What are the odds that two of the biggest names in Super Bowl LIV between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs are sons to sports figures who were working in the Twin Cities when they were born?
For the Chiefs, it’s quarterback Patrick Mahomes II. For the 49ers, it’s coach Kyle Shanahan.
Mahomes was born to Pat Mahomes Sr., who pitched for the Twins from 1992-1996 and had been drafted by the club in 1988 as a 17-year-old high school prospect out of Lindale (Texas) High School.
He joined the Twins in 1992 when the team was coming off their 1991 World Series title and drew 3 million fans to the Metrodome, but the fact is he never really found success as a starter with the Twins.