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11 Georgia players in Super Bowl; see list of 200+ through history
Eleven former Georgia high school players are on active rosters for Sunday’s Super Bowl between the Panthers and Broncos.
That’s the most from Georgia since Super Bowl XXXIII, when the Falcons (eight Georgia players) made their only appearance and lost to the Broncos (four).
Seven of this year’s Georgia Super Bowl players play for the Panthers. They are Cam Newton (Westlake), Fernando Velasco (Jefferson County), Thomas Davis (Randolph-Clay), Charles Johnson (Hawkinsville), Chris Scott (Lovejoy), Mike Tolbert (Douglas County) and Kyle Love (North Clayton).
Two other Panthers are inactive. Stephen Hill (Miller Grove) is on injured reserve, and Marcus Ball (Stephenson) is on the practice squad.
Active Broncos players from Georgia are Demaryius Thomas (West Laurens), Juwan Thompson (Woodward Academy), Bradley Roby (Peachtree Ridge) and Max Garcia (Norcross).
There have been more than 200 former Georgia players in all 50 Super Bowls, and the numbers are increasing. There were only 11 in the first five, including Bill Curry (College Park) - Georgia's first Super Bowl Champion from the Green Bay Packers - three times.
Here is a list of former Georgia players in the Super Bowl. These are players who were on active rosters for those games. (Maintaining an accurate list that includes those on injured reserve or practice squads is not feasible because that data does not exist for every season.)
This list includes 143 different players, but 209 lines, to accommodate those who have played in multiple Super Bowls. A former Georgia player has played every Super Bowl to date except Super Bowl II (Packers vs. Raiders).
Please post suspected omissions, but remember the criteria - Player must have been on an active roster for the game.
| Player | High school | Team (Super Bowl) | Season |
| Bradley Roby | Peachtree Ridge | Broncos (50) | 2015 |
| Demaryius Thomas | West Laurens | Broncos (50) | 2015 |
| Juwan Thompson | Woodward Academy | Broncos (50) | 2015 |
| Max Garcia | Norcross | Broncos (50) | 2015 |
| Cam Newton | Westlake | Panthers (50) | 2015 |
| Charles Johnson | Hawkinsville | Panthers (50) | 2015 |
| Chris Scott | Lovejoy | Panthers (50) | 2015 |
| Fernando Velasco | Jefferson County | Panthers (50) | 2015 |
| Kyle Love | North Clayton | Panthers (50) | 2015 |
| Mike Tolbert | Douglas County | Panthers (50) | 2015 |
| Stephen Hill | Miller Grove | Panthers (50) | 2015 |
| Thomas Davis | Randolph-Clay | Panthers (50) | 2015 |
| Bruce Irvin | Stockbridge | Seahawks (XLIX) | 2014 |
| Demarcus Dobbs | Calvary Day | Seahawks (XLIX) | 2014 |
| James Carpenter | Hephzibah | Seahawks (XLIX) | 2014 |
| Ricardo Lockette | Monroe | Seahawks (XLIX) | 2014 |
| Champ Bailey | Charlton County | Broncos (XLVIII) | 2013 |
| Damaryius Thomas | West Laurens | Broncos (XLVIII) | 2013 |
| Jeremy Mincey | Statesboro | Broncos (XLVIII) | 2013 |
| Wesley Woodyard | LaGrange | Broncos (XLVIII) | 2013 |
| Bruce Irvin | Stockbridge | Seahawks (XLVIII) | 2013 |
| Chris Clemons | Griffin | Seahawks (XLVIII) | 2013 |
| James Carpenter | Hephzibah | Seahawks (XLVIII) | 2013 |
| Ricardo Lockette | Monroe | Seahawks (XLVIII) | 2013 |
