Katie Sowers First Female Coach to Make the Superbowl
By Jordan Lader
@JordanLader (5208)
Sparta, Tennessee
January 29, 2020 10:54am CST
Katie Sowers is the first female of any type of coach to make it to the Superbowl. She also the first one that is openly gay.
Football has come a long way in a short time if you think about it. There was a time that women involved in football at all was frowned upon and now we have a female referee and a female coach.
Katie is not a full fledged coach but an assistant to the Offensive Line Coach for the San Francisco 49ers. Not that that matters too much.
She worked her butt off to get where she is and yet declines all interviews and appearances until after she wins the Superbowl. She's very dedicated and determined.
So much of those two things that I have no doubt that she will be a full coach in the future and break another glass ceiling.
*picture from google
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@Bensen32 (27752)
• United States
29 Jan 20
I don't watch football anymore but good for her. I have always felt who cares male or female straight or gay, do those things really matter? Can the person do the job and are they the best person available to do the job? Then give them the job.
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@JordanLader (5208)
• Sparta, Tennessee
29 Jan 20
I feel the same way. They're taking another look at the Rooney Rule which personally I think has outlived its usefulness.
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@Bensen32 (27752)
• United States
29 Jan 20
@JordanLader Not sure I know what the Rooney Rule is, I might have to look that up.
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@JordanLader (5208)
• Sparta, Tennessee
29 Jan 20
@Bensen32 It requires whoever hires coaches that they have to interview minorities. They don't mention hiring I don't think but you HAVE to interview a certain number.The last time they brought it up they mentioned that there still aren't many minorities coaching. In my opinion I don't think that a person should be hired based on skin color or nationality.
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@Plethos (13581)
• United States
31 Jan 20
@JordanLader - i see i forgot to also add "her being female and" , or i somehow erased it. i can see i misspelled "her". 
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@JordanLader (5208)
• Sparta, Tennessee
31 Jan 20
Technically neither does being a woman but it's history making so they celebrate.
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