{"id":47579,"date":"2025-05-12T07:40:29","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T07:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=47579"},"modified":"2025-05-12T07:40:29","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T07:40:29","slug":"patrick-mahomes-inducted-into-texas-high-school-hall-of-fame-as-wife-brittany-helps-him-make-huge-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=47579","title":{"rendered":"Patrick Mahomes inducted into Texas High School Hall of Fame as wife Brittany helps him make huge announcement"},"content":{"rendered":"
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P<\/a>atrick Mahomes<\/span>\u00a0was inducted into the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame on Saturday night – before his wife, Brittany, helped him unveil a big announcement.<\/p>\n

The three-time MVP played for Texas’ Whitehouse High School long before he was known as one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL.<\/p>\n

And as he spoke at a ceremony in Waco, Texas, Mahomes made it clear how important his high school days were to his career path.<\/p>\n

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‘When you go around the league, all I brag about is Texas high school football and how much it means,’ Mahomes said, via\u00a0KRQE News.<\/p>\n

‘People talk about the players that come out of different states but they don’t know how much it means to be in Texas high school football and I think it’s a special place to be at.’<\/p>\n

Mahomes – who called football his ‘last sport’ after spending much of his childhood playing baseball and basketball – admitted he ‘never thought’ he would make it to the pros.<\/p>\n

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Patrick Mahomes was accompanied by his wife, Brittany, for his special night<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Mahomes, who played for Whitehouse High School, spoke about Texas football culture<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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‘My goal growing up was to win a district championship in Whitehouse, Texas,’ he said.<\/p>\n

He was also joined at the ceremony by his father, Pat Sr., and mother, Randi, who penned a touching statement afterwards.<\/p>\n

‘So incredibly proud of Patrick for being inducted into the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame,’ she\u00a0wrote on Instagram\u00a0afterwards.<\/p>\n

‘Watching him chase his dreams from those Friday night lights to where he is now has been nothing short of amazing. Grateful for every moment and every memory that got him here!<\/p>\n

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The quarterback, 29, also\u00a0announced during his speech\u00a0that he and Adidas were partnering to create custom jerseys for 15 different high schools around the country.<\/p>\n

Of course, that list included his old school Whitehouse, and Brittany handed him one of the new jerseys as he was onstage.<\/p>\n

Mahomes was one of nine inductees from this year’s class, which also included 2013 NFL Rookie of the Year Robert Griffin III.<\/p>\n

Griffin starred in high school at Copperas Cove before going on to play collegiately at Baylor.<\/p>\n

Mahomes, meanwhile, also stayed in Texas during college as he played for Texas Tech.<\/p>\n

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Mahomes also announced that he was partnering with Adidas to create custom jerseys for 15 high schools, including his old school Whitehouse<\/p>\n<\/div>\n