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Nate Ebner (born December 14, 1988) is an American football safety for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). When Ebner was 17 years old, he became the youngest player ever to play on the United States national rugby union team, the National 7's. Ebner then played rugby on the United States Under-19 and Under-20 national teams, and was named MVP for the teams at both the 2007 and 2008 IRB Junior World Championships. Despite not having played high school football, in his junior year of college he then walked on to and played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes. In 36 career college games, he had 30 tackles as a special teams player from 2009–11. He was chosen by the Patriots in the sixth round of the 2012 NFL draft. He has played for the team since 2012, winning Super Bowl XLIX with the team for the 2014 season. ==Personal life== Ebner was born in Dublin, Ohio, and is Jewish. He said of his father: "He taught me the importance of being Jewish with holidays like Chanukah and Passover, and I spent some time at Sunday Hebrew school. My dad stressed finishing strong in every task I did, and conduct myself always in a proper manner." He said his grandparents continue to be a big influence in his life, and "make sure I keep up with Jewish events and that I remember my origins."〔 Ebner was raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, until sixth grade, and then in Columbus, Ohio.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Football journey: Nate Ebner )〕 His mother is Nancy Pritchett.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ohio State football: Former walk-on is named a captain )〕 His father, Jeff Ebner, was a former college rugby player at the University of Minnesota and Sunday School principal at Temple Shalom in Springfield, Ohio, He was beaten to death at age 53 during an attempted robbery in November 2008 at the family business, Ebner & Sons auto reclamation in Springfield.〔 In July 2010, his father's killer was sentenced to life in prison for murder, with the possibility of parole after 15 years.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Surprise Plea In Springfield Murder )〕 Ebner said: My () dad was my only role model. Looking back on it, you had your favorite players, but they were just players. But a role model, and the way you carry yourself and how you go about your work – what hard work really means – and to be a man ... every aspect of life. To me, my dad was that role model, 100 percent. There wasn't anyone else I wanted to be like more than him.〔 Ebner attended Hilliard Davidson High School, but did not play football there.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nate Ebner」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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