Autumn Lockwood

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Autumn Lockwood (born in Chester, Pennsylvania) is an American football coach for the Philadelphia Eagles. [1] In 2023, she became the first Black woman to coach in a Super Bowl and, in 2025, became the first Black woman to coach in a winning Super Bowl.

Career

Lockwood was born in Chester, Pennsylvania and grew up in Morgantown, West Virginia. [2] She graduated from University of Arizona, playing soccer, [3] and East Tennessee State University. She was a strength and conditioning coach at University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and University of Houston.

Lockwood was a coaching intern with the Atlanta Falcons. [4] In 2023, she joined the Philadelphia Eagles as an assistant coach. [5] [6] She coached the team during the 2023 Super Bowl at which point she became the first Black women to coach in a Super Bowl. With the 2025 Philadelphia Eagles win over the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX, she also became the first Black woman coach to win a Super Bowl. [7] [8] [9]

References

  1. ↑ Bjorkgren, David (2025-02-15). "Chester Native Autumn Lockwood First Black Woman Coach to Win Super Bowl". DELCO.Today. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
  2. ↑ Post, Jim Bissett, The Dominion (2025-02-11). "Autumn Lockwood: From super success in Morgantown - to the Super Bowl in New Orleans". Dominion Post. Retrieved 2025-03-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ Johnson, Daniel (2025-02-10). "Autumn Lockwood Is The First Black Woman Coach To Win A Super Bowl And Very Few Are Talking About It". Black Enterprise. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
  4. ↑ Grove, Rashad (2023-02-09). "Homecoming for Autumn Lockwood, first Black woman Super Bowl coach". Billy Penn at WHYY. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
  5. ↑ "Who is Autumn Lockwood? Meet the Eagles assistant and first Black woman to coach in Super Bowl | Sporting News". www.sportingnews.com. 2023-02-09. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
  6. ↑ "Philadelphia Eagles | Official Site of the Philadelphia Eagles". www.philadelphiaeagles.com. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
  7. ↑ Logan, Elizabeth (2025-02-13). "Autumn Lockwood, the First Black Woman Coach to Win a Super Bowl, Is the Champion We Need Right Now". Glamour. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
  8. ↑ Freeman, Mike. "Remarkable piece of Black history from Super Bowl 59 you may have missed | Opinion". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
  9. ↑ "Autumn Lockwood Makes History As The First Black Woman Coach To Win A Super Bowl". Essence. 2025-02-10. Retrieved 2025-03-27.


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