At 4 years old, Chico McClatcher was already a regular in the huddle.
Before becoming the most versatile player for the Washington Huskies’ offense, young McClatcher was a versatile fill-in during practices for the Seattle Warbirds of the Women’s American Football League.
His mom, Kam Warner, was a running back on the area’s first women’s professional team, and wherever she went on the field Chico always seemed to be by her side.
“I saw an ad in the newspaper in 2000 for that first women’s team,” Warner said. “Chico was about 4. We didn’t have a baby-sitter, and we practiced like four hours a day four times a week, so he would come with me.