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McCullough, born Jon Briggs, was placed for adoption as a newborn, but reunited with his biological mother in November 2017. He found out from her that his mentor, [[Sherman Smith]], is his biological father, as depicted in the [[Kendrick Brothers]] 2021 film, ''[[Show Me the Father]]''.[[http://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/24505521/the-jaw-dropping-story-nfl-coach-search-family Kansas City Chiefs running backs coach Deland McCullough went searching for his biological parents. He found them where he never would have expected (ESPN)]] |
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McCullough, born Jon Briggs, was placed for adoption as a newborn, but reunited with his biological mother in November 2017. He found out from her that his mentor, [[Sherman Smith]], is his biological father, as depicted in the [[Kendrick Brothers]] 2021 film, ''[[Show Me the Father]]''.[[http://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/24505521/the-jaw-dropping-story-nfl-coach-search-family Kansas City Chiefs running backs coach Deland McCullough went searching for his biological parents. He found them where he never would have expected (ESPN)]] |
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McCullough has four sons; Deland II, [[Dasan McCullough|Dasan]], Daeh, and Diem. Deland II and Dasan previously played for Indiana University together.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehoosiernetwork.com/2021/06/23/deland-mcculloughs-sons-built-their-football-foundations-at-indiana-now-its-coming-full-circle/|title = Deland McCullough's sons built their football foundations at Indiana. Now it's coming full circle|date = June 23, 2021}}] |
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McCullough has four sons; Deland II, [[Dasan McCullough|Dasan]], Daeh, and Diem. Deland II and Dasan previously played for Indiana University and the University of Oklahoma together.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehoosiernetwork.com/2021/06/23/deland-mcculloughs-sons-built-their-football-foundations-at-indiana-now-its-coming-full-circle/|title = Deland McCullough's sons built their football foundations at Indiana. Now it's coming full circle|date = June 23, 2021}}] |