

[@JoseGuerrero-xn5kv]

He is half white and grew up in one of the whitest states (WI), so it makes sense for him ti indentify himself more with white people.

[@bigwu100]

@@jaeehovaa that was pretty stupid. America is north, central,and South America. Lots of fair Latinas.

[@jaeehovaa]

@@bigwu100 that's what I said you dumbass .. Mexicans are white and dark .. learn to read and comprehend.

[@dodgerguy8914]

Romo is Mexican bro

[@SAMCARMAN]

Work hard? Thats triggering lots of skinny jean types

[@JRMSS4]

STRAIGHT-UP SELLOUT!!

[@pauljnolan1000]

He is one charming man.