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15-05-2025
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NFL Draft: Travis Hunter Jr. credited grandmother for his football start. Who is Shirley Hunter?
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. Advertisement 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 quicky 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. Advertisement 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. Advertisement 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. Travis Hunter Jr., the 2024 Heisman Trophy winner, spent his childhood in Boynton Beach, Florida, with his dad, Travis Hunter Sr., and grandmother, Shirley Hunter (shown). 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. Advertisement 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. Advertisement 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. Advertisement 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. Advertisement Tom D'Angelo is a senior sports columnist and reporter for The Palm Beach Post. He can be reached at tdangelo@ This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: NFL Draft, Colorado's Travis Hunter Jr.: Football runs in the family
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25-04-2025
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Why Travis Hunter's Dad Is Serving Three Years Probation
Travis Hunter Sr., the father of top NFL draft prospect Travis Hunter Jr., is serving three years' probation. Why? Palm Beach County Court records show that Hunter Sr. was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm or ammunition and possession of a controlled substance, as well as driving with a cancelled, suspended or revoked license. He was sentenced to three years of probation in Palm Beach County, Florida. According to USA Today, Hunter has spoken about missing his dad growing up, and Travis Hunter Sr. did not attend the Heisman ceremony, USA Today reported. "I know you wanted to be here and you can't, but trust me, I got you,' Travis Hunter said to his dad after winning the Heisman, USA Today reported. 'I'm bringing the trophy home. I love you." The probable cause affidavit filed in court says that an officer observed Hunter Sr. driving without any lights for the tag. According to that affidavit, he said he didn't have a driver's license. He is a habitual traffic violator. The officer located a small amount of 'suspected marijuana in his right pants pocket and .24 grams of suspected Amphetamines in his small right pants pocket," the court document alleges. Hunter Sr. was sweating profusely and lay down on the ground behind the vehicle, it says. In the car, officers found a blunt, an additional small amount of suspected marijuana, and a black pistol inside a backpack behind the driver's seat, according to the documents. The firearm did not have a live round in the chamber. But it did have a loaded magazine inserted in the firearm, the affidavit says. In addition, a football jersey with the name of 'Travis Hunter' was also located inside the backpack, according to the documents. Hunter Sr. said that he did not know he was a habitual traffic offender and that the Amphetamines found in his pocket were ecstasy, and the firearm found inside the backpack belonged to someone else, the affidavit said. He said he had touched the gun about a week before, when he was asked for his DNA, it notes. Hunter Sr. was given permission to travel to Green Bay, Wisconsin, for the NFL draft by the court, the court records show. He lives in Boynton Beach, Florida. The court records, obtained by Men's Journal, also say that, although Hunter Sr. was given permission to attend the draft, a lot of conditions were placed on him. "Defendant, Travis ONealStaley Hunter, is GRANTED PERMISSION to travel to GreenBay, Wisconsin to attend the NFL draft ceremony that is being held on the evening of April 24, 2025, scheduled to begin at 8:00 p.m. until the first-round selections are completed," the records say. "Defendant will be allowed to accompany his son to the event and shall return to his pre-approved lodging upon the completion of the first-round selections after his son concludes his appearance at the ceremonial first night. Defendant is permitted to travel departing West Palm Beach on Wednesday, April 23, 2025 and shall return to West Palm Beach on Friday, April 25, 2025," the records continue. "Other than attending the ceremony the evening of the 24th, Defendant shall otherwise abide by his approved schedule. Defendant shall be current with all special conditions and otherwise be in full compliance with his electronic monitoring and will remain compliant with his electronic monitoring obligations throughout his travel," the records say. "Defendant may use the hotel facilities on the property but is restricted to the grounds of the hotel while in Green Bay other than attending the ceremony. Defendant is required in advance of departing to finalize his schedule for final approval with his Community Control officer, after providing his full travel itinerary complete with lodging information, location of the draft ceremony and the schedule of events and locations where Defendant will be the evening of April 24th until returning to his lodging." Although he was sentenced only to a probation term, according to The Palm Beach Post, Hunter's dad was required to spend the first of the three years on home confinement. The arrest occurred during a 2023 traffic stop, according to The Athletic. Hunter Sr. was also an athlete. According to USA Today, he "was a football and track star for Boynton Beach High School in Florida in the early 2000s and played in a semipro league in Florida."
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24-04-2025
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NFL Draft: Travis Hunter Jr. credited grandmother for his football start. Who is Shirley Hunter?
