Former Spartans Brian Allen, Trae Waynes Preparing for Super Bowl LVI
2/8/2022 10:17:00 AM | Football
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Former Michigan State standouts Brian Allen and Trae Waynes are preparing this week for Super Bowl LVI on Sunday, Feb. 13 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. The game will begin at 6:30 p.m. and is being televised on NBC.
In addition to Allen, the starting center for the Rams, and Waynes, a cornerback and special teams player for the Bengals, linebacker Joe Bachie is on the reserved/injured list for Cincinnati.
Allen is making his second appearance in a Super Bowl, as he also played on special teams during his rookie season in the Rams' loss to New England in Super Bowl LIII. He will be one of just 13 Spartans to play in at least two Super Bowls.
Now in his fourth NFL season with the Rams, Allen has started 16 of 17 regular-season games and all three playoff games at center for Los Angeles. He has played 1,112 snaps in 19 total games, sixth most on the Rams offense. His 80.8 run-blocking grade by Pro Football Focus ranks eighth best among NFL centers.
The Hinsdale, Illinois, native played in 13 games and three postseason games with the Rams as a rookie in 2018 and started nine games at center in 2019, but was placed on injured reserve late in his second season after suffering a knee injury and did not see game action in 2020 before returning to the starting lineup in 2021.
A fourth-round NFL Draft selection by the Rams in 2018, Allen played in 51 career games for the Spartans from 2014-17, including 38 starts (17 at center, 16 at left guard, five at right guard). He started the final 28 games of his MSU career and was named a team captain in 2017 as a senior.
After missing the entire 2020 season due to an injury, Waynes returned in 2021 to play in five regular season games, including four starts, and all three playoff games for the Bengals en route to his first Super Bowl appearance. He made his Bengal debut in Week 4 and recorded four tackles against the Jaguars, but was back on the reserve/injured list after just two games. He returned late in the regular season to play in three games and has seen action on special teams during the playoffs. Overall, he has 11 tackles (10 solo, one assist) and one pass break-up.
A first-round pick (No. 11 overall) in 2015 by the Vikings, Waynes has played in 79 career regular-season games, including 57 starts at cornerback, throughout his career. He has collected 253 tackles (220 solo, 33 assists), 43 passes defended and seven interceptions. Waynes was a three-year letterwinner for the Spartans (2012-14) and was the starting cornerback on the 2013 Big Ten and Rose Bowl Champion team that finished No. 3 in the national polls and set a school record with 13 wins. As a junior in 2014, Waynes a first-team All-Big Ten selection and second-team All-American.
Although Bachie was placed on the reserved/injured list on Dec. 22, he played in nine games for the Bengals this season, including two starts at linebacker (Week 14 vs. 49ers, Week 15 vs. Broncos). He recorded 28 tackles (16 solo, 12 assists) with a career-high eight stops in Week 13 against the Los Angeles Chargers and had six tackles against the Broncos in a starting assignment in Week 15. Bachie signed with the Bengals in the offseason and made his Cincinnati debut in Week 6 at Detroit against the Lions. A four-year letterwinner at MSU (2016-19) and a three-year starter at middle linebacker, Bachie was a first-team All-Big Ten selection as a junior in 2018 and finished his Spartan career with 285 tackles and 27.5 TFLs. He made his NFL debut with Philadelphia in 2020, playing in four games with the Eagles.
Additional Spartan Super Bowl Facts & Lists:
• Los Angeles Rams center Brian Allen and Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Trae Waynes are two of 50 former Michigan State letterwinners to have their names listed on a Super Bowl roster. In the previous 55 Super Bowls, 43 former Spartans have seen playing time. Twenty-eight former Spartans have won Super Bowl rings.
• Former Spartan greats Herb Adderley (Green Bay: I, II; Dallas: V, VI) and Earl Morrall (Baltimore: III, V; Miami: VII, VIII) each made four Super Bowl appearances and each won three championship rings. Dixon Edwards went a perfect three-for-three with the Dallas Cowboys, winning three Super Bowl (XXVII, XXVIII, XXX) championship rings.
