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7 Things You Didn’t Know About The Bachelor’s Colton Underwood

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Clark chapter.

1. He dated Olympian Aly Raisman in 2017.

2. He played for the NFL on the practice squads for the Philadelphia Eagles, the San Diego Chargers, and the Oakland Raiders. He also played in some preseason games for the Chargers in 2014.

3. He has a successful cystic fibrosis foundation called The Colton Underwood Legacy Foundation.

4. He has been on three different Bachelor Nation shows, including Becca Kufrin’s season of The Bachelorette, Bachelor in Paradise, and is currently starring in The Bachelor.

5. He dated Tia Booth, contestant on Arie Luyendyk Jr.’s season of The Bachelor, prior to going on season 5 of Bachelor in Paradise in 2018. Booth was also on season 5 of Bachelor in Paradise where the two got back together but eventually broke it off after the fourth week.

6. He loves dogs. He has a black lab named Sniper and a German Shepard named Thor.

7. He is one of the youngest Bachelors at age 26 when filming began.

Amy is currently a freshman at Clark University majoring in biology and minoring in political science. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her dog Cooper and watching Netflix (Parks and Rec is her favorite right now).
Monica Sager is a freelance writer from Clark University, where she is pursuing a double major in psychology and self-designed journalism with a minor in English. She wants to become an investigative journalist to combat and highlight humanitarian issues. Monica has previously been published in The Pottstown Mercury, The Week UK, Worcester Telegram and Gazette and even The Boston Globe. Read more of Monica’s previous work on her Twitter @MonicaSager3.