Dak Prescott is well-known to the world as the quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys, but his real name is Rayne Dakota Prescott. And before he was Cowboys quarterback Dak, he was a loving brother and son with humble beginnings.
Prescott was born on July 29, 1993 (30 years old as of this writing) in Sulphur, Louisiana to Nathaniel and Peggy Prescott. Prescott’s parents met in high school and started dating in 1979 before eventually marrying and having four children, Dak being the youngest. Peggy was White and Nathaniel is African-American, so Dak is mixed-race. When Dak was still young, Nathaniel and Peggy got divorced, but they remained close friends, even having a date once a week.
It has been reported that Dak also has an older sister named Natalie and a half-brother from his father’s previous marriage, named Elliott, but very little is known about the two.
After the divorce, Dak’s childhood wasn’t easy. He grew up mostly with his mother Peggy and two older brothers, Thaddeus “Tad” and Jace Prescott in a three-bedroom trailer in Haughton, Louisiana. He was very close with his family, including his father, despite living apart from him. Peggy worked as a truck stop manager at a place called Huddle House. Though they sometimes struggled with money, Peggy would often offer her son’s friends a place to stay if they needed it.
Dak started playing football in the field behind the trailer where he grew up, learning from his two oldre brothers, who also loved to play. Both played in high school and Jace went on to be an offensive lineman for Northwestern State. His father Nathaniel also played football at Grambling State University. His mother was also a huge football fan, getting a tattoo of a football with the number three inside it as a tribute to her sons.
