Photos: First jobs of the Elites

Even the Elite Series' biggest stars had to start somewhere.

To know where he is going, you need to know where he has been.
To know where he is going, you need to know where he has been.
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	Timmy Horton’s first job was as an on-air radio disc jockey when he was just 16 and still in high school.</p>
Timmy Horton’s first job was as an on-air radio disc jockey when he was just 16 and still in high school.
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	He began as a peanut picker and chicken chaser but now Gerald Swindle is a B.A.S.S. champion.</p>
He began as a peanut picker and chicken chaser but now Gerald Swindle is a B.A.S.S. champion.
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	Keith Poche went from sweeping chicken coops to 3rd place in the 2012 Bassmaster Classic.</p>
Keith Poche went from sweeping chicken coops to 3rd place in the 2012 Bassmaster Classic.
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	A maggot farmer, a factory shoe lacing guy/bartender, a Christmas tree seller/Bassmaster Classic championship...the endless summers of the many seasons of our lives.</p>
A maggot farmer, a factory shoe lacing guy/bartender, a Christmas tree seller/Bassmaster Classic championship…the endless summers of the many seasons of our lives.