The Daily Courier

Bucs have 1st women to win Super Bowl

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TAMPA, Fla. — Lori Locust and Maral Javadifar, Super Bowl champs.

To their fans in the NFL and beyond, that’s got a real nice ring to it.

Locust and Javadifar became the first female coaches on a team to win the Super Bowl, helping the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Kansas City Chiefs 31-9 Sunday night.

Javadifar, 30, is an assistant strength and conditioni­ng coach, and the 56-year-old Locust is an assistant defensive line coach.

“History was made tonight!” tennis great and social justice champion Billie Jean King tweeted.

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