By Aaron Allen, The Seattle Medium
Rob Mason, president of the newly formed Washington Youth Football League, is a lifelong football enthusiast whose passion for the sport was deeply rooted in his childhood and shaped by personal adversity. With nearly two decades of experience in coaching and youth sports leadership, Mason is now guiding a new generation of athletes with a mission rooted in mentorship, values, and resilience.
“My career in football, it has now been roughly 17 years. I was 7 years old through college and coaching football,” Mason said. “A lot of my passion for the sport was driven because of the situation with my dad, and I say that because it’s one of the many things that him and I did together. And when he passed away, it’s one of the things that I continued.”
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