First Asian Coach Goes to the Super Bowl - NAM
First Asian Coach Goes to the Super Bowl - NAM
EDITOR’S NOTE: Bears Coach Lloyd Lee is the game’s first Asian American coach in the Super Bowl. There are many reasons he’s a rarity, writes NAM editor Pueng Vongs.
SAN FRANCISCO — Lost in the celebration of the first black head coaches to reach the Super Bowl is that the first Asian American coach wll be pacing the sidelines in the Big One.
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When the Chicago Bears meet the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday, on the sidelines with Bears head coach Lovie Smith, who gave the Windy City back its strut, will be Lloyd Lee, assistant coach on defense. He’s a rare sight, one of the few Asian American coaches in the NFL.
It’s not surprising to me that there are very few Asian coaches in the NFL. My Asian parents and most others I know want their children to be brain surgeons, engineers, harpists. The last thing they want is their kid getting speared by a helmet in the neck or coaching jr. high football for $28,000 a year, where many NFL coaches get their start.