Elana Meyers Taylor made herself and her parents proud with her latest achievement at the 2022 Winter Olympics. She became the most decorated black athlete in Winter Olympics history with five medals. But the proudest people have to be her parents, especially her father, who was a star athlete in his day. Meet Elana Meyers’ father, Eddie Meyers.
In this article, we will discuss his work, age and marriage.
Meet Eddie Meyers, Father of Elana Meyers Taylor
Elana Meyers never saw her father Eddie Meyers’ NFL Dream as motivation, but rather as something to strive for. But she certainly admired her dad, who was a social butterfly. On Father’s Day 2014, Elana wrote on her IG, “Happy Father’s Day to the man who would travel the world and come back for his daughter! Love you, Dad! #sochi“.
Eddie waited six years to play in an NFL regular season game, but it never happened.
From 1982 to 1987, Eddie served six consecutive years in the military and used his leave to attend Atlanta Falcons training camp. He played exhibition games—23 carries, 108 yards, one total touchdown, according to Atlanta Journal Constitution — but never in the regular season, because duty called. In the 1987 preseason, he injured his toe and was subsequently released. Although his dream was put on hold, he was witnessing it through Elena’s success at the Olympics.
Elana won a bronze medal in bobsled, making her the most decorated black Olympian with five medals in total. This made her history. NBC Olympics tweeted, “Elana Meyers Taylor is now the most decorated woman ever to compete in Olympic bobsled.”
Born October 10, 1984, Elana Myers competed in the 2010, 2014, and 2018 Olympics. She is the wife of snowboarder Nic Taylor (@nic.taylor.96), who is also a snowboarder and a graduate of Life University, where he studied for his Doctor of Osteopathy.
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Eddie Meyers’ wife and children
The Meyers family has always encouraged their daughter to pursue sports because Elana’s parents were also athletes in their time. Elana’s father, Eddie, played college football at the United States Naval Academy. He later played in the NFL for the Atlanta Falcons. Eddie’s wife, Janet, also played sports during her high school years.
A former softball player and cheerleader, Janet did not attend college and her athletic career ended in high school. But Janet saw the potential in her daughter to fulfill her dream of becoming an athlete. Seeing Elana’s passion for sports, Janet began mentoring her daughter to make sure she had everything she needed and to make sure she got into college.
Despite the dissuasion of her coaches, her mother took responsibility for making her Olympic dream come true. Janet had watched Bobsled on TV and encouraged her to take up the sport. Since Janet is white, Elana identifies as a mixed-race woman. Janet is 62 years old as of 2022.
Elana mentioned her mother in an IG post in June 2016.
During Eddie and Janet’s 33-year marriage, they also had two more daughters — Erica Warren (@mrsericawarren) and Elise A Brown (IG: @ebrown_rn & FB: @Brown26.Elise).
Erica is quite private about her personal life. Meanwhile, Elise currently works as a Health Care Nurse at Wellstar Health System. Previously, she worked as a Nursing Supervisor at Wellstar Health System. Elise is married to Tremayne Brown and currently lives in Austell, Georgia.
Eddie Meyers Age
When Eddie Meyers signed a three-year deal with the Atlanta Falcons in July 1982, he was just 23 years old. So, you know, he’ll be at least 62 by February 2022.
Eddie Meyers’s work
Eddie Meyers has served at PNC Bank Georgia as the bank’s President. He was promoted in December 2011, having previously served as Executive Vice President & National Chief Investment Officer for over six years from October 2005 to December 2011.
He joined the bank in March 2000 as a Business Development Officer.
Back in 2015, Eddie spoke with Baltimore Sun about his job at PNC and shared, “My goal was to get into banking and this job gives me a sense of excitement. I am fortunate to do something I look forward to every day and get paid well. What could be better?”
Eddie graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1982. Three years later, he entered National University in 1985 to study accounting and finance. He graduated with an MBA in 1987.
Does Eddie Meyers use Facebook?
No, it looks like Eddie Meyers is not on Facebook.
Related FAQs
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How tall is Eddie Meyers?
According to Los Angeles TimesEddie Meyers is 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs 203 pounds when he plays, 15 pounds lighter than he was.
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Where is Eddie Meyers from?
As of 2022, Eddie Meyers is believed to be living in Fairburn, Georgia.