Ed McCaffrey And Wife Lisa McCaffrey Come From An Athletic Family Background

Ed McCaffrey wife Lisa McCaffrey is a celebrated soccer athlete at Stanford University. Ed and Lisa have been married for three decades.

A dangerous striker of the ball, Lisa surely will not let her husband take all the credit for the athletic genes that they passed on to their kids. The two athletes first crossed paths at a birthday party of their mutual friend and the football player was head over heels for the soccer player. 

Born in the Sime household, Lisa grew up alongside athletes. Her father, David Sime, was a decorated sprinter of the US, who won a silver medal in the 1960 Rome Olympics. Betty Sime, Lisa’s mother, was a synchronized swimmer at Duke University, where Betty met her husband, David.

Her brother, Scott Sime, was a wrestler and a football player at Florida’s Coral Gables High School and later the starting fullback of Duke University. Lisa could’ve become the first woman to receive a scholarship for women’s soccer at Vanderbilt but rejected the offer.

The mother-of-four was drawn towards Stanford, where she went on to start a career that is talked about to date. She ended her career after suffering from an injury that ruptured two discs in her back.

Lisa tied the knot with Ed on April 4, 1992, and the two went on to experience parenthood three times. The better half of Ed McCaffrey is available on Facebook and would frequent college games of Duke University with Ed. 

Nowadays, she is often seen on the Instagram handle of her son, Christian McAfrrey, the star running back of the San Francisco 49ers. 

On her Instagram handle, Lisa can be seen keeping herself fit and can certainly take on her husband and kids in sprints. The mother-of-four athlete has shared several pictures as a tribute to her husband and her children. 

In 2015, she shared a throwback picture of walking down the aisle with Ed on their 23rd wedding anniversary. 

Ed McCaffrey shares four children with his partner Lisa McCaffrey. Their oldest child is 28 and their youngest is 21 years old.

Lisa and Ed are parents to four boys, Max, Christian, Dylan and Luke. The four boys of the McCaffrey family continued the football legacy and have made a name for themselves as players. 

Max McCaffrey 

Max McCaffrey, age 28, was the offensive coordinator of Northern Colorado until 2022. After Ed was fired from his position as the head coach of Northern Colorado in November 2022, Max followed his father out of the front gates.

A former athlete of Duke University, Max played as a wide receiver for the football team. He went undrafted in 2016 and was later picked up as a free agent by Oakland Raiders in 2016. 

But only remained as a practice squad member, and the same happened in two more franchises, including Packers and the Saints. He made his first start with the Jaguars in 2017 and was later waived. 

Max joined the San Francisco 49ers but didn’t make a single start before he joined Vince McMahon and Dwayne Johnson’s football league, XFL, where he played for DC Defenders. 

The eldest of four, Max ended his football career in 2019 and has since become a coach. Currently, Max is dating Kathleen Messier, with whom he often shares his snaps on Instagram. 

Christian McCaffrey

Christian McCaffrey, age 26, is the star of the San Francisco 49ers. Christian played at Stanford, where he was named AP College Football Player of the Year and was a finalist for the Heisman Trophy.

If you compare the four boys, there is a striking difference in the running back of the 49ers. He is much shorter than his three long-limbed brothers, who all resemble Ed, but not Christian, who looks very similar to his mom. 

Christian was drafted by the Carolina Panthers, in the 2017 NFL Draft and was the eighth overall pick. He might have joined the 49ers only in 2022 but he has quickly found a soft spot in the hearts of the 49ers fans. 

The NFL player is currently in a relationship with American model Olivia Culpo, four years his senior. The two don’t back down when it comes to showing their love on social media. 

Dylan McCaffrey

Dylan McCaffrey, age 23, is the quarterback of the Univerisity of Northern Colorado. The third child of Ed and Lisa was previously a player for the University of Michigan and transferred to Colorado in 2021.

At Michigan, Dylan was a two-year letterman and three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree. He is available on Instagram with the username @dcaf20 and is filled with his football achievements, and at times the young athlete gives a glimpse of his romantic life.

Luke McCaffrey

Luke McCaffrey, age 21, is a wide receiver at Rice University. Luke transitioned from quarterback to wide receiver in 2022 and has had a spectacular rise in his career. 

Luke only played as a wide receiver in high school when Dylan started as a quarterback for the team. In an interview, the youngster thanked his coaches, Bloom and Tui, for helping him make the important decision. 

The 21-year-old is available on Instagram with the username @luke_mccaffrey, where he is seen sharing photos of his football journey, which began at Valor Christian high school.

Ed McCaffrey parents Edward McCaffrey Sr and Elizabeth McCaffrey were more academically focused than sports.

Born and raised in Allentown, Pennsylvania, Ed grew up alongside four siblings who unlike their parents made careers in sports. Ed Sr and Elizabeth raised their kids Catholic and though loved sports considered it to be a privilege. 

The couple always made academics a priority for their five children and in an interview with The Denver Post, Ed said, he would always be grateful to his father and mother for it. 

Making their children focus on academics, Edward and Elizabeth were able to help Ed, and his four siblings realize the responsibility that came along with their gifted skills. 

Ed McCaffrey came from a blue collar family and was the catalyst for the McCaffreys to have a career as athletes. 

Coming from a blue-collar family, it was hard for Ed to convince his dad and mom to let him play sports, but the talent couldn’t have stayed dormant for too long. Edward Sr and Elizabeth then supported their son and his football journey, which also prompted Es’s siblings to have careers in sports. 

Ed’s sister Monica was part of the Georgetown basketball team and leading scorer at Central Catholic, where she also tried her hands on volleyball. His brother, Billy, played basketball in Europe and is a leading scorer for the men’s team at the Central Catholic. 

The former NFL player’s younger brother, Michael, played four years of basketball at Hudson College, and his youngest sister, Meghan McCaffrey, was a cheerleader and dancer at Glouchester Catholic High School. 

If he was the catalyst of his family to become an athlete, things were completely different in his spouse’s family. His better half, Lisa, came from a household that cared a lot about sports. 

Ed’s father-in-law Dave Sime won a silver medal in Rome Olympics in 29160 and held several records during the 1950s. His mother-in-law, Betty Sime, is a former swimmer, and his brother-in-law was well-versed in two sports. 

So it was not a shocker when Ed and Lisa’s four sons became football players. Max said goodbye to his football career early and has now become a football coach. Their second son is a star NFL player, Christian McCaffrey, and their two younger children, Dylan and Lucas, are forging their careers in football as well. 

There’s no hint of doubt that there will be at least one Super Bowl winner among the three McCaffrey kids, and if everything goes as planned, maybe all three of them will one day have their Super Bowl rings like their dad.