Meet LaTorsha Tomlinson who is married to LaDainian Tomlinson, an NFL running back for the San Diego Chargers. LaTorsha means everything to her husband, she strongly supports her man and his team. Her husband gave her the nickname ‘LT-squared’, in an interview he stated that it was a criteria for his wife’s name to start with an L, as a lot of his family members first names start with an L, including his mother and his sister.
LaTorsha and LaDainian Tomlinson met at the TCU college. She was on an academic scholarship, a Bill Gates Millennium Scholar and her husband on an athletic scholarship. They met through a friend of LaDainian’s at a Greek Party and they’ve been together ever since. LaTorsha was a psychology major.
The couple were married in March, 2003. Everything seemed to go perfect for the couple, until 2005, when LaTorsha Tomlinson had a miscarriage. It’s been very difficult for us,” Tomlinson said. “You really think you’re in control of your life and then something comes along and slaps you in the face. It makes you realize you’re not in control.”