• Former Spartan All-American Sherman Lewis made five Super Bowl appearances as an assistant coach (San Francisco: XIX, XXIII, XXIV; Green Bay: XXXI, XXXII), winning four championship rings. Former Michigan State head coach and letterwinner George Perles won four Super Bowl rings (IX, X, XIII, XIV) as an assistant coach under Chuck Noll with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Former Michigan State guard/tackle Rollie Dotsch, who lettered in 1953-54, won two Super Bowl rings as an offensive line coach with the Steelers (XIII, XIV).
Former Spartan Letterwinners on All-Time Super Bowl Roster (50)
Flozell Adams, OT: Pittsburgh (XLV)
Herb Adderley, CB: Green Bay (I, II); Dallas (V, VI)
Brian Allen, C: Los Angeles Rams (LIII, LVI)
Morten Andersen, K: Atlanta (XXXIII)
Fred Arbanas, TE: Kansas City (I, IV)
Gary Ballman, TE: Minnesota (VIII*)
Carl Banks, LB: New York Giants (XXI, XXV)
Tony Banks, QB: Baltimore (XXXV)
Le'Veon Bell, RB: Kansas City (LV*)
Myron Bell, S: Pittsburgh (XXX)
Larry Bethea, DT: Dallas (XIII)
Ed Budde, OG: Kansas City (I, IV)
Plaxico Burress, WR: New York Giants (XLII)
Garrett Celek, TE: San Francisco (XLVII)
Smiley Creswell, DE: New England (XX)
Kellen Davis, TE: Seattle (XLVIII^)
Billy Joe DuPree, TE: Dallas (X, XII, XIII)
Dixon Edwards, LB: Dallas (XXVII, XXVIII, XXX)
Bennie Fowler, WR: Denver (50)
Tom Graves, LB: Pittsburgh (XIV)
William Gholston, DE: Tampa Bay (LV)
Dave Herman, OT: New York Jets (III)
Brian Hoyer, QB: New England (XLVI*, LII*, LIII*)
Mark Ingram, WR: New York Giants (XXV)
Bill Johnson, NT: Pittsburgh (XXX)
Clint Jones, RB: Minnesota (IV)
Greg Jones, LB: New York Giants (XLVI)
Mike Labinjo, LB: Philadelphia (XXXIX)
Ed Lothamer, DT: Kansas City (IV)
Dave Manders, C: Dallas (V, VI)
Derrick Mason, WR: Tennessee (XXXIV)
Earl Morrall, QB: Baltimore (III, V); Miami (VII, VIII)
Jim Morrissey, LB: Chicago (XX)
Muhsin Muhammad, WR: Carolina (XXXVIII), Chicago (XLI)
Ike Reese, LB: Philadelphia (XXXIX)
Jeff Richardson, OG: New York Jets (III)
Andre Rison, WR: Green Bay (XXXI)
Trenton Robinson, S: San Francisco (XLVII^)
Greg Robinson-Randall, OT: New England (XXXVI)
Paul Rochester, DT: New York Jets (III)
Butch Rolle, TE: Buffalo (XXV, XXVI)
Rich Saul, C: Los Angeles Rams (XIV)
Bubba Smith, DE: Baltimore (III, V)
Drew Stanton, QB: Tampa Bay (LV^)
Devin Thomas, WR: New York Giants (XLVI)
Matt Vanderbeek, LB/DE: Dallas (XXVIII)
Gene Washington, WR: Minnesota (IV)
Trae Waynes, CB: Cincinnati (LVI)
Bobby Wilson, DT: Washington (XXVI)
Duane Young, TE: San Diego (XXIX)
*Did Not Play | ^ Not active on game day
Former Spartan Coaches in the Super Bowl (19)
Hank Bullough: Cincinnati (XVI)
Bob Casullo: Oakland (XXXVII); Seattle (XL)
Danny Crossman: Carolina (XXXVIII)
Brian Daboll: New England (XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, XLIX)
Rollie Dotsch: Pittsburgh (XIII, XIV)
Matt House: Kansas City (LIV, LV)*
Sherman Lewis: San Francisco (XIX, XXIII, XXIV); Green Bay (XXXI, XXXII)
Ben McAdoo: Green Bay (XLV)
