Patrick Mahomes suffers family tragedy days after Super Bowl 2025 defeat
Just five days removed from the Super Bowl 2025, Patrick Mahomes’ grandfather, Randy Martin, has died.
Randi Mahomes, Patrick’s mother, broke the news on Instagram on Friday.
“Hard to find the words of holding my father’s hand as he goes to Heaven,” Randi wrote with the announcement. “I know he’s in a better place. I love you daddy. Well done, good and faithful servant!”
Patrick Mahomes on the sideline during Super Bowl 2025 on Feb. 9, 2025. Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images
Martin’s health had been on the decline for some time.
In September, Randi posted that “he is in the hospital and is not well,” and asked for prayers.
The specifics of his ailments were unclear.
Randi provided an update on her father’s health on Jan. 24, when she announced that Martin had entered hospice care.
“My dad is in hospice and I’m lost for words,” she said.
Martin was “hanging on” in hopes of seeing his grandson play in Super Bowl 2025 as the Chiefs went for a three-peat, Randi said just a few days before the game.
Randi Mahomes announced her father passed away. RandiMahomes/Instagram
Mahomes is in the midst of a Hall of Fame career, already winning three Super Bowls at the age of 29.
“I know that it has meant a lot to him,” Randi said prior to the Super Bowl. “He must be such a proud grandpa, so proud.”
Mahomes has vowed to make up the lopsided loss to the Eagles, which many considered one of the worst games of his career.
Patrick Mahomes was under pressure all Super Bowl. AP
“Appreciate all the love and support from #ChiefsKingdom I let y’all down (Sunday),” Mahomes wrote on social media.
“I’ll always continue to work and try and learn and be better for it. Want to give thanks to God for every opportunity he has given me. We will be back,” he wrote to his social media followers after the game.”
Sad News: Patrick Mahomes’ Grandfather Randy Has Died: ‘Hard to Find the Words’…
The quarterback’s mother, Randi Mahomes, announced her father’s passing in a post on social media on Friday, Feb, 14.
“Hard to find the words of holding my fathers hand as he goes to Heaven,” Randi wrote. “I know he’s in a better place. I love you daddy. Well done, good and faithful servant! Matthew 25:23.
In the months leading up to her father’s death, Mahomes’ mother, Randi, provided updates about Randy’s health — including that he was entering hospice care, and his excitement over the prospect of watching his grandson play in the Super Bowl.
On Jan. 24, Randi, 52, shared on her Instagram Stories that her father had had entered hospice care. In the social media update, she included a photo of herself and her father, and referenced Bible verse Colossians 3:20, which reads “Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.”
Randi wrote over the photo, “My dad is in hospice and I’m lost for words .”
The update on his health came after Randy first entered the hospital for an undisclosed reason in September 2024. At the time, his daughter reached out for prayers on X.
“Prayer warriors please pray for my daddy,” Randy posted on Sept. 13. “He is in the hospital and is not well.”
During the NFL Honors in New Orleans on Thursday, Feb. 6 — just three days before the quarterback played his third straight Super Bowl game with the Kansas City Chiefs — Randi told PEOPLE that her dad was “hanging on” to watch Patrick and his team play against the Philadelphia Eagles.
