UW Alum Danny Shelton Earns Super Bowl Title
February 04, 2019 | Football
For the 34th time, a former Washington football player has played on the winning team in the Super Bowl as defensive tackle Danny Shelton helped his New England Patriots to their sixth Vince Lombardi Trophy Sunday in Super Bowl LIII.
Shelton, an Auburn High product who wrapped up his UW career in 2014 and who was drafted the Browns with the 12th pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, had a highlight play for the Patriots in the second quarter, when he burst into the backfield and tackled Rams back C.J. Anderson for a three-yard loss.
In addition to Shelton, two former Huskies played for the Los Angeles Rams in Sunday's game as Cory Littleton and Marcus Peters both played significant roles. Littleton, who was voted to his first Pro Bowl in 2018, made a splash early in the game when he came down with an interception off of a deflection on the first pass attempt of the game. Littleton led all players with 10 total tackles. Peters started at cornerback and contributed seven tackles.
Here's a list of all former Husky players who have appeared on Super Bowl rosters:
Washington Huskies Players on Super Bowl Rosters
Super Bowl II, 1968
Oakland: Ben Davidson (L)
Super Bowl III, 1969
New York Jets: Steve Thompson (W)
Super Bowl VII, 1973
Washington: Jeff Jordan (L)
Super Bowl IX, 1975
Pittsburgh: Ray Mansfield (W)
Super Bowl X, 1976
Pittsburgh: Ray Mansfield (W)
Super Bowl XIII, 1979
Pittsburgh: Ray Pinney (W)
Super Bowl XV, 1981
Oakland: Dave Browning, Dave Pear (W)
Super Bowl XVI, 1982
Cincinnati: Blair Bush (L)
Super Bowl XVII, 1983
Miami: Jeff Toews (L)
Super Bowl XVIII, 1984
Los Angeles Raiders: Tony Caldwell (W)
Super Bowl XIX, 1985
Miami: Jeff Toews (L)
Super Bowl XX, 1986
New England: Rich Camarillo (L)
Super Bowl XXII, 1988
Washington: Anthony Allen (W)
Super Bowl XXIII, 1989
San Francisco: Ron Hadley (W)
Cincinnati: Ray Horton, Joe Kelly (L)
Super Bowl XXIV, 1990
Denver: Ron Holmes (L)
Super Bowl XXVI, 1992
Buffalo: Reggie Rogers (L)
Super Bowl XXVII, 1993
Dallas: Kevin Gogan, Ray Horton (W)
Super Bowl XXVIII, 1994
Dallas: Kevin Gogan (W)
Super Bowl XXIX, 1995
San Francisco: Dennis Brown, Dana Hall (W)
Super Bowl XXX, 1996
Dallas: Eric Bjornson (W)
Pittsburgh: Mark Bruener (L)
Super Bowl XXXI, 1997
New England: Lawyer Milloy (L)
Super Bowl XXXII, 1998
Denver: Brian Habib, Harald Hasselbach, David Richie (W)
Super Bowl XXXIII, 1999
Denver: Harald Hasselbach (W)
Atlanta: Chris Chandler (L)
Super Bowl XXXIV, 2000
St. Louis Rams: Ernie Conwell, D'Marco Farr (W)
Tennessee: Benji Olson (L)
Super Bowl XXXVI, 2002
New England: Hakim Akbar, Fred Coleman, Damon Huard, Lawyer Milloy (W)
St. Louis Rams: Ernie Conwell, Frank Garcia (L)
Super Bowl XXXVII, 2003
Oakland: Jeremy Brigham, Lincoln Kennedy, Marques Tuiasosopo (L)
Super Bowl XXXVIII, 2004
New England: Damon Huard (W)
Carolina: Lester Towns (L)
Super Bowl XXXIX, 2005
New England: Corey Dillon, Omare Lowe (W)
Super Bowl XL, 2006
Seattle: Jerramy Stevens (L)
Super Bowl XLI, 2007
Chicago: Tank Johnson, Olin Kreutz (L)
Super Bowl XXLII, 2009
Pittsburgh: Roy Lewis (W)
Super Bowl XLIV, 2010
New Orleans: Mark Brunell (W)
Super Bowl XLVII, 2013
San Francisco: Dashon Goldson (L)
Super Bowl XLVIII, 2014
Seattle: Jermaine Kearse (W)
Super Bowl XLIV, 2015
Seattle: Jermaine Kearse (L)
Super Bowl 50, 2016
Carolina: Shaq Thompson (L)
Super Bowl LI, 2017
Atlanta: Dashon Goldson, Joshua Perkins, Desmond Trufant (L)
Super Bowl LII, 2018
Philadelphia: Sidney Jones, Elijah Qualls (W)
Super Bowl LIII, 2019
New England: Danny Shelton (W)
Los Angeles Rams: Cory Littleton, Marcus Peters (L)
Shelton, an Auburn High product who wrapped up his UW career in 2014 and who was drafted the Browns with the 12th pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, had a highlight play for the Patriots in the second quarter, when he burst into the backfield and tackled Rams back C.J. Anderson for a three-yard loss.