| DeAngelo Tyson | Statesboro | Ravens (XLVII) | 2012 |
| D.J. Ware | Rockmart | Giants (XLVI) | 2011 |
| Deon Grant | Josey | Giants (XLVI) | 2011 |
| Deion Branch | Monroe | Patriots (XLVI) | 2011 |
| Kyle Love | North Clayton | Patriots (XLVI) | 2011 |
| Jarius Wynn | Lincoln County | Packers (XLV) | 2010 |
| Hines Ward | Forest Park | Steelers (XLV) | 2010 |
| Keyaron Fox | Westlake | Steelers (XLV) | 2010 |
| Nick Eason | Toombs County | Steelers (XLV) | 2010 |
| Phillip Wheeler | Shaw | Colts (XLIV) | 2009 |
| Robert Mathis | McNair | Colts (XLIV) | 2009 |
| Chris Reis | Roswell | Saints (XLIV) | 2009 |
| Jon Stinchcomb | Parkview | Saints (XLIV) | 2009 |
| Ben Patrick | Jenkins | Cardinals (XLIII) | 2008 |
| Ken Whisenhunt | Richmond Academy | Cardinals (XLIII) | 2008 |
| Leonard Pope | Americus | Cardinals (XLIII) | 2008 |
| Roderick Hood | Carver (Columbus) | Cardinals (XLIII) | 2008 |
| Hines Ward | Forest Park | Steelers (XLIII) | 2008 |
| Keyaron Fox | Westlake | Steelers (XLIII) | 2008 |
| Nick Eason | Toombs County | Steelers (XLIII) | 2008 |
| Bruce Miller | Woodstock | 49ers (XLVII) | 2007 |
| Carlos Rogers | Butler | 49ers (XLVII) | 2007 |
| Chad Hall | Wesleyan | 49ers (XLVII) | 2007 |
| Larry Grant | Norcross | 49ers (XLVII) | 2007 |
| James Butler | Bainbridge | Giants (XLII) | 2007 |
| Chris Hanson | East Coweta | Patriots (XLII) | 2007 |
| Le Kevin Smith | Stratford Academy | Patriots (XLII) | 2007 |
| Patrick Mannelly | Marist | Bears (XLI) | 2006 |
| Jeff Saturday | Shamrock | Colts (XLI) | 2006 |
| Nick Harper | Baldwin | Colts (XLI) | 2006 |
| Robert Mathis | McNair | Colts (XLI) | 2006 |
| John Davis | Gilmer | Bills (XXV) | 2005 |
| Nate Odomes | Carver (Columbus) | Bills (XXV) | 2005 |
| Leroy Hill | Baldwin | Seahawks (XL) | 2005 |
| Mack Strong | Brookstone | Seahawks (XL) | 2005 |
| Chris Gardocki | Redan | Steelers (XL) | 2005 |
| Hines Ward | Forest Park | Steelers (XL) | 2005 |
| Verron Haynes | North Springs | Steelers (XL) | 2005 |
| Keith Adams | Westlake | Eagles (XXXIX) | 2004 |
| Roderick Hood | Carver (Columbus) | Eagles (XXXIX) | 2004 |
| Deion Branch | Monroe | Patriots (XXXIX) | 2004 |
| Patrick Pass | Tucker | Patriots (XXXIX) | 2004 |
| Brenston Buckner | Carver (Columbus) | Panthers (XXXVIII) | 2003 |
| Deon Grant | Josey | Panthers (XXXVIII) | 2003 |
| Greg Favors | Southside | Panthers (XXXVIII) | 2003 |
| John Kasay | Clarke Central | Panthers (XXXVIII) | 2003 |
| Deion Branch | Monroe | Patriots (XXXVIII) | 2003 |
| Patrick Pass | Tucker | Patriots (XXXVIII) | 2003 |
| Tyrone Poole | LaGrange | Patriots (XXXVIII) | 2003 |
| Jermaine Phillips | Roswell | Buccaneers (XXXVII) | 2002 |
| Matt Stinchcomb | Parkview | Raiders (XXXVII) | 2002 |
| Patrick Pass | Tucker | Patriots (XXXVI) | 2001 |
| Shannon Sharpe | Glennville | Broncos (XXXV) | 2000 |
| Dusty Zeigler | Effingham County | Giants (XXXV) | 2000 |
| Emmanuel McDaniel | Jonesboro | Giants (XXXV) | 2000 |
| Anthony Mitchell | Westlake | Ravens (XXXV) | 2000 |
| Chuck Evans | Glenn Hills | Ravens (XXXV) | 2000 |
| Jamal Lewis | Douglass | Ravens (XXXV) | 2000 |
| Charlie Clemons | Griffin | Rams (XXXIV) | 1999 |
| Willie Gary | Valdosta | Rams (XXXVI) | 1999 |
| Dainon Sidney | Riverdale | Titans (XXXIV) | 1999 |
| Greg Favors | Southside | Titans (XXXIV) | 1999 |
