Former Alabama quarterback Joe Namath (Photo: Bryant Museum, 247Sports). When Nick Foles led Philadelphia to victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII Sunday, it gave the University Dawson was 1–0 in an AFL Championship game played before the NFL and AFL first met in the Super Bowl. Three pairs of quarterbacks faced off twice in the Super Bowl: Staubach and Bradshaw, Aikman and Kelly, and Brady and Eli Manning. In each case the same quarterback (Bradshaw, Aikman, and Manning) won both games. Super Bowl III Champion. Pat Trammell: 1959–1961: Bobby Jackson: 1958: Bobby Smith: 1956–1957: Clay Walls: 1956: Bart Starr: 1953–1955: Pro Football Hall of Fame. NFL 1960s All-Decade Team. Two-time Super Bowl Champion and MVP (Most Valuable Player). At Alabama, he also played punter. [20] Clell Hobson: 1951–1952: Ed Salem: 1948–1950 The Alabama football program has been well-represented in terms of its alumni in the NFL. Every year, a former Alabama player is either in the conversation to win MVP or competing to win a Super Bowl. Whatever the case may be, professional success is not uncommon for the crimson and white. The University of Alabama has a unique tradition of winning Super Bowl championships. Three different starting quarterbacks each have won Super Bowls: Bart Starr, Joe Namath and Ken Stabler. The trio combined to win four of the first 11 Super Bowls. All three are members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Jalen Hurts narrowly [] Joe Namath is the second Alabama quarterback that won a Super Bowl. Joe Namath helped the New York Jets defeat the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III. That was the only time that the Jets ever reach the Super Bowl. Joe Namath played for the Alabama Crimson Tide from 1962-1964. Alabama won the Co-National Championship in 1964. Bart Starr was the first QB to win the Super Bowl as the Alabama product won both Super Bowls I and II with the Green Bay Packers. He went 29-of-47 for 452 yards with three touchdowns and an They beat the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl 11. Stabler spent his first 12 seasons as the starting quarterback with the Raiders from 1968 to 1979. Last Alabama QB to start a Super Bowl Ken Stabler (Super Bowl XI) The Snake was striking as the Oakland Raiders dumped the Minnesota Vikings 32-14 in Super Bowl XI. The 1974 NFL MVP passed for 180 yards and a TD. Stabler led the Crimson Tide to an unblemished 11-0 record in 1966, his first season as starting QB. Roman Harper (Super Bowl XLIV) From Tuscaloosa High School and Alabama A&M, Stallworth won four Super Bowl rings with Pittsburgh.In his final two Super Bowl appearances, Stallworth caught three passes for 115 yards and two Ferragamo had shared the starting quarterback job with Steve Bartkowski at Cal for two seasons before moving on the Nebraska. In Super Bowl XIV, Ferragamo was 15-for-25 for 212 yards, no Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts stands beside the Lombardi Trophy during Super Bowl Opening Night on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. Alabama football fans may be favoring the Philadelphia Eagles heading into Super Bowl LIX. Doug Nussmeier was Saban's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Alabama in 2012-13. He was The six quarterbacks from Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi, respectively, have played in Super Bowl games. The late Tennessee Titans quarterback led the team to Super Bowl XXXIV as McNair Elway and the Broncos were beaten up again in Super Bowl XII by another NFC East team; this time, it was MVP Doug Williams and his Washington teammates smashing Denver 42-10 to get on the list of Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks. Williams was the first African-American quarterback to win a Super Bowl. Former Alabama football coach Nick Saban is known for winning college football championships. Fans can also have fun adding up the number of his players who now wear Super Bowl rings. The total currently sits at thirteen. Saban's total could jump by seven this Sunday, but only if things go well for the Philadelphia Eagles. Our story begins with the coach’s last championship win at Alabama More on the Super Bowl. Former Alabama prep star registered 4 Super Bowl sacks of Tom Brady Feb. 6, 2025, 8:00a.m. Super Bowl LIX won’t have a John Stallworth or DeMarcus Ware Feb. 6, 2025, 5:30a.m. Cornelius Bennett, a linebacker, played in five Super Bowls. Bennett was on the Buffalo Bills when they lost to the New York Giants 20-19 in Super Bowl XXV on Jan. 27, 1991; the Washington Jalen Hurts has held a press conference every day this week in the build-up to the Super Bowl and the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback has somehow managed to keep his name out of the headlines Jeff Rutledge, a quarterback from Birmingham, finished off a couple of Super Bowl routs – in relief of Phil Simms in the Giants’ 39-20 victory over the Broncos in Super Bowl XXI on Jan. 25
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