Since that time, Google has revealed a bounty of fun details about his background.
Here are five things to know about Jefferson:
1) He could’ve been a boxer
Jefferson’s father, Tony, was a promising boxer in the early 1990s. He was apparently close to being on the 1992 U.S. Olympic team with Oscar de la Hoya, Shane Mosley and Larry Donald. While Jefferson’s father was all about his son boxing, his mother was not. Still, the younger Jefferson boxed from 11 to 15 years old. Nicknamed ‘Cobra’ because of his fast hands and swift movements, he says he was undefeated in local tournaments.