{"id":8943,"date":"2011-05-19T18:05:24","date_gmt":"2011-05-19T18:05:24","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-13T20:43:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T20:43:20","slug":"former-nfl-player-will-demps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=8943","title":{"rendered":"Former NFL Player Will Demps"},"content":{"rendered":"

Will Demps is undoubtedly one of the most handsome former football players of the NFL. A former San Diego State Aztec, Demps was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2002, playing for the New York Giants in 2006 and eventually as a Houston Texan until 2009.<\/p>\n

<\/em>Born to a Korean mother and an African-American father, Will Demps is quite well-known. During his childhood, his family relocated to California where he would soon realize his dream of becoming an NFL football player.<\/p>\n

An entrepreneur at heart, Will is involved with numerous businesses. Demps is the owner of a Wet Willie’s chain bar in San Diego, California, the first on the West Coast and features dishes influenced by his mother’s home cooking such as Seoul tacos. He\u2019s also in the middle of developing a social network for celebrities.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, Demps likes to participate in Yoga and Pilates during his free time and speaks conversationally in Korean and Spanish.<\/p>\n

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ASIANCE: Interracial marriages are common these days. How did you mother (Korean) and father (African American) get together? <\/h3>\n

Will:<\/b> They met out here in Victorville, CA. They were in the military. <\/p>\n

ASIANCE: What customs or cultural aspects did your mom teach you about your Asian heritage? Any Asian customs practiced on a regular basis, something that would surprise the readers about you? <\/h3>\n

Will:<\/b> Always have a kimchi jar in your refrigerator? (laughs)<\/p>\n

ASIANCE: Yeah! <\/h3>\n

Will:<\/b> My mom always taught me about the Korean culture. She taught me how certain Korean foods make you smarter\u2026the Korean myths of certain foods. How some things are stronger for your bones. For me, I would always eat kimchi and rice.<\/p>\n

ASIANCE: Would your mom serve Korean food to your friends? <\/h3>\n

Will:<\/b> Yes. Tradition is to treat everyone like a family style. When friends come over it\u2019s like she\u2019s cooking for 20 people. Always set the tables, pray before you eat, have a big family feast but for us, it\u2019s a Korean barbecue. Just be thankful for the food and your friends. I\u2019ve always carried that my whole life. She makes all the kimchi.<\/p>\n

ASIANCE: Do you visit Korea often? <\/h3>\n

Will:<\/b> I actually just went back to Korea last year, after I retired. I did some media things out there. I lived there in the early \u201890s so it was good to be back. I visited my family, saw my cousins. It brought back a lot of my heritage. I was interviewed out there because I\u2019m an American football player and I\u2019m bi-racial.<\/p>\n

ASIANCE: Do you speak Korean when you are interviewed in Korea? <\/h3>\n

Will:<\/b> I spoke English and I joked a little in Korean. I could understand the questions but I wanted to speak it back properly.<\/p>\n

ASIANCE: What made you decide to open Wet Willie’s in San Diego? <\/h3>\n

Will:<\/b> It was the transition after football. I was presented a franchise on the West Coast. I always like taking challenges in life. I always joke to my friends and say, \u201cI guess since I\u2019m Korean, I have to own something.\u201d A dry cleaners\u2026(laughs)<\/p>\n