Fathers of Super Bowl 57 QBs wreck stereotype of absent Black dad
Averion Hurts, the father of Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts — you may have heard of him — was his son's coach for much of his life. By all accounts, Averion, a football coach at Channelview High School in Texas, is a remarkable father and a rock for his son.
"In his situation, his story, it's not a hard luck story," Averion recently told Good Morning Football, "He didn't come from humble beginnings, let's say. So this is just really a story of a kid who fell in love with football. He wanted to do the best he could with it and he has a burning desire to be the best that he can be."
Patrick Mahomes Sr., the father of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Pat Mahomes — you may have heard of him — also is a constant presence in the life of his son. This goes back to when Mahomes Sr. was a professional baseball player and he'd catch fly balls with his then 4-year-old and future Super Bowl quarterback.
"I just remember him being so excited to go to the yard every day," Mahomes Sr. told the New York Post, speaking of when dad was a Major Leaguer. "I’d have to hold him back just so I could get in the car before we left because he was ready to get out there. And he’d get there to the clubhouse, get his uniform on, and he’d be one of the first guys out on the field, and of course I had to play catch and all that."
During Super Bowl 57 you will see more than a game. You'll see two Black quarterbacks — raised lovingly by two Black dads (and also by their moms). You will also see one more thing: a stereotype busted.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/mike-freeman/2023/02/08/fathers-super-bowl-57-qbs-wreck-stereotype-absent-black-dad/11186459002/
No thanks to Moynihan et al.
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