PHOTO: Richard Dent (#95 Chicago Bears) Earned MVP of Super Bowl XX in 1985
Tennessee State has been well represented on the rosters of 23 teams in 20 Super Bowls. Out of the 20 players who made Super Bowl appearances, nine have won a championship with their respective teams.
Former Tigers
Willie Mitchell and
Fletcher Smith were on the Kansas City Chiefs in the first ever Super Bowl in 1967.
Bennie Anderson was the last former Tiger to win a Super Bowl ring, playing offensive guard on the world champion, Baltimore Ravens, in 2001.
Anthony Pleasant (New England Patriots),
Joe Gilliam, Jr. (Pittsburgh Steelers),
Ed “Too Tall” Jones (Dallas Cowboys),
Mike Hegman (Dallas Cowboys) and
Randy Fuller played in more than one Super Bowl. Fuller is the only Tiger to make appearances with two different teams playing with the Pittsburg Steelers and Atlanta Falcons while Hegman and Jones were teammates in Super Bowl XII and XIII. Thus far, Jones has tallied the most appearances with three. In Super Bowl XV,
Claude Humphrey and
Rodney Parker became another TSU pair to play for the NFL Championship with the Philadelphia Eagles.
TSU great
Richard Dent is the only alum to be named game MVP , helping to lead the Chicago Bears over New England to conclude the 1985 season in Super Bowl XX. in his rookie season,
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie helped the Arizona Cardinals to their first NFL Championship in 2009 appearing in Super Bowl XLIII.
| Willie Mitchell, DB |
Kansas City Chiefs |
Super Bowl I |
| Fletcher Smith, DB |
Kansas City Chiefs |
Super Bowl I |
| Jim Marsalis, DB |
Kansas City Chiefs |
Super Bowl IV |
| Nolan Smith, KR |
Kansas City Chiefs |
Super Bowl IV |
| Larry Woods, OT |
Miami Dolphins |
Super Bowl VIII |
| Joe Gilliam, Jr., QB |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Super Bowls IX, X |
| John Holland, FL |
Minnesota Vikings |
Super Bowl IX |
| Ed “Too Tall” Jones, DE |
Dallas Cowboys |
Super Bowls X, XII, XIII |
| Mike Hegman, LB |
Dallas Cowboys |
Super Bowls XII, XIII |
| Claude Humphrey, DE |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Super Bowl XV |
| Rodney Parker, WR |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Super Bowl XV |
| Oliver Davis, DB |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Super Bowl XVI |
| Donald Laster, OG |
Washington Redskins |
Super Bowl XVII |
| Richard Dent, DE |
Chicago Bears |
Super Bowl XX MVP |
| Randy Fuller, DB |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Super Bowl XXX |
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Atlanta Falcons |
Super Bowl XXXIII |
| Bennie Anderson, OG |
Baltimore Ravens |
Super Bowls XXXV |
| Anthony Pleasant, DE |
New England Patriots |
Super Bowls XXXVI, XXXVIII |
| Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, DB |
Arizona Cardinals |
Super Bowl XLIII |
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Denver Broncos |
Super Bowl XLVI |
| Anthony Levine, DB |
Green Bay Packers |
Super Bowl XLV |
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Baltimore Ravens |
Super Bowl XLVII |
| Lamar Divens, DL |
San Francisco 49ers |
Super Bowl XLVII |
| Robert Myers, OL |
Denver Broncos |
Super Bowl 50 |
