Born in Tyler, Texas, Patrick Mahomes went to high school in Whitehouse before playing both football and baseball at Texas Tech University. Even though he's left the Lone Star State behind to live and play in Kansas City, he's still shown plenty of love back home.
"With a population of 7,600, Whitehouse is the little town America romanticizes," according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. It's also a place that went all out to celebrate one of its own during the 2020 Super Bowl. "Kansas City Chiefs flags and decor are scattered in front of homes, and as well as a local accountant, a florist, tire shop, and so on. A handful of homes feature Patrick Mahomes jerseys, or decorations."
Texas Tech was also ready to praise its former player. "The school took out a full-page ad in Monday's Kansas City Star, saluting Mahomes for leading the Chiefs to victory," the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported. "On top of a large image of Mahomes during his Red Raider playing days, giving the 'Guns Up' hand gesture, the words, 'From here, it's possible' is emblazoned in bold large block letters across the page."
Mahomes is certainly proof that it's possible to come from a little town in Texas and end up on top of the world.
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