| Larry Brown | Crim | Titans (XXXIV) | 1999 |
| Jason Elam | Brookwood | Broncos (XXXIII) | 1998 |
| Shannon Sharpe | Glennville | Broncos (XXXIII) | 1998 |
| Troy Jones | Franklin County | Broncos (XXXIII) | 1998 |
| Willie Green | Clarke Central | Broncos (XXXIII) | 1998 |
| Antonio Edwards | Colquitt County | Falcons (XXXIII) | 1998 |
| Ben Talley | Griffin | Falcons (XXXIII) | 1998 |
| Chuck Smith | Clarke Central | Falcons (XXXIII) | 1998 |
| Gary Downs | Spencer | Falcons (XXXIII) | 1998 |
| Jessie Tuggle | Griffin | Falcons (XXXIII) | 1998 |
| Keith Brooking | East Coweta | Falcons (XXXIII) | 1998 |
| Randy Fuller | Spencer | Falcons (XXXIII) | 1998 |
| Terance Mathis | Redan | Falcons (XXXIII) | 1998 |
| Jason Elam | Brookwood | Broncos (XXXII) | 1997 |
| Shannon Sharpe | Glennville | Broncos (XXXII) | 1997 |
| Troy Jones | Franklin County | Broncos (XXXII) | 1997 |
| Willie Green | Clarke Central | Broncos (XXXII) | 1997 |
| Hason Graham | Southwest DeKalb | Patriots (XXXI) | 1996 |
| Andre Hastings | Morrow | Steelers (XXX) | 1995 |
| Brenston Buckner | Carver (Columbus) | Steelers (XXX) | 1995 |
| Greg Lloyd | Peach County | Steelers (XXX) | 1995 |
| Randy Fuller | Spencer | Steelers (XXX) | 1995 |
| Bart Oates | Albany | 49ers (XXIX) | 1994 |
| Dexter Carter | Appling County | 49ers (XXIX) | 1994 |
| Harris Barton | Dunwoody | 49ers (XXIX) | 1994 |
| Steve Wallace | Chamblee | 49ers (XXIX) | 1994 |
| Chris Mohr | Briarwood Academy | Bills (XXVIII) | 1993 |
| John Davis | Gilmer | Bills (XXVIII) | 1993 |
| Nate Odomes | Carver (Columbus) | Bills (XXVIII) | 1993 |
| Chris Mohr | Briarwood Academy | Bills (XXVII) | 1992 |
| John Davis | Gilmer | Bills (XXVII) | 1992 |
| Nate Odomes | Carver (Columbus) | Bills (XXVII) | 1992 |
| Chris Mohr | Briarwood Academy | Bills (XXVI) | 1991 |
| Nate Odomes | Carver (Columbus) | Bills (XXVI) | 1991 |
| Danny Copeland | Thomas Co. Central | Redskins (XXVI) | 1991 |
| Earnest Byner | Baldwin | Redskins (XXVI) | 1991 |
| Fred Stokes | Vidalia | Redskins (XXVI) | 1991 |
| Bart Oates | Albany | Giants (XXV) | 1990 |
| Myron Guyton | Thomas Co. Central | Giants (XXV) | 1990 |
| Don Griffin | Mitchell-Baker | 49ers (XXIV) | 1989 |
| Guy McIntyre | Thomasville | 49ers (XXIV) | 1989 |
| Harris Barton | Dunwoody | 49ers (XXIV) | 1989 |
| Steve Wallace | Chamblee | 49ers (XXIV) | 1989 |
| Don Griffin | Mitchell-Baker | 49ers (XXIII) | 1988 |
| Guy McIntyre | Thomasville | 49ers (XXIII) | 1988 |
| Harris Barton | Dunwoody | 49ers (XXIII) | 1988 |
| Steve Wallace | Chamblee | 49ers (XXIII) | 1988 |
| Barney Bussey | Lincoln County | Bengals (XXIII) | 1988 |
| Carl Parker | Lowndes | Bengals (XXIII) | 1988 |
| James Brooks | Warner Robins | Bengals (XXIII) | 1988 |
| Leonard Barker | Roswell | Bengals (XXIII) | 1988 |
| Freddie Gilbert | Griffin | Broncos (XXII) | 1987 |
| George Rogers | Duluth | Redskins (XXII) | 1987 |
| Freddie Gilbert | Griffin | Broncos (XXI) | 1986 |
| Bart Oates | Albany | Giants (XXI) | 1986 |
| Kevin Butler | Redan | Bears (XX) | 1985 |
| Richard Dent | Crim | Bears (XX) | 1985 |
| Willie Gault | Griffin | Bears (XX) | 1985 |
| Ben Thomas | Turner County | Patriots (XX) | 1985 |
| Julius Adams | Ballard-Hudson | Patriots (XX) | 1985 |
| Carlton Williamson | Brown | 49ers (XIX) | 1984 |
