Heisman Trophy Winners Who Have Super Bowl Rings
By Will Coleman
If the Titans find a way to upend the Chiefs this Sunday and make it out of the AFC, it'll be the first time since 2016 that a former Heisman winner plays in the Super Bowl.
The last time, however, that someone was actually able to win the big game and earn the moniker "Super Heisman" was in 2011 when defensive back Charles Woodson and the Green Bay Packers squeaked by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Unless running back Derrick Henry runs the table and brings the Lombardi Trophy to Tennessee, the number of Super Heismans will remain stuck at 10. Here are those players who have both a Heisman and a Super Bowl ring.
Packers RB Paul Hornung: 1967
Hornung only gets credit here because he was on Green Bay's roster for their Super Bowl I win; he didn't play because he was still recovering from an injury. The former Notre Dame quarterback was a four-time NFL champion prior to the merger, but Hornung never saw the field in his one Super Bowl appearance.
Chiefs RB Mike Garrett: 1970
The 1965 Heisman winner was in the league for just eight seasons, but he made his lone Super Bowl appearance count more than ever. Garrett accumulated 64 yards of offense and a touchdown in Kansas City's 23-7 win over Minnesota. Chiefs quarterback Len Dawson, however, was the one named game MVP.
Chiefs QB John Huarte: 1970
Huarte is unfortunately just like Hornung: a Heisman-winning quarterback for Notre Dame that won but did not play in their only Super Bowl game. After losing the New York Jets starting quarterback job in 1965 to some rookie named Joe Namath, Huarte headed for the final stretch of his career where he served as a backup. But hey, at least he can say he's a Super Heisman.
Cowboys RB Tony Dorsett: 1978
Dorsett made history as the first player to win the NCAA Championship and the Super Bowl in consectuive years. Both championship wins came at the same venue, the Louisiana Superdome. The rookie running back totaled 77 yards and a touchdown in his first of two trips to the Super Bowl.
Raiders RB Marcus Allen: 1984
Allen easily has claim to the greatest Super Bowl performance from a Heisman. The former USC Trojan popped off for 191 rushing yards and two touchdowns on just 20 carries to win MVP honors. Allen remains the only player in NFL history to have won the Heisman, a national title, NFL MVP, a Super Bowl and Super Bowl MVP.
Redskins RB George Rogers: 1988
Rogers was on top of the world to start his NFL career. Fresh off a senior season Heisman campaign at South Carolina in which he beat out Herschel Walker, Rogers saw initial success in the league before running into drug problems and checking himself into rehab. In his final season playing football, Rogers ran for 17 yards on five carries as the Redskins won their second Super Bowl.
Packers WR Desmond Howard: 1999
Michigan's Howard struck the famous Heisman pose after scoring against archrivals Ohio State in 1991, and went on to be drafted No. 4 overall by Washington. He didn't set the NFL on fire from the jump, but in his single season with the Packers in 1996, he didn't just go on to win the Super Bowl -- he took game MVP honors thanks to a 99-yard kickoff return touchdown and a record-tying 244 all-purpose yards.
Packers DB Charles Woodson: 2011
Woodson is known for being the most recent and probably last two-way player to win the Heisman, but it was defense where he made a living at the next level. After recording an interception in a Super Bowl loss with the Raiders, Woodson avenged himself later in his career with the Packers. He broke his collar bone just before halftime, but Woodson started for Green Bay in their most recent Super Bowl win over Pittsburgh.
Raiders QB Jim Plunkett: 1981, 1984
The same season Plunkett won NFL Comeback Player of the Year, he won the Super Bowl and took home MVP honors with 261 yards and three touchdowns in his first ever appearance. The former Stanford quarterback was an aging star at the time, but managed to lead the Raiders to another Super Bowl win three years later.
Cowboys QB Roger Staubach: 1972, 1978
Almost a whole decade separated Staubach's Heisman season at Navy and his first Super Bowl win. After serving time in Vietnam, Staubach terminated his naval commision in 1969 to focus on football. Between 1971 and 1979, Staubach made it to five Super Bowls – no other Heisman winner has made it to more than two. He won MVP his first time with 119 yards passing and two touchdowns in Dallas' 24-3 win. Staubach's second Super Bowl win, however, was the more impressive one because of his age and injuries.