Sean Thomas Lowe (born November 16, 1983) is an American reality TV personality and author, best known for his role on the seventeenth season of ABC's The Bachelor, which he earned by becoming the fan favorite during his time on the eighth season of The Bachelorette with Emily Maynard, where he placed third. Early life Lowe was born in Arlington, Texas to Jay and Sherry Lowe, both devout Christians. He was raised in Irving, Texas, and has an older sister, Shay. Lowe played football from a very young age and graduated at Lamar High School, and in which he was a member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He later attended Texas A&M University for one semester prior to transferring to Kansas State University where he received a football scholarship and took part in the 2003 Big 12 Championship Game. Television shows The Bachelorette (2012) Sean was the third-place finalist on Emily Maynard's season of The Bachelorette. He ended up going on two one-on-one dates with Maynard and one group date. In the ninth episode, Sean told Maynard that he was falling in love with her. Emily offered him an overnight date card to spend more time with him, but he did not stay the night as it didn't line up with Emily's beliefs and the example that she wanted to set for her daughter. Lowe was eliminated that same episode, despite being a front runner throughout the competition. He was heart-broken on the limo ride home. After sending him home, Maynard commented that she just sent home "the perfect guy." Lowe was a fan favorite in Emily Maynard's season of the show. He was chosen to be the Bachelor for the following season. The Bachelor (2013) On the first episode, it was revealed that Sean would have a total of 26 women to choose from, instead of the usual 25. Sean eliminated Desiree Hartsock in the eighth episode. Hartsock went on to be cast as the star of the ninth season of The Bachelorette. In the season finale, Sean proposed to contestant Catherine Giudici. Sean and Catherine's Wedding Over a year after he proposed to Catherine Giudici on his season of The Bachelor, the two were married on January 26, 2014, in a live television ceremony performed at the Four Seasons Resort Biltmore in Santa Barbara. Sean's father, Jay Lowe, officiated at the wedding. Dancing with the Stars Following The