‘My heroes are my sisters’: How family shaped Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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Seattle Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald grew up idolizing his older sisters. Perhaps, it was his military father that installed that in him.
Macdonald was asked Tuesday who is heroes are and without hesitation the 38-year-old that led Seattle to Super Bowl 60 had a response:
“My heroes are my sisters,” he said. “My sister Maggie is four years older than me. My sister Kate is six years older than me. They could do no wrong. Everything they did, I followed them. They played soccer in high school and I went to all their games. I just thought they were like the coolest people ever. And now what they’ve been able to do with their families and their careers, … just being great people. I really look up to them to this day, so they’re my heroes.”
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Macdonald grew up 20 minutes outside of Atlanta, Georgia. His father, Hugh, is a graduate of the United States Military Academy, Class of 1971, according to the News Tribune. He played for Army’s lightweight (now called “sprint”) football team while earning a bachelor’s of science degree in applied science. He was stationed in Germany.
Macdonald spoke about his father on Monday.
“He shows up as a young lieutenant over in Germany, all of a sudden responsible for X amount of people. Guys that have been in it for a long time, and (him) having the humility to let them know that he doesn’t know, and he’s there to help him out.
“What that must have felt like in that moment.”
With a lot less at stake, Hugh’s son will now lead the Seahawks into Super Bowl 60 on Sunday, looking to topple the New England Patriots.
