Christian Jackson McCaffrey is an American football running back for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. He played college football at Stanford and was drafted by the Panthers eighth overall in the 2017 NFL Draft.
Christian McCaffrey Parents: Meet Ed McCaffrey and Lisa McCaffrey
Ed McCaffrey and Lisa McCaffrey are the parents of Christian McCaffrey.
Christian McCaffrey’s father Edward Thomas McCaffrey, Jr. is an American football coach and former wide receiver who played in the National Football League for thirteen seasons. McCaffrey played college football for Stanford University and earned first-team All-American honors.
Ed McCaffrey was born in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, and played high school football at Allentown Central Catholic High School in Allentown, where he competed in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference.
He was selected by the Giants in the third round (83rd overall) in the 1991 NFL draft. During his thirteen-year career, he won three Super Bowl rings (Super Bowl XXIX, as a 49er; XXXII and XXXIII, as a Bronco) and made a Pro Bowl appearance in 1998.
Ed McCaffrey began coaching youth football camps in the summer of 2000. In 2011, he founded SportsEddy, which includes not just football but lacrosse, soccer, baseball, and basketball camps.
On December 12, 2019, the University of Northern Colorado hired McCaffrey as head football coach.
Christian McCaffrey’s mother, former Stanford soccer star Lisa McCaffrey is the wife of American football coach Edward Thomas McCaffrey and the mother of four children. Lisa McCaffrey is also the daughter of Olympic sprinter Dave Sime.
McCaffrey met his wife, Lisa (Sime), daughter of Olympic sprinter Dave Sime, while they both attended Stanford University. Together, they have four sons, all of whom have played football.