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 quicky 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 tdangelo@ This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: NFL Draft, Colorado's Travis Hunter Jr.: Football runs in the family
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24-04-2025
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Who is Travis Hunter's dad? Two-way star's father at NFL draft after court permission
Who is Travis Hunter's dad? Two-way star's father at NFL draft after court permission Show Caption Hide Caption Mina Kimes talks NFL Draft, Travis Hunter, and "chaotic" NFL teams ESPN analyst Mina Kimes stops by Sports Seriously to talk NFL Draft and her new partnership with NFL x AWS with their new Draft IQ program. Sports Seriously Travis Hunter is not only projected to be one of the first few players off the board in the 2025 NFL Draft, but is also one of the 15 players who will get the opportunity to shake the hand of NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after hearing their name called. And with that special invite to the green room comes the opportunity for that player's family and friends to experience the big day in person alongside them. For the former Colorado football star, Thursday's first round at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin, will be an emotional one as his father, Travis Hunter Sr., will be with his son after not being in attendance for his son's Heisman Trophy acceptance speech. The former No. 1-ranked prospect in the 2022 recruiting class, Travis Hunter Jr. put together one of the more impressive single-season performances in college football of late, as he was one of the sport's top players on both offense and defense. In December, Travis Hunter Jr. joined former Colorado running back Rashaan Salaam as the only two players in program history to win the Heisman Trophy. He beat out Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty, who is also projected to come off the board on Thursday, by 214 points in the Heisman Trophy race. USA TODAY's Nate Davis has Travis Hunter Jr., the top overall prospect in the draft, currently projected to go No. 2 overall to the Cleveland Browns in Thursday's opening round. Regardless of where Hunter Jr. falls on Thursday, he will be the highest-drafted Colorado player selected since Nate Soldier went No. 17 overall to the New England Patriots in 2011. Here's what to know about Travis Hunter Jr.'s dad ahead of the NFL Draft on Thursday: Who is Travis Hunter's dad? Travis Hunter Jr.'s dad is Travis Hunter Sr., who is currently serving a three-year probation sentence related to gun and drug charges stemming from a 2023 arrest. Per The Athletic, Travis Hunter Sr.'s arrest came during a traffic stop in November 2023. He was a football and track star for Boynton Beach High School in Florida in the early 2000s and played in a semipro league in Florida. As noted by USA TODAY, Travis Hunter Sr. watched the second half of Colorado's 2024 season on TV from the Palm Beach County West Detention Center in Belle Glade, Florida. As noted by the Palm Beach Post, part of the USA TODAY Network, Travis Hunter Sr. was granted permission by the Florida courts to attend his son's big night just months after he was released from the detention center for his 2023 charges. Per the agreement, Travis Hunter Sr. has to return to Florida on Friday. Travis Hunter Sr. was sentenced to 90 days in jail in September of 2024 for those 2023 charges and was placed on a three-year probation at his release. He was also ordered to complete the first year of his probation under home confinement. He was released nine days before Travis Hunter Jr. accepted the Heisman Trophy award on Dec. 14, marking the first time a defensive player and two-way player won college football's prestigious individual award since Michigan football's Charles Woodson in 1997. Travis Hunter Jr. famously broke down in tears at the Heisman Trophy ceremony when speaking to his dad on TV, as Travis Hunter Sr. did not attend the ceremony at the Lincoln Center in New York City. "I want to say something to my father. He's not here and wasn't able to make it but I know you're watching on TV," Travis Hunter Jr. said at the Heisman Trophy ceremony. "Dad, I love you. For all the stuff you went through man. Now look at your oldest son. I did it for you, man." Though Travis Hunter Sr. is able to be in Titletown, USA to see his son be drafted with a projected top-three pick, he does have some restrictions: outside of attending the draft itself at Lambeau Field, he cannot leave the grounds of his hotel in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Palm Beach Post also noted that Travis Hunter Sr. had to submit a full travel itinerary and schedule to his community control officer. When is the NFL Draft? Date: Thursday, April 24 Thursday, April 24 Time: 8 p.m. ET 8 p.m. ET Location: Lambeau Field (Green Bay, Wi.) Lambeau Field (Green Bay, Wi.) TV channels: ESPN | ABC | NFL Network ESPN | ABC | NFL Network Streaming options: Fubo (free trial) The first round of the 2025 NFL Draft will start at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, April 24 from outside historic Lambeau Field, the home of the Green Bay Packers, in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Night One of the NFL Draft will be nationally broadcast on ESPN, ABC and the NFL Network. Streaming options include Fubo, which carries the ESPN family of networks and the NFL Network and offers a free trial to new subscribers.
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23-04-2025
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Photos of Travis Hunter Sr. of Florida, father of Heisman Trophy winner, Colorado Buffaloes star
Like father like son? When Travis Hunter Jr. was awarded the coveted 2024 Heisman Trophy, that earned him a spot in football history. The Colorado Buffaloes wide receiver spent his childhood in Palm Beach County, Florida, before moving to Suwanee, Georgia, to attend Collins Hill High School. He graduated in the class of 2022. Football and athletics played a large role in his young adult life — much like his dad, Travis Hunter Sr., who lives in Boynton Beach, Florida. After high school football, Travis Hunter Jr. later played for coach Deion Sanders at Jackson State University before moving with him to the University of Colorado in 2023. That was where Travis Hunter Jr. became a Colorado Buffaloes' two-way star. Next up is the NFL. But before that, here's a look back at his father, the man for whom Travis Hunter Jr. is named. 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. eventually played semipro football in the Florida Football Alliance and Southern States Football League, winning Offensive Rookie of the Year for the latter in 2007. Sangalang is a lead digital producer for USA TODAY Network. Follow her on Twitter or Instagram at @byjensangalang. Support local journalism. Consider subscribing to a Florida newspaper. This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: 2025 NFL Draft: Like his son, Travis Hunter Sr. played high school football
