Jordan Peterson’s wife, Missy Peterson, married the football coach in 2011. The Texas couple has three children, the youngest born in 2019. Jordan Peterson, the former coach of the Kansas Jayhawks, has said goodbye to his team after four seasons. The co-defensive coordinator will now serve as the co-corners coach at Texas A&M.
Jordan, who graduated from Texas A&M in 2009, is back for a second stint there. Jordan, a former safety, was named to the All-Big 12 Academic First Team twice. His coaching career includes stops at Fresno State, New Mexico, and most recently the University of Kansas. This is the second time Coach Elko has hired a coach from a Kansas university. He previously hired Collin Klein, the offensive coordinator at KSU.
Jordan Peterson’s Wife: Meet Missy Peterson
Missy Peterson, Jordan Peterson’s wife, is from Katy, Texas. The Peterson family is now located in Lawrence, Texas. Missy Peterson, 36, tied the knot with the football coach in 2011. On his social media, Jordan has published various tributes to his wife and mother of his three children. Last year, on Mother’s Day, Jordan tweeted a picture of Missy with their three girls, all dressed in white. She captioned the post, “To the woman who always puts our kids and family before herself, who bends over backwards to make things happen, and who is our ultimate supporter.
WE LOVE YOU, APPRECIATE YOU, and HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!!! Love you, love!”
Posts like this are common for Jordan to post. He not only shared this appreciation message on his Facebook account but also on his X handle. The couple’s first child, Ellie Rose Peterson, was born on April 5, 2014. Previously, Jordan had published many pictures of his first-born on his X account to welcome him on his birthday. The couple’s second child, Emery, was born in early 2018. On May 11, 2019, Missy took to her Facebook to reveal they were going to be parents for the third time. Missy is seen holding Emery and flashing sonography images.
Ellie is seen holding a sign that reads, “BABY SHARK, DUE DUE DUE DUE, SEPTEMBER 2019.” On September 27, 2019, the Petersons welcomed their third child, Everly. Previously, the Kansas Football team featured the Peterson family in the Mother’s Day movie. Jordan can be seen in the video asking his three girls about their mom’s favorite foods and activities. Emery, the middle boy, quickly answered both questions. He also mentioned that his mother’s favorite activity is taking pictures.
Coach Jordan Peterson’s Career
Coach Jordan Peterson received his Sports Management degree from Texas A&M in 2009. He earned his master’s degree a year later. Peterson, a safety, had 81 tackles and broke up 15 passes during his tenure at Texas A&M. Jordan spent two years as a graduate assistant with the Aggies before joining Fresno State.
Jordan became the Outside Linebackers coach at Fresno State, where he helped secure Phillip Thomas to Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year honors. Peterson coached Fresno for five seasons, leading the Bulldogs to three consecutive bowl trips, including the 2014 Mountain West Championship berth and the 2013 Mountain West championship. After leaving Fresno, Jordan was named New Mexico’s safeties coach. In 2019, he was promoted to defensive coordinator.
He joined Kansas in 2020 and started as their safeties coach. In 2021, he was promoted to defense analyst, increasing his duties. He was promoted to Co-Defensive Coordinator at Kansas at the end of 2023, but the promotion didn’t last long.
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