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Autumn Lockwood, the performance coach for the Philadelphia Eagles, made history in Super Bowl LVII when she became the first Black woman to coach in a Super Bowl. On Feb. 9, she made history again as the first Black woman coach to win a Super Bowl.
A Media, Pa. native, Lockwood received her bachelor’s degree in criminal justice with a minor in psychology from the University of Arizona. She also obtained a master’s degree in sports management from East Tennessee State.
From 2018-2020, Lockwood worked as a strength and conditioning graduate assistant with East Tennessee’s basketball program. She also interned with the football program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas from 2017-2018 and assisted with strength and conditioning for the University of Arizona’s Olympic sports in 2017.
She had her first experience with the NFL in 2019 when she got the opportunity to intern for the Atlanta Falcons’ strength staff.
Lockwood served as the Assistant Director of Basketball Sports Performance at East Tennessee State from 2020-2021. She then became the Director of Sports performance at the University of Houston from 2021-2022.
She joined the Eagles organization as a strength and conditioning associate in 2022. She was named Associate Performance Coach during the 2023 offseason.
Lockwood now joins a small group of women coaches who are Super Bowl winners.
The first two women to earn a ring were Maral Javadifar and Lori Locust. Javadifar was the Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Super Bowl LV win. Locust served as Assistant Defensive Line Coach in the same game.
After her first Super Bowl appearance in 2023, Lockwood was honored by the Philadelphia City Council.
“On the occasion of Black History Month, it is crucial that we uplift the accomplishments of young Black professionals who are breaking barriers in their fields,” the Council wrote in a resolution. “Autumn’s hard work and determination has allowed her to reach the highest levels of professional strength and conditioning coaching. Her accomplishments demonstrate to all young Black women that there is no glass ceiling that cannot be shattered.”