As a walk-on safety, Jim Mora was a coach's kid who showed up at the University of Washington three years after his father left the place. He endeared himself to his Husky teammates with his blunt ...

Born on May 24, 1961, in Los Angeles, California, Mora's upbringing was steeped in football, largely influenced by his father, Jim E. Mora, who had a long career as a coach in the NFL and USFL.

The son of UCLA defensive backs coach Demetrice Martin, the younger Martin spent plenty of time around UCLA while his father was an assistant for the Bruins under Jim Mora from 2012-2017.