HARRISON Butker built a successful sports career as a kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs.
NFL fans want to know more about the athlete’s mother, Elizabeth, after her controversial commencement speech at Benedictine College.
Who is Harrison Butker’s mother Elizabeth?
Elizabeth Keller Butker is the mother of two adult children.
She and her husband, Harrison Butker Sr., raised Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker and his sister, former college football player Charlotte Butker, in Decatur, Georgia, for People.
According to her on LinkedIn profileElizabeth attended Smith College in Northhampton, Massachusetts from 1981 to 1985, earning a bachelor’s degree in chemistry.
She then received a master’s degree in medical physics from the Georgia Institute of Technology, where she studied from 1987 to 1988.
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Elizabeth expressed her support for her son and his successful football career.
“What an incredible journey these last three years have been for us, watching Harrison play for the Chiefs. We are very proud of not only Harrison’s success as a kicker in the NFL, but also the man he has become. she said in Emory University Newsletter in January 2020.
The three-time Super Bowl champion praised his mother on Mother’s Day tribute shared by the Chiefs on X – formerly known as Twitter – on May 10, 2020.
“As a child, my mother was my biggest supporter, guiding me to be the man I needed to be,” he wrote.
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“Now, I am so blessed to have my beautiful wife by my side. Witnessing firsthand what an incredible mother she is to our son and the many sacrifices she made for our family is something I will cherish forever.” he continued, referring to his wife, Isabelle Butker.
Elizabeth is also the grandmother of Harrison and Isabelle’s two young children.
The doctor and her husband raised Harrison in the Catholic faith.
“I grew up Catholic. I went to mass every Sunday,” said the Chiefs kicker in May 2019. interview with EWTNby people
What does she do for a living?
Elizabeth works as a clinical medical physicist in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Emory University. Faculty of Medicine, according to its website.
The School of Medicine is part of the Emory Winship Cancer Institute.
According to her LinkedIn, Elizabeth has held this role since June 1988.
According to a January 2020 article from Winship, she joined Winship after being “inspired by her father’s career.” Her father, James Keller, “had a position in the Winship Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology for 13 years and the Winship Department of Radiation Oncology for 15 years.”
Elizabeth “specializes in brachytherapy and Gamma Knife medical physical care,” according to the article.
Who is Harrison Butker’s father?
Harrison’s father, Harrison Sr., works as a financial analyst at MDKeller, “an American holding company that Harrison Jr. co-founded with his best friend, who is a decorated Navy veteran, in 2021 in his spare time outside of the NFL “. by people.
According to your MDKeller Biographyhe is “responsible for a variety of financial activities, including forecasting, conducting research and analysis, financial modeling, budgeting, assisting with financial planning, preparing reports, and assisting with mergers and acquisitions.”
Harrison Sr. earned an MBA from Emory University’s Goizueta Business School.
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