Josh McDaniels: New England (XXXIX, XLII, XLVI, XLIX, LI, LII, LIII)*
Dean Pees: New England (XXXIX); Baltimore (XLVII)
Skip Peete: Oakland (XXXVII)
George Perles: Pittsburgh (IX, X, XIII, XIV)
John Polonchek: Oakland (II), New England (XX)
Pat Ruel: Seattle (XLVIII, XLIX)
Bill Sheridan: New York Giants (XLII)
Pat Shurmur: Philadelphia (XXXIX)
Jeff Stoutland: Philadelphia (LII)
Sal Sunseri: Carolina (XXXVIII)
Woody Widenhofer: Pittsburgh (IX, X, XIII, XIV)
*Graduate assistant
Former Spartan Assistant Coaches on All-Time Super Bowl Roster (2)
Steve Furness, DT: Pittsburgh (IX, X, XIII, XIV)
Bill Rademacher, TE: New York Jets (III)
Most Super Bowl Appearances (Player)
4: Herb Adderley, CB: Green Bay (I, II); Dallas (V, VI); Earl Morrall, QB: Baltimore (III, V); Miami (VII, VIII)
3: Billy Joe DuPree, TE: Dallas (X, XII, XIII); Dixon Edwards, LB: Dallas (XXVII, XXVIII, XXX); Brian Hoyer, QB: New England (XLVI*, LII*, LIII*)
2: Brian Allen, C: Los Angeles Rams (LIII, LVI); Fred Arbanas, TE: Kansas City (I, IV); Carl Banks, LB: New York Giants (XXI, XXV); Ed Budde, OG: Kansas City (I, IV); Dave Manders, C: Dallas (V, VI); Muhsin Muhammad, WR: Carolina (XXXVIII), Chicago (XLI); Butch Rolle, TE: Buffalo (XXV, XXVI); Bubba Smith, DE: Baltimore (III, V)
Most Super Bowl Rings (Player)
3: Herb Adderley, CB: Green Bay (I, II), Dallas (VI); Dixon Edwards, LB: Dallas (XXVII, XXVIII, XXX); Earl Morrall, QB: Baltimore (V); Miami (VII, VIII)
2: Carl Banks, LB: New York Giants (XXI, XXV)
Former Spartan Letterwinners in the Super Bowl – By Game (+ Super Bowl Champion; * Did not play; ^ Not on active on game day)
I: Green Bay vs. Kansas City (3): Herb Adderley+, CB (Green Bay), Fred Arbanas, TE (Kansas City), Ed Budde, OG (Kansas City)
II: Green Bay vs. Oakland (1): Herb Adderley+, CB (Green Bay)
III: New York Jets vs. Baltimore (5): Dave Herman+, OT (New York Jets), Earl Morrall, QB (Baltimore), Jeff Richardson+, OG (New York Jets), Paul Rochester+, DT (New York Jets), Bubba Smith, DE (Baltimore)
IV: Kansas City vs. Minnesota (5): Fred Arbanas+, TE (Kansas City), Ed Budde+, OG (Kansas City), Clinton Jones, RB (Minnesota), Ed Lothamer+, DT (Kansas City), Gene Washington, WR (Minnesota)
V: Baltimore vs. Dallas (4): Herb Adderley, CB (Dallas), Earl Morrall+, QB (Baltimore), Bubba Smith+, DE (Baltimore), Dave Manders, C (Dallas)
VI: Dallas vs. Miami (2): Herb Adderley+, CB (Dallas), Dave Manders+, C (Dallas)
VII: Miami vs. Washington (1): QB Earl Morrall+, QB (Miami)
VIII: Miami vs. Minnesota (2): Gary Ballman*, TE (Minnesota), Earl Morrall+, QB (Miami)
IX: Pittsburgh vs. Minnesota: None
X: Pittsburgh vs. Dallas: Billy Joe Dupree, TE (Dallas)
XI: Oakland vs. Minnesota: None
XII: Dallas vs. Denver: Billy Joe Dupree+, TE (Dallas)
XIII: Pittsburgh vs. Dallas (2): Larry Beathea, DE (Dallas), Billy Joe Dupree, TE (Dallas)
XIV: Pittsburgh vs. Los Angeles Rams (2): Tom Graves+, LB (Pittsburgh), Rich Saul, C (Los Angeles Rams)
XV: Oakland vs. Philadelphia: None
