17. Which Dillon football player is being raised by his brother after his father abandoned the two of them, and has a relationship with his much older next-door neighbor?
From Quiz "Friday Night Lights" Characters: Season 1
Answer:
Tim Riggins
Tim Riggins is the Dillon Panther fullback with potential. He's a solid football player, and he manages to pass his classes by the skin of his teeth. However, Tim always has a drink in his hand when he's not on the football field. For a period of time Tim sobered up, and he almost single-handedly won the homecoming game. Also, when his grades slipped a little and he got a tutor, Tim got a good grade on his English paper. These events show that Tim is an intelligent person with a natural talent for football, and that, with a little work, he could be so much better than he currently is. Tim is also promiscuous; in the course of the football season he's been romantically linked with Tyra, Lyla, Jackie (his neighbor), and others. Both he and his brother Billy have been deeply affected by their father's leaving; much of Tim's behavior probably stems from this abandonment.