Alright, let’s talk about finding out who Jimmy Horn Jr.’s parents are. It’s something folks get curious about when following a player, right? So, I decided to do a little digging myself, just to see what I could turn up. Here’s basically how I went about it.

My First Steps
Naturally, the first thing I did was fire up my computer and open a search engine. Pretty standard stuff. I typed in the obvious: “Jimmy Horn Jr parents”. You gotta start somewhere simple.
This brought up a bunch of results, mostly news articles about his games, some draft profiles, and links to his college team pages, like when he was at USF and later Colorado. I started clicking through some of the top results.
- Checked a few sports news articles mentioning him. Sometimes they drop family details in interviews or features.
- Looked at his official bio page on the university athletics websites. These often have a little section about family.
- Scanned some draft analysis pieces. Occasionally, analysts mention family background or influences.
Honestly, finding specific names right off the bat wasn’t super easy. Lots of mentions of his talent and journey, but parents’ names weren’t jumping out immediately in those first few clicks.
Digging a Little Deeper
Okay, so the easy search didn’t give me everything on a silver platter. My next move was to vary the search terms. I tried things like:
- “Jimmy Horn Sr” – Thinking maybe his dad has the same name.
- “Jimmy Horn Jr family”
- “Jimmy Horn Jr mother”
- “Jimmy Horn Jr father”
This approach started to yield a bit more. I found mentions scattered across different articles and interviews, particularly some local news pieces from his time back in Florida, where he played high school ball at Seminole High School in Sanford. These local sources sometimes have more personal details.
Through piecing together bits from different articles, especially older ones and maybe some interviews quoted online, I started to get a clearer picture. I saw mentions of his father, Jimmy Horn Sr., which confirmed my earlier guess. Finding his mother’s name took a bit more sifting, often it’s mentioned less prominently. I eventually found references to his mother being named Shafon Horn in some feature stories talking about his background and support system.
So, it wasn’t like one big database entry popped up. It was more about:
1. Starting broad.

2. Refining the search terms.
3. Reading through various sources – news, bios, interviews.
4. Piecing together the information found across those different places.
It took a little patience, just clicking around, reading articles, looking for those specific details. Not always straightforward, but you usually get there if you try a few different angles. That’s pretty much the process I went through. Just good old-fashioned searching and reading.