.KatieSowers, 33, is the assistant coach for the 49ers, and this Sunday, she will become the first full-time female and openly LGBTQ+ person to coach a team at the SuperBowl.
isn't traditionally thought of as the most progressive of sports—but one person involved in Sunday's game will be making history simply by being there.
Katie Sowers, 33, is the assistant coach for the San Francisco 49ers, and this Sunday, she will become the first full-time female and openly LGBTQ+ person to coach a team at the Super Bowl. After playing for the West Michigan Mayhem and the Kansas City Titans in the Women's Football Alliance, Sowerswith the Atlanta Falcons in 2016, rising to the role of offensive assistant with the San Francisco 49ers by 2019.
Born and raised in Hesston, Kansas, Sowers played football at Goshen College. Sowers' sexuality came under scrutiny at Goshen when she applied for a coaching position:, "a basketball coach, who no longer works for the college, denied her the position, citing the concerns of parents who didn’t want their children working with a gay coach."
These days, Sowers commands a high amount of respect from players, with 49ers defensive tackle DJ Jones
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