All about Drake Maye’s parents, Mark and Aimee Maye

Drake Maye is part of his family’s legacy at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, as both his father Mark and his mother Aimee and two of his brothers attended the school

Drake Maye is the last of his siblings to continue his family legacy at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, following in his parents’ footsteps.

The UNC quarterback continued his family’s storied history with the school by attending the alma mater of his father, Mark, and mother, Aimee. While Aimee studied there, Mark also played football for the Tar Heels from 1983 to 1988.

In addition to Drake, Aimee and Mark are also parents to three other boys: Luke, Cole and Beau. Mark told 247Sports in July 2023 that he and Aimee tried to instill strong values ​​in their sons, regardless of their competitiveness on the field.

“We’re really lucky with our family. There’s a lot to be thankful for,” he said. “The boys have stayed true to their values ​​for the most part. We’ve really tried to do our best with them and enjoy them.”

Now Drake is ready for the NFL Draft – and his parents are cheering him on.

From their own experiences at UNC to raising four boys, learn all about Drake Maye’s parents, Mark and Aimee Maye.

Aimee was a competitive basketball player in high school

Aimee grew up in North Carolina, where she was a star basketball player at West Charlotte High School and was named Mecklenburg County Girls Player of the Year her senior year. Although she could have tried to play for UNC, she decided against it, she told the Charlotte Observer in 2017.

Mark played football for UNC

Mark had an impressive career as a quarterback at UNC, where he was a two-year starter in 1986 and 1987. He captained the team in 1987 and broke several school records, including longest pass, most passing yards in a game and greatest total offense in a game.

After graduating, he played briefly with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but eventually returned as a graduate assistant and earned his MBA. He suffered numerous shoulder and arm injuries that prevented him from continuing to play professionally after college.

“I didn’t understand why,” said Mark The News & Observer in September 2023 from the injuries that were responsible for ending his career.

They met in college

Mark, who is five years older than Aimee, met Aimee when he returned to UNC as an assistant and coached her Powder Puff game. She worked in the football recruiting office and thought he was “really cute” but “probably married with kids” when she first saw him.

When he didn’t, Mark invited Aimee to dinner at Golden Corral, and from there their relationship took off. They knew from the beginning that they wanted to have a big family together, Aimee said The News & Observer.

“(I knew he) would have a lot of fun coaching his kids one day,” she said.

They have four sons

Aimee and Mark had four sons together – Luke, Cole, Beau and Drake – all of whom played sports at the college level. At 6’4″, Drake is the smallest of his brothers, which led to him fighting the hardest as a young boy.

“A lot of big brothers would have worn him out, but it was good for him to be the youngest,” Mark told 247Sports about his sons wrestling when they were young. “He really had to learn how to use it in the backyard playing basketball or football. He was also the smallest. He didn’t grow as fast. That helped him in a lot of ways.”

Mark raised all three sons to play football, basketball and baseball, but when it came to deciding which sport they would play in college, only Drake followed in his father’s footsteps.

Aimee and Mark’s eldest son, Luke, was a star on the UNC basketball team from 2015 to 2019. Their second son, Cole, won an NCAA title in baseball at the University of Florida, while their third son, Beau, also played for the UNC basketball team until he graduates in 2023.

Aimee cooked an impressive 36-egg meal for Drake and his brothers

Raising four athletic boys was no easy task, and sometimes Aimee got creative with her meal preparation. One of the family’s favorite stories is how Aimee cooked a massive mountain of 36 scrambled eggs in her “giant frying pan” and the boys competed to see who could eat the most eggs.

Although the brothers now argue about who won — Aimee swears each of them could eat six eggs in one sitting — the story is “by far the most popular,” Aimee said. The News & Observer.

“I know that every time I made this meal, there wasn’t a bite left at the end,” she said. “And some of the guys would say, ‘I’m still hungry.’ And I thought, ‘Too bad.'”

Mark helped train all of his children

Mark always had advice for his sons regarding their athletic careers and coached them in baseball, basketball and football. He even advised Luke to stick with basketball because he believed he would continue to grow, even though he wanted to focus on football in high school.

“We were there for everything. It was a lot of fun,” Mark told 247Sports. “I was lucky enough to coach many of the teams. It was a great experience.”

Now, 40 years after doing the same thing himself, he enjoys watching Drake lead the UNC team.

“A lot of us old quarterbacks always say, ‘Man, I wish I was still playing today,'” he said. “The game is in the quarterback’s hands. It’s a lot of fun to watch a son go through that and play in those offensive phases.”

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