As Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker returns to the Super Bowl for the third consecutive year, you might have some questions about his personal life.
The 29-year-old athlete is competing alongside the rest of his teammates to take home a third consecutive Super Bowl win on Sunday (February 9).
When you see him on the field, you might wonder if he has anyone special cheering him on in the audience. As a matter of fact, he is married and will likely have his wife Isabelle and perhaps some of his children at the game.
We pulled together everything that you might want to know about the Butker family. That includes some comments that Harrison made about his wife during that controversial graduation speech in 2024.
Keep reading to find out more…
The Butkers are high school sweethearts who even went to prom together. Back in 2013, Harrison shared a photo of the duo coordinating in red on prom night. At that point, the high school sweethearts had already been dating for at least three years based on a timeline he provided in another post.
The athlete hopped on Instagram again in early 2017 to announce their engagement.
“After almost 7 years of being best friends with this girl, I finally popped the question,” he wrote alongside photos of them on the field where he seemingly proposed. “From the first moments of our relationship, back in freshman year of high school, I always envisioned marrying you and raising a family together. You push me to be a better man and are so patient and forgiving when I fall short. I am truly amazed at how God has worked in your life and in our relationship and pray we continue to learn and grow from each other. Can’t wait to see what our future holds together as a married couple! I love you Izzy.”
They said “I do” in 2018.
One year after their wedding, the couple welcomed their first child – James Augustine Butker. Baby James got to celebrate a pretty big event with his dad shortly after he was born – Harrison‘s first Super Bowl win.
“I’ll never forget this moment,” Harrison tweeted alongside a video of him holding his son as confetti rained down around them on the field.
Harrison and Isabelle welcomed a second child – a little girl whose name we do not know – in secret. She made her debut alongside her brother on the field after the Chiefs won the 2023 Super Bowl.
In October 2024, Harrison revealed that he and Isabelle had welcomed their third child during an interview on Fox News, according to People. He did not provide any other details about their newest little one.
Like her husband, Isabelle is a competitive athlete who played basketball while attending Rhodes College.
Harrison referenced his wife while delivering a commencement address at Benedictine University in May 2024. During the speech, he took aim at a variety of topics, including abortion rights and women who work.
After saying that women in the graduating class had been told “diabolical lies” and implied that “the majority” of them were looking forward to marriage and motherhood more than their careers, he referenced his wife.
“For the ladies present today, congratulations on an amazing accomplishment,” Harrison said in his speech. “I want to speak directly to you briefly because I think it is you, the women, who have had the most diabolical lies told to you.”
“Some of you may go on to lead successful careers in the world, but I would venture to guess that the majority of you are most excited about your marriage and the children you will bring into this world,” he continued.
He then focused on his wife: “I can tell you that my beautiful wife Isabelle would be the first to say that her life truly started when she began living her vocation as a wife and mother. I’m on this stage today and able to be the man I am because I have a wife who leans into her vocation.”
As for her unrealized professional ambitions, he said, “Isabelle‘s dream of having a career might not have come true. But if you ask her today if she has any regrets on her decision, she would laugh out loud without hesitation and say, ‘Heck no.’”
Find out what Harrison‘s teammate, Travis Kelce, had to say about his controversial commencement address.
In August 2024, Harrison revealed his wife’s thoughts on the speech.
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