About this episode

Sam Gordon discusses her journey as a young advocate for women's sports and the importance of being a multihyphenate in athletics.

You might know Sam Gordon as that little girl who went viral for outrunning all the boys on her tackle football team. She was just nine years old when her dad posted that video, and fourteen years later Sam has matured into a powerful advocate for women’s sports. In her career, she’s already co-founded the Utah Girl’s Tackle Football League and played D1 soccer at Columbia University. Now she’s professional football player with the Salt Lake Wildcats all while pursuing a law degree. Sam talks to Ashlyn about why it’s so important to be a multihyphenate in sports and life, what it’s been like to grow up as the face of a women’s sports movement, and the opportunities tackle football can bring to women on and off the field. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Ashlyn Harris

Guest: Sam Gordon

Topics covered

• women's sports
• advocacy
• tackle football
• multihyphenate
• soccer
• career development

Keywords

• Sam Gordon
• women's sports
• tackle football
• advocacy
• Columbia University
• Salt Lake Wildcats
• multihyphenate
• soccer

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Columbia University, Utah Girl’s Tackle Football League, Salt Lake Wildcats

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