Patrick Mahomes’ Dad Gave Him This Unexpected Advice for His 3rd Super Bowl in a Row
He’s the father to one of the biggest sports stars in the world, but Patrick Mahomes’ dad got himself into a bit of legal trouble in the days leading up to Super Bowl LVIII—where his son’s Kansas City Chiefs would take on the San Francisco 49ers.
Patrick, the Chiefs’ star quarterback, was born to parents Pat Mahomes and Randi Mahomes on September 17, 1995, in Tyler, Texas. Patrick, whose full name is Patrick Lavon Mahomes II, shares a name with his father, whose Patrick Lavon Mahomes Sr. As some NFL fans may know, Mahomes Jr. isn’t the only athlete in his family.
Patrick Sr.’s career is part of the reason that his son played baseball in his early sports career. In high school, Patrick played baseball, basketball, and football. His high school football coach told Yahoo Sports in 2020 that his playing baseball and basketball actually made him better as a quarterback. Patrick went on to play both baseball and football in college at Texas Tech University, switching on and off between seasons.
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Pat said he was looking forward to watching his son play in his fourth Super Bowl in five years, but when asked about sitting with Travis Kelce’s girlfriend Taylor Swift in an interview with WFAN Sports Radio’s “Evan & Tiki” show, he quipped, “I hope not.” He went on to explain his reasoning: “Travis normally has his own thing, and Patrick has his own deal too. I imagine if Taylor wants her own suite, she’s got enough money to get whichever one she wants.” With all that said, here’s everything about Patrick Mahomes’ dad.
Who is Patrick Mahomes’ dad?
Pat Mahomes is Mahomes’ father and yes, the two share the same name: Patrick Lavon Mahomes. Like his son, Pat was also a professional athlete. He played as a professional pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1992 to 2003.
In his almost 10 years as a professional baseball player, Pat played for the Minnesota Twins, the Boston Red Sox, the New York Mets, the Texas Rangers, the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates. Along with his Major League Baseball career, Pat also pitched two seasons in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball in 1997 and 1998 for the Yokohama Bay Stars. Due to his baseball legacy, Pat is a member of the Sioux Falls Canaries Hall of Fame.
In an interview with CBS Sports in 2020, Patrick opened up about a conversation he had with his father after he signed a $500 million contract with the Chiefs. “My dad texted me a couple days after the contract: ‘Do you feel any different,'” he recalled. “I said I feel exactly the same. I’m going to be the same person I was before I got the contract and before I got to the NFL—to be the best Patrick Mahomes I can be every single day.”
At a press conference in 2021, Patrick also about the lessons he learned about parenthood from his own father and his sports career. “I got to see him battle and grind to try to get back there,” he said. “You never know if it’s going to be like this for the rest of your career. So I try to win as much as possible now and do whatever I can to win multiple Super Bowls.” He continued, “I’m at the right point in my career where I can use my voice and people can really, really make an impact in this world. This year, with everything that happened, it prompted me to really be bigger, and then be more than I had been before.”
In 2022, Patrick and his wife, Brittany Matthews welcomed their second child, a son named Patrick Lavone Mahomes III, after him and his father. (They welcomed their first child, a daughter named Sterling, in 2021.)
At a press conference in December 2022, Patrick explained why he wanted to name his son after him and his father, and how his brother, Jackson Mahomes, came up with his son’s nickname, Bronze.“When me and Brittany, when we had Sterling, we didn’t know if it was a girl or boy at first. So we started thinking of girl and boy names. We wanted them to have that connection and them to be brother and sister forever,” he said.
“I’ve always wanted to do Patrick Lavon Mahomes III. I’ve thought about that since I was literally like five or six years old. I always thought it was going to be ‘Trey’ as the third — you hear of a lot of people doing that. My brother Jackson, whenever we were trying to find something that was a little unique and different, he said, “What about Bronze? It fits perfectly with Sterling.’ We went with that, and I think it works out well.”
Patrick Mahomes’ dad was arrested on a DWI charge on February 3, 2024, less than 10 days before his son played in the Super Bowl. It’s the third time Patrick Snr. has faced such a charge; he got his second DWI in 2018 and served 40 days in jail over weekends in 2019 and 2020. The bond for the latest offense was set at $10,000.
Patrick Jr. was asked about the incident and gave short responses when pressed by reporters on the issue. “He’s doing good,” the quarterback said. “I don’t really want to get into it too much, but he’s doing good for whatever the situation is.” He declined to say anything else. “It’s a family matter,” he reiterated, “so I’ll just keep it to the family. And that’s all I really have to say at this point.”
Patrick Jr. is on the brink of winning a three-peat for Super Bowl LIX, and his father told TMZ a simple piece of advice for the field. “Players make plays,” he told the gossip site. He hopes his son and team “come out there and have a great game on Sunday and hopefully we get a W.”