XVI: San Francisco vs. Cincinnati: None
XVII: Washington vs. Miami: None
XVIII: Los Angeles Raiders vs. Washington: None
XIX: San Francisco vs. Miami: None
XX: Chicago vs. New England (2): Smiley Cresswell, DE (New England), Jim Morrissey+, LB (Chicago)
XXI: New York Giants vs. Denver (1): Carl Banks+, LB (New York Giants)
XXII: Washington vs. Denver: None
XXIII: San Francisco vs. Cincinnati: None
XXIV: San Francisco vs. Denver: None
XXV: New York Giants vs. Buffalo (3): Carl Banks+, LB (New York Giants), Mark Ingram+, WR (New York Giants), Butch Rolle, TE (Buffalo)
XXVI: Washington vs. Buffalo (2): Butch Rolle, TE (Buffalo), Bobby Wilson+, DE (Washington)
XXVII: Dallas vs. Buffalo (1): Dixon Edwards+, LB (Dallas)
XXVIII: Dallas vs. Buffalo (2): Dixon Edwards+, LB (Dallas), Matt Vanderbeek+, LB/DE (Dallas)
XXIX: San Francisco vs. San Diego (1): Duane Young, TE (San Diego)
XXX: Dallas vs. Pittsburgh (3): Myron Bell, S (Pittsburgh), Dixon Edwards+, LB (Dallas), Bill Johnson, NT (Pittsburgh)
XXXI: Green Bay vs. New England (1): Andre Rison+, WR (Green Bay)
XXXII: Denver vs. Green Bay: None
XXXIII: Denver vs. Atlanta (1): K Morten Andersen (Atlanta)
XXIV: St. Louis vs. Tennessee (1): Derrick Mason, WR (Tennessee)
XXXV: Baltimore vs. New York Giants (1): Tony Banks+, QB (Baltimore)
XXXVI: New England vs. St. Louis (1): Greg Robinson-Randall+, OT (New England)
XXXVII: Tampa Bay vs. Oakland: None
XXXVIII: New England vs. Carolina (1): Muhsin Muhammad, WR (Carolina)
XXXIX: New England vs. Philadelphia (2): Mike Labinjo, LB (Philadelphia), Ike Reese, LB (Philadelphia)
XL: Pittsburgh vs. Seattle: None
XLI: Indianapolis vs. Chicago (1): Muhsin Muhammad, WR (Chicago)
XLII: New York Giants vs. New England (1): Plaxico Burress+, WR (New York Giants)
XLIII: Pittsburgh vs. Arizona: None
XLIV: New Orleans vs. Indianapolis: None
XLV: Green Bay vs. Pittsburgh (1): Flozell Adams, OT (Pittsburgh)
XLVI: New York Giants vs. New England (3): Brian Hoyer*, QB (New England), Greg Jones+, LB (New York Giants), Devin Thomas+, WR (New York Giants)
XLVII: Baltimore vs. San Francisco (2): Garrett Celek, TE (San Francisco), Trenton Robinson^, S (San Francisco)
XLVIII: Seattle vs. Denver (1): Kellen Davis^, TE (Seattle)
XLIX: New England vs. Seattle: None
50: Denver vs. Carolina (1): Bennie Fowler+, WR (Denver)
LI: New England vs. Atlanta: None
LII: Philadelphia vs. New England (1): Brian Hoyer*, QB (New England)
LIII: New England vs. Los Angeles Rams (2): Brian Allen, C (Los Angeles Rams), Brian Hoyer+*, QB (New England)
LIV: Kansas City vs. San Francisco: None
LV: Tampa Bay vs. Kansas City (3): Le'Veon Bell*, RB (Kansas City), William Gholston, DE (Tampa Bay), Drew Stanton^, QB (Tampa Bay)
LVI: Cincinnati vs. Los Angeles Rams (2): Brian Allen, C (Los Angeles Rams), CB Trae Waynes (Cincinnati)
In addition to Allen, the starting center for the Rams, and Waynes, a cornerback and special teams player for the Bengals, linebacker Joe Bachie is on the reserved/injured list for Cincinnati.
