My Little Dig into the Bosa Family Background
So, the other day, I was just kicking back, thinking about football, you know how it is. Nick Bosa popped into my head – what a player, right? And then I got kinda curious, like, where does that talent come from? You hear about his dad, John Bosa, played in the league, and his brother Joey, obviously. But I started wondering about further back, like his grandparents.
Figured it’d be a quick search. Typed in something like “Nick Bosa grandparents” into the search bar. Easy peasy, lemon squeezy, or so I thought. Well, let me tell you, it wasn’t quite that simple.
You get a lot about his dad, John, and his mom, Cheryl. And yeah, tons about his great-uncle Tony Accardo, the Chicago Outfit guy. That story pops up everywhere. Interesting stuff, sure, but not really what I was initially looking for, you know? I wanted to know about the actual Bosa grandparents, the ones who raised John, and Cheryl’s parents too.
So, I tried digging a bit differently. Looked up John Bosa’s parents specifically. Then Cheryl Bosa’s parents (her maiden name is Kumerow, by the way, another football family connection there with her brother Eric Kumerow and nephew Jake Kumerow). It gets complicated fast!
Here’s kinda what I tried:
- Searching “John Bosa parents”
- Searching “Cheryl Kumerow Bosa parents”
- Trying to find obituaries or older family records linked to them.
- Looking through articles about the family history, hoping for a mention.
It’s like peeling an onion, layers and layers. You find bits and pieces, mentions here and there, maybe a name, but getting a clear picture? Not so easy for folks who aren’t directly in the spotlight themselves. It’s mostly about the famous mob connection or the direct football line.
Why Did I Even Bother, You Ask?
Honestly, it reminded me of this time I tried tracing my own family history. My mom would tell stories about her grandfather, who came over from the old country. I had a name, a rough timeframe, and that was about it. Spent hours going through online records, census data, ship manifests… you name it. It’s a real rabbit hole.
You start looking for one thing, and you end up finding five other interesting, but totally unrelated, things. And sometimes, the specific piece you wanted, like the name of my great-great-aunt, just isn’t easily found online. People lived their lives before everything was documented and digitized, you know?
So, yeah, my little search for Nick Bosa’s grandparents turned into one of those journeys. Didn’t find a neat little summary, but it was a process. It just shows how family histories are complex, and not everything is just a click away, even for famous families. Sometimes the details are just… family details, kept within the family.
