Autumn Lockwood, the Eagles’ associate sports performance coach, has made history in Super Bowl LVII, when she became the first Black woman to coach in a Super Bowl.
After the Eagles won the Super Bowl, Lockwood posted a happy photo on Instagram, holding a trophy and cigar and wrote ” world champions! God is good.”
Lockwood joined the Eagles in 2022 as a strength and conditioning associate and was named associate performance coach the following year. As a performance coach, she works to help athletes find their strengths and weaknesses.
Lockwood helps the players get stronger and faster.
According to cbsnews.com, Lockwood was honored by Philadelphia City Council in 2023 after the Eagles made Super Bowl LVII.
“On the occasion of Black History Month, it is crucial that we uplift the accomplishments of young Black professionals who are breaking barriers in their fields,” Council wrote in a resolution celebrating Lockwood.
Lockwood is a Media, Pennsylvania, native. Before donning the Eagles’ midnight green and black, she worked at the University of Houston as director of sports performance and was the assistant director of basketball sports performance at East Tennessee State, where she received a master’s degree in sports management.
She received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Arizona, where she played defense on the women’s soccer team.