Mason Darrow

Position:
Offensive Lineman
Height:
6-5
Weight:
285
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Lake Barrington, Ill.
High School:
Barrington

LINKS ON BECOMING FIRST OPENLY GAY PLAYER IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL:
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At Princeton — 2016: started at center and helped Princeton win the Ivy League championship … Tiger offense ranked first in the Ivy League in scoring (34.6), total (415.5), and rushing (183.2) offense … profiled in Princeton's Achieve, Serve, Lead series. 2015: played in all 10 games as a swing tackle and helped Princeton rank second in total offense, as well as third in both rushing offense and scoring offense … prior to the season, Darrow came out as a gay student-athlete in OutSports.com; five days later, he became the first openly gay person to play in a college football game. 2014: played in the first three games of the season as a member of the tackle rotation … suffered season-ending leg injury at Columbia.

At Barrington — earned all-conference and academic all-state honors while playing every position on the offensive line … didn’t allow a sack throughout high school career … played with the American Football Worldwide team against the French National Team … served as captains of both Barrington and Football Worldwide teams … led team to playoffs twice … competed in track & field … academic all-state honoree … member of the National Honor Society and the German National Honor Society.

Personal — born Aug. 29, 1994 … son of Phil and Robin Darrow … father is a lawyer; mother is a homemaker … has an older brother Mack ’13 and an older sister Adrienne; Mack was a member of the men’s basketball team and two-time recipient of the program’s Sixth Man honor … grandfather played football at the University of Nebraska … enjoys basketball and video games … may study economics or pre-med.