| | The incredible life and career of Eagles quarterback and Super Bowl MVP Nick Foles, who broke Drew Brees' high school passing record and plans to become a pastor after the NFL by Dominic Umbro on Feb 5, 2018, 4:35 PM Advertisement
 - The Eagles won the Super Bowl, and quarterback Nick Foles has become a hero for Philadelphia.
- Foles is originally from Austin, Texas, and has had a winding football career filled with ups and downs.
- He is married to his college girlfriend and his daughter, Lily James, made an appearance at the Super Bowl.
After one of the most intense Super Bowls of all time, Eagles quarterback Nick Foles has come out on top as Philadelphia's hero. Foles led the Eagles to victory at 41-33, after throwing for 373 yards and three touchdowns. He also caught a score, and was named MVP of the game. After several years in the NFL with plenty of ups-and-downs, the 29-year-old quarterback is now perhaps one of the most talked about athletes in the sport. But his epic comeback as an athlete isn't the only interesting thing about him. Read on for a look at Foles' life, and how the Austin native came to be a hero for thousands of Eagles fans. SEE ALSO: The Eagles quarterback who defeated Tom Brady to become Super Bowl MVP nearly retired 3 years ago — and his career path is one of the wildest in recent memory SEE ALSO: The Eagles' Nick Foles did something no quarterback has done since Tom Brady in 2001 — and became Super Bowl MVP Foles was born on January 20, 1989 in Austin, Texas. His father is a successful restaurateur who sold the chain he founded in 2011 for $59 million. Source: Heightline, Biz Journals
He graduated from Westlake High School in 2007, the same school that Drew Brees attended. Foles was the one who broke Brees' passing record, which was set just a few years before. Sources: SI, ESPN
Foles originally went to play football at Michigan State. After just one year, he transferred to the University of Arizona, where he and Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski were teammates — although they never actually played together. Source: Austin Monthly, Fox Sports
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