ESPN’s Holly Rowe Managed 8-Week-Old Son During Her First Ever 5-Hour Shift as Tears Flow Find out how ESPN's own Holly Rowe balanced both being a mother and work despite carrying her son everywhere.

Imagine giving birth, barely recovering from post-pregnancy, and being called out for the most significant football assignments? 59-year-old Holly Rowe handles it all like clockwork. She has been a vital part of the industry for over three decades. Balancing motherhood and a media career in the football industry can be challenging. Rowe does it to perfection, although she had some roadblocks at the beginning.

While speaking to the Little Rock Touchdown Club on Monday, Rowe shared the complete story of what happened that day. “So, when I got my first big break to work that ABC game, my son was eight weeks old. And I was breastfeeding. And I was trying to get through a five-hour football game without stuff coming through my suit,” said Rowe.

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