| Guy McIntyre | Thomasville | 49ers (XIX) | 1984 |
| William Judson | Sylvan | Dolphins (XIX) | 1984 |
| Chester Wills | Johnson (Gainesville) | Raiders (XVIII) | 1983 |
| Ray Guy | Thomson | Raiders (XVIII) | 1983 |
| Roy Simmons | Beach | Redskins (XVIII) | 1983 |
| William Judson | Sylvan | Dolphins (XVII) | 1982 |
| Donald Lester | Dougherty | Redskins (XVII) | 1982 |
| Carlton Williamson | Brown | 49ers (XVI) | 1981 |
| Mike Wilson | Johnson (Gainesville) | Bengals (XVI) | 1981 |
| Leroy Harris | Savannah | Eagles (XV) | 1980 |
| Reggie Wilkes | Southwest (Atlanta) | Eagles (XV) | 1980 |
| Ray Guy | Thomson | Raiders (XV) | 1980 |
| Drew Hill | Newnan | Rams (XIV) | 1979 |
| Ken Ellis | Ralph Bunche | Rams (XIV) | 1979 |
| Kent Hill | Americus | Rams (XIV) | 1979 |
| J.T. Thomas | Lanier (Macon) | Steelers (XIV) | 1979 |
| Mel Blount | Lyons Industrial | Steelers (XIV) | 1979 |
| Rayfield Wright | Fairmont | Cowboys (XIII) | 1978 |
| Rayfield Wright | Fairmont | Cowboys (XIII) | 1978 |
| Robert Steele | Hardaway | Cowboys (XIII) | 1978 |
| Mel Blount | Lyons Industrial | Steelers (XIII) | 1978 |
| Bucky Dilts | Dykes | Broncos (XII) | 1977 |
| Hubert Ginn | Tompkins | Dolphins (XI) | 1976 |
| George Atkinson | Johnson (Savannah) | Raiders (XI) | 1976 |
| Otis Sistrunk | Spencer | Raiders (XI) | 1976 |
| Ray Guy | Thomson | Raiders (XI) | 1976 |
| Fran Tarkenton | Athens | Vikings (XI) | 1976 |
| Bobby Bryant | Willingham | Vikngs (XI) | 1976 |
| Rayfield Wright | Fairmont | Cowboys (X) | 1975 |
| Bobby Walden | Cairo | Steelers (X) | 1975 |
| J.T. Thomas | Lanier (Macon) | Steelers (X) | 1975 |
| Mel Blount | Lyons Industrial | Steelers (X) | 1975 |
| Bobby Walden | Cairo | Steelers (IX) | 1974 |
| J.T. Thomas | Lanier (Macon) | Steelers (IX) | 1974 |
| John McMakin | Tucker | Steelers (IX) | 1974 |
| Mel Blount | Lyons Industrial | Steelers (IX) | 1974 |
| Richard Conn | Lakeside (Atlanta) | Steelers (IX) | 1974 |
| Fran Tarkenton | Athens | Vikings (IX) | 1974 |
| Bill Stanfill | Cairo | Dolphins (VIII) | 1973 |
| Fran Tarkenton | Athens | Vikings (VIII) | 1973 |
| Bobby Bryant | Willingham | Vikngs (VIII) | 1973 |
| Bill Stanfill | Cairo | Dolphins (VII) | 1972 |
| Hubert Ginn | Tompkins | Dolphins (VII) | 1972 |
| Harold McLinton | Harper | Redskins (VII) | 1972 |
| Herb Mul-key | Harper | Redskins (VII) | 1972 |
| Len Hauss | Wayne County | Redskins (VII) | 1972 |
| Sam Wyche | North Fulton | Redskins (VII) | 1972 |
| Dan Reeves | Americus | Cowboys (VI) | 1971 |
| Rayfield Wright | Fairmont | Cowboys (VI) | 1971 |
| Bill Stanfill | Cairo | Dolphins (VI) | 1971 |
| Hubert Ginn | Tompkins | Dolphins (VI) | 1971 |
| Bill Curry | College Park | Colts (V) | 1970 |
| Dan Reeves | Americus | Cowboys (V) | 1970 |
| Rayfield Wright | Fairmont | Cowboys (V) | 1970 |
| Chuck Hurston | Jordan | Chiefs (IV) | 1969 |
| Frank Pitts | Archer (Atlanta) | Chiefs (IV) | 1969 |
| Bill Curry | College Park | Colts (III) | 1968 |
| Bill Mathis | Manchester | Jets (III) | 1968 |
| Emerson Boozer | Laney | Jets (III) | 1968 |
| Chuck Hurston | Jordan | Chiefs (I) | 1966 |
| Frank Pitts | Archer (Atlanta) | Chiefs (I) | 1966 |
| Bill Curry | College Park | Packers (I) | 1966 |
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