Allen is making his second appearance in a Super Bowl, as he also played on special teams during his rookie season in the Rams' loss to New England in Super Bowl LIII. He will be one of just 13 Spartans to play in at least two Super Bowls.
Now in his fourth NFL season with the Rams, Allen has started 16 of 17 regular-season games and all three playoff games at center for Los Angeles. He has played 1,112 snaps in 19 total games, sixth most on the Rams offense. His 80.8 run-blocking grade by Pro Football Focus ranks eighth best among NFL centers.
The Hinsdale, Illinois, native played in 13 games and three postseason games with the Rams as a rookie in 2018 and started nine games at center in 2019, but was placed on injured reserve late in his second season after suffering a knee injury and did not see game action in 2020 before returning to the starting lineup in 2021.
A fourth-round NFL Draft selection by the Rams in 2018, Allen played in 51 career games for the Spartans from 2014-17, including 38 starts (17 at center, 16 at left guard, five at right guard). He started the final 28 games of his MSU career and was named a team captain in 2017 as a senior.
Super Bowl Bound @BrianAllen65 😤 #SD4L pic.twitter.com/sjlf4P6AYI
— Michigan State Football (@MSU_Football) January 31, 2022
After missing the entire 2020 season due to an injury, Waynes returned in 2021 to play in five regular season games, including four starts, and all three playoff games for the Bengals en route to his first Super Bowl appearance. He made his Bengal debut in Week 4 and recorded four tackles against the Jaguars, but was back on the reserve/injured list after just two games. He returned late in the regular season to play in three games and has seen action on special teams during the playoffs. Overall, he has 11 tackles (10 solo, one assist) and one pass break-up.
A first-round pick (No. 11 overall) in 2015 by the Vikings, Waynes has played in 79 career regular-season games, including 57 starts at cornerback, throughout his career. He has collected 253 tackles (220 solo, 33 assists), 43 passes defended and seven interceptions. Waynes was a three-year letterwinner for the Spartans (2012-14) and was the starting cornerback on the 2013 Big Ten and Rose Bowl Champion team that finished No. 3 in the national polls and set a school record with 13 wins. As a junior in 2014, Waynes a first-team All-Big Ten selection and second-team All-American.
Although Bachie was placed on the reserved/injured list on Dec. 22, he played in nine games for the Bengals this season, including two starts at linebacker (Week 14 vs. 49ers, Week 15 vs. Broncos). He recorded 28 tackles (16 solo, 12 assists) with a career-high eight stops in Week 13 against the Los Angeles Chargers and had six tackles against the Broncos in a starting assignment in Week 15. Bachie signed with the Bengals in the offseason and made his Cincinnati debut in Week 6 at Detroit against the Lions. A four-year letterwinner at MSU (2016-19) and a three-year starter at middle linebacker, Bachie was a first-team All-Big Ten selection as a junior in 2018 and finished his Spartan career with 285 tackles and 27.5 TFLs. He made his NFL debut with Philadelphia in 2020, playing in four games with the Eagles.
Congrats to Trae Waynes and @JoeBach35!! Spartan Dawgs going to the Super Bowl 🐅💪🏾 #SD4L
— Mel Tucker (@Coach_mtucker) January 30, 2022
Additional Spartan Super Bowl Facts & Lists:
• Los Angeles Rams center Brian Allen and Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Trae Waynes are two of 50 former Michigan State letterwinners to have their names listed on a Super Bowl roster. In the previous 55 Super Bowls, 43 former Spartans have seen playing time. Twenty-eight former Spartans have won Super Bowl rings.
• Former Spartan greats Herb Adderley (Green Bay: I, II; Dallas: V, VI) and Earl Morrall (Baltimore: III, V; Miami: VII, VIII) each made four Super Bowl appearances and each won three championship rings. Dixon Edwards went a perfect three-for-three with the Dallas Cowboys, winning three Super Bowl (XXVII, XXVIII, XXX) championship rings.
