Super Bowl trivia

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Like anything that has gone on for more than 40 years, the Super Bowl brings with it a variety of interesting facts, trivia and information. The heroes, great games and last minute finishes are well entrenched in the history books, but some other things which are equally as interesting have faded away with time.
For many that is the case with the name Mike Lodish. True fans of the game, as well as those of the Denver Broncos and Buffalo Bills, might know him as a 270-pound defensive lineman. Real Super Bowl experts know he has the distinction of taking part in more Super Bowl losses than any player in history. He participated in a total of six Super Bowls and lost all of them.
There is at least one player who had to issue an all points bulletin for their helmet. Apparently it took an anonymous caller with a hot tip for police in order for Emmitt Smith to find one of his Cowboy helmets worn in the Super Bowl.
It seems like Smith isn’t the only Cowboy with a rather dubious claim to Super Bowl fame. The most famous Cowboy of my generation, Roger Staubach, holds the record for most turnovers in a game after he gave the ball back five times in one game.
Even with that performance, the Buffalo Bills saved the Cowboys by fumbling seven times as a team to hold the record for most give-aways in one game.
The Cowboys as a whole hold the record for most penalties in a game, receiving a whopping 12 penalties in one four-quarter period.
The San Francisco 49ers have faltered somewhat in recent years but at the current time they hold several distinctions in Super Bowl history. The 49ers have hoisted the Lombardi Trophy five times in their history.
The 49ers’ most famous quarterback, Joe Montana, held the previous record with five touchdowns in a Super Bowl game before Steve Young, another San Francisco signal-caller, threw for six touchdowns in Super Bowl XXIX.
In one unofficial observation, I would say Montana is the best Super Bowl quarterback I have seen. Ironically, Jim Kelly, who lost four big games as a Bill, comes to my mind as the second best quarterback I have seen in the championshipgame. Washington Redskins quarterback Mark Rypien holds a record definitely not held by anyone else. He is the only Super Bowl most valuable player born in Canada.
Like players, there are dozens of coaches who have made their way into the Super Bowl record book for a variety of reasons. One of the most interesting records is one held by three coaches, Denver Broncos Coach Dan Reaves, Chicago Bears Coach Mike Ditka and Indianapolis Colts Coach Tony Dungy. They are the only three men who have won Super Bowls as a coach, assistant coach and player.
And an exercise in Super Bowl trivia wouldn’t be complete without mention of those of us who do nothing more than watch the game, stuffing our mouths the whole time. According to statistics, five percent of us will watch the game by ourselves. The average Super Bowl party size is 17 people. In one recent year, people took in more than eight million pounds of guacamole as they watched the big game.
Again, it’s just useless information, but it’s part of the Super Bowl fun. This year we have the Pro Bowl before the big game, but it won’t matter. There’s nothing like the countdown to Super Bowl kickoff and the fun it creates. Now there is just over one week left.