Conversation so far:
Where was J. C. Watts born?
J. C. Watts was born in Eufaula in McIntosh County, Oklahoma to J. C. Buddy Watts Sr., and Helen Watts.
What university did J. C. Watts attend?
J. C. Watts graduated from high school in 1976 and attended the University of Oklahoma on a football scholarship.
Was J. C. Watts a minister?
J. C. Watts became a Baptist minister and was elected in 1990 to the Oklahoma Corporation Commission as the first African-American in Oklahoma to win statewide office.

Question: Why did he play football instead?
Self-contained rewrite: Why did J. C. Watts play football instead?