• Former Spartan All-American Sherman Lewis made five Super Bowl appearances as an assistant coach (San Francisco: XIX, XXIII, XXIV; Green Bay: XXXI, XXXII), winning four championship rings. Former Michigan State head coach and letterwinner George Perles won four Super Bowl rings (IX, X, XIII, XIV) as an assistant coach under Chuck Noll with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Former Michigan State guard/tackle Rollie Dotsch, who lettered in 1953-54, won two Super Bowl rings as an offensive line coach with the Steelers (XIII, XIV).
Former Spartan Letterwinners on All-Time Super Bowl Roster (50)
Flozell Adams, OT: Pittsburgh (XLV)
Herb Adderley, CB: Green Bay (I, II); Dallas (V, VI)
Brian Allen, C: Los Angeles Rams (LIII, LVI)
Morten Andersen, K: Atlanta (XXXIII)
Fred Arbanas, TE: Kansas City (I, IV)
Gary Ballman, TE: Minnesota (VIII*)
Carl Banks, LB: New York Giants (XXI, XXV)
Tony Banks, QB: Baltimore (XXXV)
Le'Veon Bell, RB: Kansas City (LV*)
Myron Bell, S: Pittsburgh (XXX)
Larry Bethea, DT: Dallas (XIII)
Ed Budde, OG: Kansas City (I, IV)
Plaxico Burress, WR: New York Giants (XLII)
Garrett Celek, TE: San Francisco (XLVII)
Smiley Creswell, DE: New England (XX)
Kellen Davis, TE: Seattle (XLVIII^)
Billy Joe DuPree, TE: Dallas (X, XII, XIII)
Dixon Edwards, LB: Dallas (XXVII, XXVIII, XXX)
Bennie Fowler, WR: Denver (50)
Tom Graves, LB: Pittsburgh (XIV)
William Gholston, DE: Tampa Bay (LV)
Dave Herman, OT: New York Jets (III)
Brian Hoyer, QB: New England (XLVI*, LII*, LIII*)
Mark Ingram, WR: New York Giants (XXV)
Bill Johnson, NT: Pittsburgh (XXX)
Clint Jones, RB: Minnesota (IV)
Greg Jones, LB: New York Giants (XLVI)
Mike Labinjo, LB: Philadelphia (XXXIX)
Ed Lothamer, DT: Kansas City (IV)
Dave Manders, C: Dallas (V, VI)
Derrick Mason, WR: Tennessee (XXXIV)
Earl Morrall, QB: Baltimore (III, V); Miami (VII, VIII)
Jim Morrissey, LB: Chicago (XX)
Muhsin Muhammad, WR: Carolina (XXXVIII), Chicago (XLI)
Ike Reese, LB: Philadelphia (XXXIX)
Jeff Richardson, OG: New York Jets (III)
Andre Rison, WR: Green Bay (XXXI)
Trenton Robinson, S: San Francisco (XLVII^)
Greg Robinson-Randall, OT: New England (XXXVI)
Paul Rochester, DT: New York Jets (III)
Butch Rolle, TE: Buffalo (XXV, XXVI)
Rich Saul, C: Los Angeles Rams (XIV)
Bubba Smith, DE: Baltimore (III, V)
Drew Stanton, QB: Tampa Bay (LV^)
Devin Thomas, WR: New York Giants (XLVI)
Matt Vanderbeek, LB/DE: Dallas (XXVIII)
Gene Washington, WR: Minnesota (IV)
Trae Waynes, CB: Cincinnati (LVI)
Bobby Wilson, DT: Washington (XXVI)
Duane Young, TE: San Diego (XXIX)
*Did Not Play | ^ Not active on game day
Former Spartan Coaches in the Super Bowl (19)
Hank Bullough: Cincinnati (XVI)
Bob Casullo: Oakland (XXXVII); Seattle (XL)
Danny Crossman: Carolina (XXXVIII)
Brian Daboll: New England (XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, XLIX)
Rollie Dotsch: Pittsburgh (XIII, XIV)
Matt House: Kansas City (LIV, LV)*
Sherman Lewis: San Francisco (XIX, XXIII, XXIV); Green Bay (XXXI, XXXII)
