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Shirley Hunter is one proud grandmother.
The Boynton Beach, Florida, woman will attend an NFL Draft watch party in her hometown, along with friends, family and members of the Boynton Beach Bulldogs youth football program. The NFL Draft is April 24-26, 2025.
Their No. 1 pick? Travis Hunter Jr., wide receiver for the Colorado Buffaloes and 2024 Heisman Trophy winner.
In December 2024, Shirley Hunter traveled to New York for the Heisman Trophy ceremony to see her superstar grandson win the most coveted sports trophy in the U.S. She is the mother of Travis Hunter Sr., a high school football and track star when he graduated from Boynton Beach High School. Though Travis Hunter Sr. wasn't able to attend the Heisman Trophy ceremony in person, he was at a watch party to support his son.
Part of Travis Hunter Jr.'s thank-you speech shined a light on his dad − and ****** went viral.
In honor of the 2025 NFL Draft, here's information about the matriarch Shirley Hunter of Boynton Beach, Florida, her son Travis Hunter Sr. and football star grandson, Travis Hunter Jr.
Shirley Hunter of Boynton Beach, Florida, is the mother of eight children, including son Travis Hunter Sr., and grandmother of Travis Hunter Jr., wide receiver of the Colorado Buffaloes football team and winner of the 2024 Heisman Trophy.
The Hunter family is full of athletes − including Shirley Hunter.
In the early 1970s, Shirley Hunter was a sprinter at Atlantic High School. She had eight children − five boys and three girls − and all were extraordinary athletes. The five boys played football and three ran track, including Travis Hunter Sr. (see photo gallery with this story). Two of her daughters ran track, and the other was a gymnast.
Shirley Hunter told the Palm Beach Post in a Dec. 6, 2024, story that "football was my thing. What was different for me was I was a girl so I couldn't play football during those times."
While at Atlantic High School, she became the 1975 state champion in the 200 meters. Travis Hunter Sr. eventually made a name for himself at Lantana Middle School and then at Boynton Beach High School as a track and football standout.
Travis Hunter Jr. was just 5 years old when Shirley Hunter, known as Miss B — "because I'm always busy," she told the Palm Beach Post — was watching him throw a football during his days with the Boynton Beach Bulldogs in Florida.
Suddenly, he was tossing spirals with his left hand. Travis Hunter Jr. is a righty.
"I told his coach, 'You know he throws with both hands,'" she said. He didn't believe her.
According to Shirley Hunter, Travis Hunter Sr. and his son, Travis Hunter Jr., played receiver and defensive back, but Travis Hunter Sr. also returned kicks.
Welcome to the club! Travis Hunter Jr. joins Lamar Jackson as Palm Beach County, Florida, Heisman Trophy winner
Travis Hunter Sr. was a football and track star for Boynton Beach High School in the early 2000s. As a 15-year-old freshman, Travis Hunter Sr. was clocked electronically in the 100-meter sprint at 10.82 seconds.
In 2004, he set the Boynton Beach High School record in the 4x100-meter relay (41.63s) with Odiles Jeune, Jodson Noel and Cameron Rolle. The record stands to this day despite near-misses by relay teams featuring future Heisman Trophy winner and unanimous NFL MVP Lamar Jackson in 2014 and 2015.
Travis Hunter Sr.'s football exploits made use of his impressive speed on offense, defense and special teams, even when the Boynton Beach Tigers weren't the most competitive team.
In 2004, Travis Hunter Sr. scored an 82-yard kick return and a 46-yard pick-six against Martin County to help Boynton Beach snap a 14-game losing streak.
Travis Hunter Sr., a 2005 Boynton Beach High graduate, had his own ambitions of playing college football. He told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel in 2008 that he planned to join a JUCO roster in Kansas upon high school graduation, but held off due to his children.
Travis Hunter Sr. was 17 1/2 years old when Travis Hunter Jr. was born, which derailed his ambition to play college sports. Instead, he played for the semi-pro Southeast Florida Reapers along with several family members, including three brothers.
While playing for the Florida Football Alliance and Southern States Football League, Travis Hunter Sr. won Offensive Rookie of the Year for the SSFL in 2007.
Travis Hunter Sr. would often attend his son's games at Jackson State University, where he played for one year before following his coach, Deion Sanders, to the University of Colorado.
Travis Hunter Jr. was raised in Boynton Beach, Florida, before moving to Suwanee, Georgia, with his mom where he attended Collins Hill High School and was the No. 1 recruit in the nation in 2022. He had committed to Florida State University, but then flipped to Jackson State University.
He's not only the best two-way college football player in the country, he's among the best in the country at both positions: receiver and cornerback. He's projected to be among the top players selected in the 2025 NFL Draft.
Travis Hunter Jr. speaks fondly of both his grandmothers, and once credited Miss B for getting him into football.
"She has always been there, too," he said during an interview with DawgNation when he was being recruited by Georgia. "She’s the one who got me started playing football. Signed me up my first day and never looked back.”
Travis Jr. later made a verbal commitment to Florida State University but flipped on signing day, joining Deion Sanders at Jackson State University.
Tom D'Angelo is a senior sports columnist and reporter for The Palm Beach Post. He can be reached at [email protected].
This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: NFL Draft, Colorado's Travis Hunter Jr.: Football runs in the family
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The Boynton Beach, Florida, woman will attend an NFL Draft watch party in her hometown, along with friends, family and members of the Boynton Beach Bulldogs youth football program. The NFL Draft is April 24-26, 2025.
