Editing Nate Burleson (section)

==Early life==
Burleson, who is of [[Black Canadians|African Canadian]] heritage, was born in [[Calgary, Alberta]], Canada. At the time his father, [[Al Burleson]], was playing [[defensive back]] for the [[Calgary Stampeders]] of the [[Canadian Football League]] (CFL). He was born into a prolific and tight-knit sporting family. His oldest brother, Alvin Jr., played [[college football]] for the [[University of Washington]] [[Washington Huskies|Huskies]] and the [[Western Illinois University]] [[Western Illinois Leathernecks|Leathernecks]]. Another older brother, [[Kevin Burleson|Kevin]] played professional [[basketball]] and was formerly a [[point guard]] for the [[Charlotte Hornets|Charlotte Bobcats]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA). His younger brother Lyndale played [[college basketball]] for the [[University of Nevada, Reno|University of Nevada]] [[Nevada Wolf Pack|Wolf Pack]].<ref name=Burleson>{{cite news |title= Burlesons are the first family of Seattle sports|first= Dan|last= Raley|newspaper= Seattle Post-Intelligencer|date= September 13, 2006|url= http://www.seattlepi.com/football/284893_family13.html|access-date= October 19, 2010}}</ref> Kevin and Nate Burleson are one of only two sibling duos in which one brother played in the NBA while the other played in the NFL.<ref name=Canada>{{cite news|title= Lions' Burleson proud of Canadian roots|first= Bob|last= Duff|newspaper= [[Montreal Gazette]]|date= October 18, 2010|url= https://montrealgazette.com/sports/Lions+Burleson+proud+Canadian+roots/3690320/story.html|access-date= October 19, 2010}} {{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> As a mark of his father's influence, Nate Burleson's jersey number on the [[Seattle Seahawks]], 81, was his father's high school number.<ref name=Burleson/>

In 1983, his father signed with the [[Los Angeles Express (USFL)|Los Angeles Express]] of the [[United States Football League]] (USFL), moving the family back to the United States. However, Burleson remains proud of his Canadian citizenship, sporting a [[maple leaf]] tattoo and expressing interest in playing for Canada in a World Cup of football to the media.<ref name=Canada/> After an injury ended Alvin Burleson's playing career, he moved the family to his hometown of [[Seattle, Washington]], U.S., where he worked for [[Associated Grocers]].<ref name=Burleson/> Nate Burleson attended Rainier View Elementary School in Seattle.<ref name=elementary>{{cite news |title= Rainier View remembered|first= Alex|last= Fryer|newspaper= Seattle Times|date= June 21, 2007|url= http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003756437_rainierview21m.html |access-date= June 21, 2007}}</ref><ref name= Elementary>{{cite news |title= Nate Burleson wants you to know where he went to elementary school|first= Gerry|last= Spratt|newspaper= Seattle Post-Intelligencer|date= December 9, 2011|url= http://blog.seattlepi.com/football/2011/12/09/nate-burleson-wants-you-to-know-where-he-went-to-elementary-school|access-date= December 9, 2011}}</ref> He attended [[Lindbergh Senior High School (Renton, Washington)|Lindbergh High School]] in the suburb of [[Renton, Washington|Renton]] as a freshman, and then transferred to [[O'Dea High School]] in Seattle, where he graduated. As a senior, he was named ''[[The Seattle Times|Seattle Times]]'' City Athlete of the Year.<ref name="seattle"/>

Burleson was also on the school's [[track and field]] team, competing as a sprinter and hurdler. He won the state title in the [[hurdling|300-meter hurdles]] with a time of 38.70 seconds in 1999, and finished eighth in [[110 meter hurdles|110-meter hurdles]] as junior.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.odea.org/athletics/track-field/history/ |title=O'Dea High School > History |access-date=September 15, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151203030343/http://www.odea.org/athletics/track-field/history/ |archive-date=December 3, 2015 }}</ref>