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Eagles Performance Coach Autumn Lockwood Becomes First Black Woman Coach To Win A Super Bowl

Lockwood joined the Eagles in 2022 as a strength and conditioning associate and was named associate performance coach the following year.

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February 12, 2025

The Philadelphia Eagles' win in Super Bowl LIX will go down in NFL history for multiple reasons — it prevented the first-ever NFL three-peat, provided the first Lombardi Trophy for quarterback Jalen Hurts and Nick Sirianni, and the first MVP for Hurts. But it was also a notable contest for a historic first on the sidelines.

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Autumn Lockwood, the Eagles' associate sports performance coach, already made history in Super Bowl LVII, when she became the first Black woman to coach in a Super Bowl. On Sunday, she made history once again as the first Black woman to be a Super Bowl champion.

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.

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