Ben McAdoo: Green Bay (XLV)
Josh McDaniels: New England (XXXIX, XLII, XLVI, XLIX, LI, LII, LIII)*
Dean Pees: New England (XXXIX); Baltimore (XLVII)
Skip Peete: Oakland (XXXVII)
George Perles: Pittsburgh (IX, X, XIII, XIV)
John Polonchek: Oakland (II), New England (XX)
Pat Ruel: Seattle (XLVIII, XLIX)
Bill Sheridan: New York Giants (XLII)
Pat Shurmur: Philadelphia (XXXIX)
Jeff Stoutland: Philadelphia (LII)
Sal Sunseri: Carolina (XXXVIII)
Woody Widenhofer: Pittsburgh (IX, X, XIII, XIV)
*Graduate assistant
Former Spartan Assistant Coaches on All-Time Super Bowl Roster (2)
Steve Furness, DT: Pittsburgh (IX, X, XIII, XIV)
Bill Rademacher, TE: New York Jets (III)
Most Super Bowl Appearances (Player)
4: Herb Adderley, CB: Green Bay (I, II); Dallas (V, VI); Earl Morrall, QB: Baltimore (III, V); Miami (VII, VIII)
3: Billy Joe DuPree, TE: Dallas (X, XII, XIII); Dixon Edwards, LB: Dallas (XXVII, XXVIII, XXX); Brian Hoyer, QB: New England (XLVI*, LII*, LIII*)
2: Brian Allen, C: Los Angeles Rams (LIII, LVI); Fred Arbanas, TE: Kansas City (I, IV); Carl Banks, LB: New York Giants (XXI, XXV); Ed Budde, OG: Kansas City (I, IV); Dave Manders, C: Dallas (V, VI); Muhsin Muhammad, WR: Carolina (XXXVIII), Chicago (XLI); Butch Rolle, TE: Buffalo (XXV, XXVI); Bubba Smith, DE: Baltimore (III, V)
Most Super Bowl Rings (Player)
3: Herb Adderley, CB: Green Bay (I, II), Dallas (VI); Dixon Edwards, LB: Dallas (XXVII, XXVIII, XXX); Earl Morrall, QB: Baltimore (V); Miami (VII, VIII)
2: Carl Banks, LB: New York Giants (XXI, XXV)
Former Spartan Letterwinners in the Super Bowl – By Game (+ Super Bowl Champion; * Did not play; ^ Not on active on game day)
I: Green Bay vs. Kansas City (3): Herb Adderley+, CB (Green Bay), Fred Arbanas, TE (Kansas City), Ed Budde, OG (Kansas City)
II: Green Bay vs. Oakland (1): Herb Adderley+, CB (Green Bay)
III: New York Jets vs. Baltimore (5): Dave Herman+, OT (New York Jets), Earl Morrall, QB (Baltimore), Jeff Richardson+, OG (New York Jets), Paul Rochester+, DT (New York Jets), Bubba Smith, DE (Baltimore)
IV: Kansas City vs. Minnesota (5): Fred Arbanas+, TE (Kansas City), Ed Budde+, OG (Kansas City), Clinton Jones, RB (Minnesota), Ed Lothamer+, DT (Kansas City), Gene Washington, WR (Minnesota)
V: Baltimore vs. Dallas (4): Herb Adderley, CB (Dallas), Earl Morrall+, QB (Baltimore), Bubba Smith+, DE (Baltimore), Dave Manders, C (Dallas)
VI: Dallas vs. Miami (2): Herb Adderley+, CB (Dallas), Dave Manders+, C (Dallas)
VII: Miami vs. Washington (1): QB Earl Morrall+, QB (Miami)
VIII: Miami vs. Minnesota (2): Gary Ballman*, TE (Minnesota), Earl Morrall+, QB (Miami)
IX: Pittsburgh vs. Minnesota: None
X: Pittsburgh vs. Dallas: Billy Joe Dupree, TE (Dallas)
XI: Oakland vs. Minnesota: None
XII: Dallas vs. Denver: Billy Joe Dupree+, TE (Dallas)
XIII: Pittsburgh vs. Dallas (2): Larry Beathea, DE (Dallas), Billy Joe Dupree, TE (Dallas)
