Sami Grisafe
Samantha Linda "Sami" Grisafe (born March 26, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, women's football player, activist, and actor.
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[edit]"Redlands High School Hall of Famer Sami Grisafe creating a space for women in football" (2020)
[edit]- "Redlands High School Hall of Famer Sami Grisafe creating a space for women in football" by Manny Sandoval, 3years ago, Retrieved 23/11/2023
- I played ball during my freshman and sophomore years at RHS, I was a quarterback. My teammates and coaches were incredible, but there were many instances where I was not given the opportunity to play, likely because I’m a woman.
- Like I said, my teammates were amazing…many times they backed me up when an opponent spit on me, kicked me or called me names. The entire experience of having a female on the football team was new for my teammates, coaches and the parents. All I wanted was to be treated equal.
- After college I went on to play football for Chicago Force Women’s Professional Football Team as the starting quarterback and I was quarterback for Team USA where I was able to lead the U.S. Women’s National Team to three gold medal wins. But even through this experience, I faced gender stereotypes, lack of funding and sponsorships, no unified league, and no awareness or recognition.
