Deontay Wilder went to study at the Tuscaloosa Central High School and got graduated from there in the year 2004. He dreamed to play American football or basketball for his hometown Alabama Crimson Tide but the birth of his daughter Naieya in 2005 who suffers from the spinal condition, as well as grade issues, forced him to attend the nearby Shelton State Community College and e focused on his career in boxing.