In addition to Shelton, two former Huskies played for the Los Angeles Rams in Sunday's game as Cory Littleton and Marcus Peters both played significant roles. Littleton, who was voted to his first Pro Bowl in 2018, made a splash early in the game when he came down with an interception off of a deflection on the first pass attempt of the game. Littleton led all players with 10 total tackles. Peters started at cornerback and contributed seven tackles.
Here's a list of all former Husky players who have appeared on Super Bowl rosters:
Washington Huskies Players on Super Bowl Rosters
Super Bowl II, 1968
Oakland: Ben Davidson (L)
Super Bowl III, 1969
New York Jets: Steve Thompson (W)
Super Bowl VII, 1973
Washington: Jeff Jordan (L)
Super Bowl IX, 1975
Pittsburgh: Ray Mansfield (W)
Super Bowl X, 1976
Pittsburgh: Ray Mansfield (W)
Super Bowl XIII, 1979
Pittsburgh: Ray Pinney (W)
Super Bowl XV, 1981
Oakland: Dave Browning, Dave Pear (W)
Super Bowl XVI, 1982
Cincinnati: Blair Bush (L)
Super Bowl XVII, 1983
Miami: Jeff Toews (L)
Super Bowl XVIII, 1984
Los Angeles Raiders: Tony Caldwell (W)
Super Bowl XIX, 1985
Miami: Jeff Toews (L)
Super Bowl XX, 1986
New England: Rich Camarillo (L)
Super Bowl XXII, 1988
Washington: Anthony Allen (W)
Super Bowl XXIII, 1989
San Francisco: Ron Hadley (W)
Cincinnati: Ray Horton, Joe Kelly (L)
Super Bowl XXIV, 1990
Denver: Ron Holmes (L)
Super Bowl XXVI, 1992
Buffalo: Reggie Rogers (L)
Super Bowl XXVII, 1993
Dallas: Kevin Gogan, Ray Horton (W)
Super Bowl XXVIII, 1994
Dallas: Kevin Gogan (W)
Super Bowl XXIX, 1995
San Francisco: Dennis Brown, Dana Hall (W)
Super Bowl XXX, 1996
Dallas: Eric Bjornson (W)
Pittsburgh: Mark Bruener (L)
Super Bowl XXXI, 1997
New England: Lawyer Milloy (L)
Super Bowl XXXII, 1998
Denver: Brian Habib, Harald Hasselbach, David Richie (W)
Super Bowl XXXIII, 1999
Denver: Harald Hasselbach (W)
Atlanta: Chris Chandler (L)
Super Bowl XXXIV, 2000
St. Louis Rams: Ernie Conwell, D'Marco Farr (W)
Tennessee: Benji Olson (L)
Super Bowl XXXVI, 2002
New England: Hakim Akbar, Fred Coleman, Damon Huard, Lawyer Milloy (W)
St. Louis Rams: Ernie Conwell, Frank Garcia (L)
Super Bowl XXXVII, 2003
Oakland: Jeremy Brigham, Lincoln Kennedy, Marques Tuiasosopo (L)
Super Bowl XXXVIII, 2004
New England: Damon Huard (W)
Carolina: Lester Towns (L)
Super Bowl XXXIX, 2005
New England: Corey Dillon, Omare Lowe (W)
Super Bowl XL, 2006
Seattle: Jerramy Stevens (L)
Super Bowl XLI, 2007
Chicago: Tank Johnson, Olin Kreutz (L)
Super Bowl XXLII, 2009
Pittsburgh: Roy Lewis (W)
Super Bowl XLIV, 2010
New Orleans: Mark Brunell (W)
Super Bowl XLVII, 2013
San Francisco: Dashon Goldson (L)
Super Bowl XLVIII, 2014
Seattle: Jermaine Kearse (W)
Super Bowl XLIV, 2015
Seattle: Jermaine Kearse (L)
Super Bowl 50, 2016
Carolina: Shaq Thompson (L)
Super Bowl LI, 2017
Atlanta: Dashon Goldson, Joshua Perkins, Desmond Trufant (L)
Super Bowl LII, 2018
Philadelphia: Sidney Jones, Elijah Qualls (W)
Super Bowl LIII, 2019
New England: Danny Shelton (W)
Los Angeles Rams: Cory Littleton, Marcus Peters (L)
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