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The life of Joe Burrow has always been linked to sports: Her father Jim Burrow was defensive back and professional football coachhis grandparents Dot Ford Y James Burrow were also featured basketball players. However, Joe’s sporting life began in earnest at the age of six when Today’s Cincinnati Bengals quarterback ventured into the world of baseball for the first time.
Their passion began to develop more formally five years later, when the family Burrow had to move to athens county in Ohio, United States because Jim had been hired as defensive coordinator on the ohio university.
There, Joe ingresó a la Athens Sandlot Baseball Leaguewore number 4 on his jersey and he served as a pitcher and shortstop. He even suffered a broken arm over the course of a season.
As an interesting fact, Burrow met twins Adam and Ryan Luehrman at baseball practice.who in the not too distant future became two of his three star receivers in American football.
While playing baseball, the Ames, Iowa native he also practiced football and basketballbeing in the latter a great triple shooteran ability that could have taken him to stardom in the NBAassured his father in an interview.
Joe continued to play all three sports until eighth gradewhere decided to put baseball aside and go your way in the other two, also ruling out basketball about a couple of years later.
Burrow’s friends and family believe that because of his great facility for sports, he also could have made it to MLB. the same Jim has commented that he regrets that his son has stopped playing baseball.
Big leagues or not, Jim Burrow became the first pick in the NFL Draftbecame the Bengals starting quarterback and this February 13, 2022 will be marked as the day that the little 6-year-old boy who played baseball played his first Super Bowl.
