Mom and Dad on the Kelce Bowl, raising NFL sons and Kelce Family Secrets | New Heights | Ep 26
On the twenty-sixth episode of New Heights, we sit down with the two people the whole country has been waiting to hear from, Donna and Ed Kelce!
Donna reveals how she feels about the Kelce bowl, who she’s really rooting for during the game, and if she’s going to actually do the pregame coin toss. We also get answers on who broke the couch growing up, if Mom really wanted a daughter, and the truth behind Travis’ name.
We dig into some family secrets about raising Jason and Travis, what it’s like to be a parent to NFL players, if Grandpa maybe committed some light treason, and if we need to run it back next year.
Next, we’ve got Ed Kelce who shares his candid thoughts on who’s winning the Kelce Bowl, what it was like coaching Jason and Travis growing up, and why he went to such great lengths to make sure they had a great Christmas every year.
We finally get Dad to reveal some incredible family stories including why pizza rolls counted as a vegetable growing up, why no one knows how to pronounce Kelce, what was his plan if he actually heard from aliens, when the last time he stole from the library was, and dad’s favorite story of Kelce household destruction.
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And in case you missed either of our conversations with both starting quarterbacks of Super Bowl LVII, check out our Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts episodes below:
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Jalen Hurts Episode: https://youtu.be/Lrjln8ZGsbU
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
01:35 - Welcome Donna Kelce
02:50 - Reddit Update
04:00 - Fanbase Names
07:00 - Donna on the Kelce Bowl
10:00 - Who is Mom rooting for?
16:30 - Should Donna do the coin flip?
19:25 - The Donna Kelce Story
25:42 - How you met dad
27:20 - Who broke the couch?
29:20 - Did Mom want a daughter?
30:25 - Origin of Travis’ name
31:30 - Divorce
35:15 - How to raise NFL players
42:05 - Travis as Charles Barkley
43:45 - Being an NFL parent
47:53 - Would Donna sign a baby?
49:10 - Did Grandpa commit treason?
59:40 - Did Dad communicate with aliens?
01:01:10 - Birth, Draft, or Super Bowl
01:03:30 - Pre-game thoughts
01:05:20 - Do we need to run it back next year?
01:08:35 - Welcome Ed Kelce
01:10:45 - Dad on media attention
01:15:00 - Who is Dad rooting for?
01:19:40 - The Ed Kelce Story
01:25:35 - Meeting Mom
01:28:20 - Raising Jason and Travis
01:32:40 - Dad’s coaching stories
01:42:36 - Football vs Rugby players
01:46:15 - Athletic Genes
01:47:55 - Making Christmas Special
01:50:11 - New Knees
01:53:10 - Who is more like Dad?
01:54:34 - Going to the NFL
01:58:35 - Travis in the NBA
01:59:30 - NFL Parenting Advice
02:00:50 - What do you feed NFL kids?
02:04:20 - Support during the season
02:06:18 - How to pronounce‘Kelce’
02:07:53 - Talking to aliens
02:11:40 - Stealing from the library
02:13:35 - Who is smarter?
02:14:30 - Favorite house wrecking story
02:19:15 - Birth, Draft, or Super Bowl Win
02:21:10 - Jeopardy and Wings
02:22:35 - Do we need to run it back next year?