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Coaches Can’t Control Their Criminal Kids

Professional coaches are often too busy studying film, strategizing, and playing father to athletes to parent their own damn kids. Sidney Lowe II, son of North Carolina State basketball coach Sidney Lowe, is the latest neglected offspring to score a prison cell.

Lowe II will reportedly plead guilty today to six counts of robbery with a dangerous weapon and six counts of kidnapping related to a March 2007 home invasion—apparently he thought the “charity stripe” extended to strangers’ homes. He joins the sons of high-profile coaches like Bill Belichick, Barry Alvarez, and Andy Reid to catch a case. To get the 411 on the other coach seeds who fucked up in recent years, check out our rundown after the jump.

New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick’s 19-year-old son Stephen was placed on probation for six months in 2006 after he was arrested for marijuana possession. He is, however, not responsible for the Pats’ perfect season going up in smoke.

University of Wisconsin coach Barry Alvarez’s 23-year-old son Chad got 10 days in jail, five years probation, 250 hours of community service, and psychological counseling in 1999 after pleading no contest to microwaving a fraternity brother’s parrot. Does that make him a repeat offender?

Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid’s 24-year-old son Garrett got 23 months in jail in 2007 after he injured a motorist in a collision while high on heroin. He then smuggled 89 prescription pills into the county jail rectally—just in case anyone doubted his drug addiction. That same year, Reid’s 22-year-old son Britt was sentenced to 23 months in jail after he pulled a gun on a motorist and later violated his bail terms by driving under the influence with 30 1/2 various painkillers and antidepressants in the car. On the other hand, Reid has three kids who aren’t behind bars, so that’s technically a winning record.