Jordan Peterson’s wife, Missy Peterson, married the football coach in 2011. The Texas couple has three children, the youngest being born in 2019. Jordan Peterson, the former Kansas Jayhawks coach, has bid farewell to his team after four seasons. The co-defensive coordinator will now serve as co-cornerbacks coach at Texas A&M.
Jordan, who graduated from Texas A&M in 2009, is returning for his second stint there. Jordan, a former safety, has been named to the All-Big 12 Academic First Team two times. His coaching career has included stops at Fresno State, New Mexico, and most recently the University of Kansas. This is the second time Coach Elko has hired a coach from a Kansas university. He previously hired Collin Klein, the offensive coordinator at KSU.
Jordan Peterson’s wife: Meet Missy Peterson
Missy Peterson, Jordan Peterson’s wife, is a native of Katy, Texas. The Peterson family is now located in Lawrence, Texas. Missy Peterson, 36, tied the wedding with the football coach in 2011. On his social media page, Jordan has published multiple homage tributes for his wife and the mother of his three kids. Last year, on Mother’s Day, Jordan tweeted a picture of Missy with their three girls, all in white clothes. He captioned the post, “To the woman that always puts our kids and family before herself, that bends over backward to make things happen, and the ultimate supporter of us all.
WE LOVE YOU, APPRECIATE YOU, and HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!!! Love you, babe!”
Posts like this are usual for Jordan to post. He doesn’t just share these appreciative messages on his Facebook account but also on his X handle. The couple’s first child, Ellie Rose Peterson, was born on April 5, 2014. Previously, Jordan has published numerous photographs of his firstborn on his X account to greet her on her birthday. The couple’s second child, Emery, was born early in 2018. On May 11, 2019, Missy went to her Facebook to reveal they were going to be parents for the third time. Missy was spotted holding Emery and flashing the sonography images.
Ellie was spotted holding the sign that stated, “BABY SHARK, DUE DUE DUE DUE, SEPTEMBER 2019.” On September 27, 2019, the Peterson family welcomed their third child, Everly. Previously, the Kansas Football team highlighted the Peterson family in a Mother’s Day film. Jordan can be seen in the video asking his three girls about their mother’s favorite foods and activities. Emery, the middle kid, responded quickly to both questions. She also mentioned that her mother’s favorite activity is snapping photos.
Coach Jordan Peterson’s Career
Coach Jordan Peterson received a Sports Management degree from Texas A&M in 2009. He obtained his master’s degree a year later. Peterson, a safety, had 81 tackles and broke up 15 passes during his tenure at Texas A&M. Jordan spent two years as a graduate assistant with the Aggies before joining Fresno State.
Jordan became the Outside Linebackers coach at Fresno State, where he helped assist safety Phillip Thomas to the Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year award. Peterson coached Fresno for five seasons, leading the Bulldogs to three straight bowl trips, including a 2014 Mountain West Championship berth and a 2013 Mountain West championship. After leaving Fresno, Jordan was appointed as New Mexico’s safeties coach. In 2019, he was elevated to defensive coordinator.
He joined Kansas in 2020 and began as their safeties coach. In 2021, he was promoted to defensive analyst, increasing his duties. He was promoted to Co-Defensive Coordinator at Kansas at the end of 2023, but the promotion did not last long.
