Christian McCaffrey was born June 7, 1996, in Colorado, and it seems as though he was destined for great things from birth, with athletic prowess running in his genes. Per OSDB Sports, Christian’s dad Ed McCaffrey played wide receiver for Stanford before going pro. His mom Lisa McCaffrey was a Stanford soccer star.
Christian excelled at sports from a young age, according to OSDB Sports. He attended Valor Christian High School, where he was an outstanding track and field athlete, clocking 10.75 seconds in the 100 meters. However, Christian really shone playing football. The teen smashed a slew of high school records and was Colorado’s Football Player of the Year for 2012 and 2013.
Growing up, Christian lived, slept, and dreamed football. His father, who has three Super Bowl wins to his name, was determined for his son to follow in his cleats and subjected him to a grueling training regime. “[He had us doing] dynamic warm-ups, no sodas, bedtime 7:30,” Christian told Sport Pod Digest. “It’s, like, hard when you’re a kid, now it’s not hard.” He shared that Ed confiscated his phone after a certain time until high school and insisted on a strict, regimented diet program. He would ground his young son if he got jersey tackled and take him to get IV drips during high school off-periods. “Just sailing IVs game day,” Christian joked. All the blood, sweat, and tears paid off, and in 2014, Christian headed off to Stanford.