XIV: Pittsburgh vs. Los Angeles Rams (2): Tom Graves+, LB (Pittsburgh), Rich Saul, C (Los Angeles Rams)
XV: Oakland vs. Philadelphia: None
XVI: San Francisco vs. Cincinnati: None
XVII: Washington vs. Miami: None
XVIII: Los Angeles Raiders vs. Washington: None
XIX: San Francisco vs. Miami: None
XX: Chicago vs. New England (2): Smiley Cresswell, DE (New England), Jim Morrissey+, LB (Chicago)
XXI: New York Giants vs. Denver (1): Carl Banks+, LB (New York Giants)
XXII: Washington vs. Denver: None
XXIII: San Francisco vs. Cincinnati: None
XXIV: San Francisco vs. Denver: None
XXV: New York Giants vs. Buffalo (3): Carl Banks+, LB (New York Giants), Mark Ingram+, WR (New York Giants), Butch Rolle, TE (Buffalo)
XXVI: Washington vs. Buffalo (2): Butch Rolle, TE (Buffalo), Bobby Wilson+, DE (Washington)
XXVII: Dallas vs. Buffalo (1): Dixon Edwards+, LB (Dallas)
XXVIII: Dallas vs. Buffalo (2): Dixon Edwards+, LB (Dallas), Matt Vanderbeek+, LB/DE (Dallas)
XXIX: San Francisco vs. San Diego (1): Duane Young, TE (San Diego)
XXX: Dallas vs. Pittsburgh (3): Myron Bell, S (Pittsburgh), Dixon Edwards+, LB (Dallas), Bill Johnson, NT (Pittsburgh)
XXXI: Green Bay vs. New England (1): Andre Rison+, WR (Green Bay)
XXXII: Denver vs. Green Bay: None
XXXIII: Denver vs. Atlanta (1): K Morten Andersen (Atlanta)
XXIV: St. Louis vs. Tennessee (1): Derrick Mason, WR (Tennessee)
XXXV: Baltimore vs. New York Giants (1): Tony Banks+, QB (Baltimore)
XXXVI: New England vs. St. Louis (1): Greg Robinson-Randall+, OT (New England)
XXXVII: Tampa Bay vs. Oakland: None
XXXVIII: New England vs. Carolina (1): Muhsin Muhammad, WR (Carolina)
XXXIX: New England vs. Philadelphia (2): Mike Labinjo, LB (Philadelphia), Ike Reese, LB (Philadelphia)
XL: Pittsburgh vs. Seattle: None
XLI: Indianapolis vs. Chicago (1): Muhsin Muhammad, WR (Chicago)
XLII: New York Giants vs. New England (1): Plaxico Burress+, WR (New York Giants)
XLIII: Pittsburgh vs. Arizona: None
XLIV: New Orleans vs. Indianapolis: None
XLV: Green Bay vs. Pittsburgh (1): Flozell Adams, OT (Pittsburgh)
XLVI: New York Giants vs. New England (3): Brian Hoyer*, QB (New England), Greg Jones+, LB (New York Giants), Devin Thomas+, WR (New York Giants)
XLVII: Baltimore vs. San Francisco (2): Garrett Celek, TE (San Francisco), Trenton Robinson^, S (San Francisco)
XLVIII: Seattle vs. Denver (1): Kellen Davis^, TE (Seattle)
XLIX: New England vs. Seattle: None
50: Denver vs. Carolina (1): Bennie Fowler+, WR (Denver)
LI: New England vs. Atlanta: None
LII: Philadelphia vs. New England (1): Brian Hoyer*, QB (New England)
LIII: New England vs. Los Angeles Rams (2): Brian Allen, C (Los Angeles Rams), Brian Hoyer+*, QB (New England)
LIV: Kansas City vs. San Francisco: None
LV: Tampa Bay vs. Kansas City (3): Le'Veon Bell*, RB (Kansas City), William Gholston, DE (Tampa Bay), Drew Stanton^, QB (Tampa Bay)
LVI: Cincinnati vs. Los Angeles Rams (2): Brian Allen, C (Los Angeles Rams), CB Trae Waynes (Cincinnati)
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