"You might know that his off-the-clock commitment is serving as a father of four standout athletes, including Valkyries star guard Veronica Burton. What you probably do not know about the Burton family is that Steve's father, Ron, was the then-Boston Patriots' first-ever draft pick in 1960. Sixty-six years later, Steve, a longtime sports director in the Boston area for local CBS station WBZ, is covering the now-New England Patriots at Super Bowl 60 in the same region where Veronica led the expansion Valkyries to a surprising playoff run."
"For Steve, a positive person by nature, that serendipity is more than enough to make him crack his signature smile. It's a blast to be out here again, Steve said. My first day here, I was walking to go pick up my media credential, and one of my crew members said, Hey, look, that's Veronica.' I said, Veronica's in Miami, playing right now for Unrivaled.' She goes, No, up on the billboard.' and I'm like, Oh my goodness, that is Veronica.'"
"Even some of the players he covers spotted her when they were out and about. It's fun to see how the whole nation has come together to support the Valkyries down here, Steve said. Patriots players coming up to me, Hey, I saw your daughter up on the billboard,' which is pretty neat. Because it's really about them. And for them to come up, and Brenden Schooler was one of them that just came up and said, Hey, man, seeing this is pretty cool.'"
"Veronica thinks it's pretty cool, too. But not just because she's up on a billboard. Three generations of family history have converged in this moment, and all the Burtons are grateful. They're paying attention, too. When Steve was approached in San Jose by a Valkyries fan asking if he was Veronica's dad, he smiled and responded in the affirmative. This got back to Veronica, who grew up being asked if she was Steve's daughter."
Steve Burton works as a sportscaster and is the father of four standout athletes, including Valkyries guard Veronica Burton. Ron Burton, Steve's father, was the Boston Patriots' first-ever draft pick in 1960. Steve, a longtime Boston-area sports director for WBZ, covered the New England Patriots at Super Bowl 60 in the same region where Veronica led the expansion Valkyries to a surprising playoff run. Veronica appeared on a billboard at the event, which drew attention from media colleagues, fans and Patriots players such as Brenden Schooler. Three generations of Burton family football and sports history converged, prompting gratitude and recognition.
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