U Won't Believe Who Antonio Fargas' (Huggy Bear) Son Is & What He Does

U Won’t Believe Who Antonio Fargas’ (Huggy Bear) Son Is & What He Does

Remember Antonio Fargas a.k.a. “Huggy Bear” from Starsky and Hutch?” If that doesn’t ring a bell, how bout this: “B*^#h betta have my money” (his pimp quote from I’m Gonna Git You Sucka) Okay now that we’ve gotten the formalities out of the way, let’s talk about how Antonio’s son who is famous and successful in his own right. This one is a little surprising, but wait ’til you see who his son is and what he did for a living…

Meet Antonio Fargas’ Son

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Antonio’s son is retired running back, Justin Fargas, and he played for 6 years with the Oakland Raiders from 2003-2009. He also had a short stint in 2010 with the Denver Broncos. As a running back he made some noise, and he’s now 38 years old and retired from the game.
antonio and justin

Antonio Fargas was always the proud Dad on the sidelines at his son’s games.

Justin Fargas’ mother is his dad’s ex-wife, Taylor Hastie, the Director of design & trend for Expo Design Center and Home Depot at their Atlanta headquarters.

Justin Fargas and his mom, Taylor Hastie
Justin Fargas and his mom, Taylor Hastie

Justin is married to the head coach of LSU’s women’s basketball team, Nikki Caldwell (43) and they had their first child daughter Justice, in March of 2012.

Justin Fargas and his wife, Nikki Caldwell
Justin Fargas and his wife, Nikki Caldwell

 

LSU head coach Nikki Caldwell reacts to a call on one of her players during the first half of a second-round game against Penn State in the women's NCAA college basketball tournament in Baton Rouge, La., Tuesday, March 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Bill Feig)
LSU head coach Nikki Caldwell reacts to a call on one of her players during the first half of a second-round game against Penn State in the women’s NCAA college basketball tournament in Baton Rouge, La., Tuesday,

Below is a photo of their adorable little girl, Justice.

Justin's and Nikki's daughter, Justice
Justin’s and Nikki’s daughter, Justice

So what’s Antonio Fargas been up to lately you ask? He’s 68 years young and… still working, doesn’t get any better than that. Get that dough Antonio!

Did y’all know “Huggy Bear” is a singer? Get this…he has a…
He has a swing band called The New Jump Blues. Check them out…


Antonio Fargas has also just signed on as the first brand ambassador for NBC’s COZI TV.

In this role as brand ambassador, he’ll star in exclusive musical promos for the network, which airs classic Old School series such as Starsky & Hutch, Magnum, P.I., Charlie’s Angels, The Bionic Woman, Six Million Dollar Man and Lone Ranger, and more.

antonio now2The network will feature musical promos created exclusively for the network by Fargas and The New Jump Blues. The musical promos feature soundtracks created exclusively for COZI TV. The other two promos will premiere later in the year.

In his new role as brand ambassador, Fargas will also host other projects for the network.

Here’s an Old School fun fact about Antonio:
He is actually not African American as most people might think, he is Puerto Rican and Trinidadian. He was raised in New York City, NY.

And there it is family! Ain’t nothing like seeing Old Schoolers still making their mark in the game.

-ILoveOldSchoolMusic, Old School news with a new point of view

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