Their No. 1 pick? Travis Hunter Jr., wide receiver for the Colorado Buffaloes and 2024 Heisman Trophy winner.
In December 2024, Shirley Hunter traveled to New York for the Heisman Trophy ceremony to see her superstar grandson win the most coveted sports trophy in the U.S. She is the mother of Travis Hunter Sr., a high school football and track star when he graduated from Boynton Beach High School. Though Travis Hunter Sr. wasn't able to attend the Heisman Trophy ceremony in person, he was at a watch party to support his son.
Part of Travis Hunter Jr.'s thank-you speech shined a light on his dad − and ****** went viral.
In honor of the 2025 NFL Draft, here's information about the matriarch Shirley Hunter of Boynton Beach, Florida, her son Travis Hunter Sr. and football star grandson, Travis Hunter Jr.
Who is Shirley Hunter of Boynton Beach, Florida? Who is the grandmother of Travis Hunter Jr.?
Shirley Hunter of Boynton Beach, Florida, is the mother of eight children, including son Travis Hunter Sr., and grandmother of Travis Hunter Jr., wide receiver of the Colorado Buffaloes football team and winner of the 2024 Heisman Trophy.
The Hunter family is full of athletes − including Shirley Hunter.
In the early 1970s, Shirley Hunter was a sprinter at Atlantic High School. She had eight children − five boys and three girls − and all were extraordinary athletes. The five boys played football and three ran track, including Travis Hunter Sr. (see photo gallery with this story). Two of her daughters ran track, and the other was a gymnast.
Shirley Hunter told the Palm Beach Post in a Dec. 6, 2024, story that "football was my thing. What was different for me was I was a girl so I couldn't play football during those times."
While at Atlantic High School, she became the 1975 state champion in the 200 meters. Travis Hunter Sr. eventually made a name for himself at Lantana Middle School and then at Boynton Beach High School as a track and football standout.
Travis Hunter Jr. was just 5 years old when Shirley Hunter, known as Miss B — "because I'm always busy," she told the Palm Beach Post — was watching him throw a football during his days with the Boynton Beach Bulldogs in Florida.
Suddenly, he was tossing spirals with his left hand. Travis Hunter Jr. is a righty.
"I told his coach, 'You know he throws with both hands,'" she said. He didn't believe her.
According to Shirley Hunter, Travis Hunter Sr. and his son, Travis Hunter Jr., played receiver and defensive back, but Travis Hunter Sr. also returned kicks.
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Welcome to the club! Travis Hunter Jr. joins Lamar Jackson as Palm Beach County, Florida, Heisman Trophy winner
Who is Travis Hunter Sr. of Florida, father of Colorado Buffaloes wide receiver and 2024 Heisman Trophy winner?
Travis Hunter Sr. was a football and track star for Boynton Beach High School in the early 2000s. As a 15-year-old freshman, Travis Hunter Sr. was clocked electronically in the 100-meter sprint at 10.82 seconds.
In 2004, he set the Boynton Beach High School record in the 4x100-meter relay (41.63s) with Odiles Jeune, Jodson Noel and Cameron Rolle. The record stands to this day despite near-misses by relay teams featuring future Heisman Trophy winner and unanimous NFL MVP Lamar Jackson in 2014 and 2015.
Travis Hunter Sr.'s football exploits made use of his impressive speed on offense, defense and special teams, even when the Boynton Beach Tigers weren't the most competitive team.
In 2004, Travis Hunter Sr. scored an 82-yard kick return and a 46-yard pick-six against Martin County to help Boynton Beach snap a 14-game losing streak.
Travis Hunter Sr., a 2005 Boynton Beach High graduate, had his own ambitions of playing college football. He told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel in 2008 that he planned to join a JUCO roster in Kansas upon high school graduation, but held off due to his children.
Travis Hunter Sr. was 17 1/2 years old when Travis Hunter Jr. was born, which derailed his ambition to play college sports. Instead, he played for the semi-pro Southeast Florida Reapers along with several family members, including three brothers.
While playing for the Florida Football Alliance and Southern States Football League, Travis Hunter Sr. won Offensive Rookie of the Year for the SSFL in 2007.
Travis Hunter Sr. would often attend his son's games at Jackson State University, where he played for one year before following his coach, Deion Sanders, to the University of Colorado.
Who is Travis Hunter Jr. of the Colorado Buffaloes and a top 2025 NFL Draft pick?
Travis Hunter Jr. was raised in Boynton Beach, Florida, before moving to Suwanee, Georgia, with his mom where he attended Collins Hill High School and was the No. 1 recruit in the nation in 2022. He had committed to Florida State University, but then flipped to Jackson State University.
He's not only the best two-way college football player in the country, he's among the best in the country at both positions: receiver and cornerback. He's projected to be among the top players selected in the 2025 NFL Draft.
Travis Hunter Jr. speaks fondly of both his grandmothers, and once credited Miss B for getting him into football.
"She has always been there, too," he said during an interview with DawgNation when he was being recruited by Georgia. "She’s the one who got me started playing football. Signed me up my first day and never looked back.”
Travis Jr. later made a verbal commitment to Florida State University but flipped on signing day, joining Deion Sanders at Jackson State University.
Tom D'Angelo is a senior sports columnist and reporter for The Palm Beach Post. He can be reached at [email protected].
This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: NFL Draft, Colorado's Travis Hunter Jr.: Football runs in the family
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