I mean there’s been many valleys that I’ve gone through.” “Every one of us have a story, and yes, I’m sitting here talking about all the good stuff. Her paternal uncle was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates and her aunt, Jill Upton, coached the 1973 USA World University Games basketball team, a squad that included legendary Tennessee coach Pat Summitt. Thomas, who has two brothers, played college hoops at the University of Mobile (Ala.), then joined a local men’s league. But she said after three years she got the boot because she was female. At the time, her older brother was officiating high school football and convinced her to attend a meeting with him. Sarah Thomas talks to Patriots coach Bill Belichick during a game this season.
She has said her brother told her: “ ‘Sis, these are a bunch of old men set in their ways.
