Hurricane History in the Super Bowl
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — For the 12th time in the last 13 seasons a former Miami Hurricane participated in Super Bowl Sunday.
Former Hurricanes Antrel Rolle and Kenny Phillips patrolled the New York Giants secondary en route to a Super Bowl title. Additioanlly, ex-Hurricane Vince Wilfork, making his third Super Bowl appearance, all with the New England Patriots anchored the Patriots defensive line. It was Rolle’s second Super Bowl appearance, his first with the Giants. He previously played on Super Bowl Sunday last with the Arizona Cardinals in 2008. As for Phillips, it was his first ever Super Bowl appearance.
A couple other notes about Canes in the Super Bowl:
* The most Canes ever to play in the NFL title game was nine in Super Bowl XXVIII. The Dallas Cowboys had eight of those UM players, plus head coach Jimmy Johnson, while defeating the Buffalo Bills and UM legend Jim Kelly.
* The second best UM showing came in Super Bowl XXX, which featured six former Canes, including five on the Dallas Cowboys roster. The Cowboys won that Super Bowl over the Pittsburgh Steelers, who featured Leon Searcy.
* Six Canes also played in Super XXXV, which featured the Baltimore Ravens and Ray Lewis easily defeating the New York Giants with Micheal Barrow and Jessie Armstead.
*Two seaosn’s ago (Super Bowl XLV) in Dallas featured former University of Miami graduate Sam Shields, who had two interceptions and a forced fumble during the season to help lead the Green Bay Packers to a Super Bowl title.
| Player | Team | Super Bowl | Season |
| Ottis Anderson, RB | New York Giants | XXI | 1986 |
| New York Giants | XXV | 1990 | |
| Jessie Armstead, LB | New York Giants | XXXV | 2000 |
| Robert Bailey, DB | Dallas Cowboys | XXX | 1995 |
| Baltimore Ravens | XXXV | 2000 | |
| Pete Banaszak, HB | Oakland Raiders | II | 1967 |
| Oakland Raiders | XI | 1976 | |
| Micheal Barrow, LB | New York Giants | XXXV | 2000 |
| Coleman Bell, TE | Dallas Cowboys | XXVIII | 1993 |
| Woody Bennett, RB | Miami Dolphins | XVII | 1982 |
| Miami Dolphins | XIX | 1984 | |
| Melvin Bratton, RB | Denver Broncos | XXIV | 1989 |
| Jay Brophy, LB | Miami Dolphins | XIX | 1984 |
| Eddie Brown, WR | Cincinnati Bengals | XXIII | 1988 |
| Jim Burt, NT | New York Giants | XXI | 1986 |
| San Francisco 49ers | XXIV | 1989 | |
| Calais Campbell, DE | Arizona Cardinals | XLIII | 2008 |
| Rubin Carter, NT | Denver Broncos | XII | 1977 |
| Denver Broncos | XXI | 1986 | |
| Denver Broncos | XXII | 1987 | |
| Dan Conners, LB | Oakland Raiders | II | 1967 |
| Mark Cooper, OG | Denver Broncos | XXI | 1986 |
| Denver Broncos | XXII | 1987 | |
| Walt Corey, LB | Kansas City Chiefs | I | 1966 |
| Tanard Davis, DB | Indianapolis Colts | XLI | 2006 |
| Gary Dunn, DT | Pittsburgh Steelers | XIII | 1978 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | XIV | 1979 | |
| Eddie Edwards, DE | Cincinnati Bengals | XVI | 1981 |
| Kevin Fagan, DE | San Francisco 49ers | XXIII | 1988 |
| San Francisco 49ers | XXIV | 1989 | |
| Jeff Feagles, P | New York Giants | XLII | 2007 |
| Chuck Foreman, RB | Minnesota Vikings | VIII | 1973 |
| Minnesota Vikings | IX | 1974 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | XI | 1976 | |
| Jamaal Green, DE | Philadelphia Eagles | XXXIX | 2004 |
| Keith Griffin, RB | Washington Redskins | XXII | 1987 |
| Dennis Harrah, OG | Los Angeles Rams | XIV | 1979 |
| Ted Hendricks, LB | Baltimore Colts | V | 1970 |
| Oakland Raiders | XI | 1976 | |
| Oakland Raiders | XV | 1980 | |
| Oakland Raiders | XVIII | 1983 | |
| Devin Hester, KR | Chicago Bears | XLI | 2006 |
| Kenny Holmes, DE | Tennessee Titans | XXXIV | 1999 |
| Derrick Harris, FB | St Louis Rams | XXXIV | 1999 |
| Michael Irvin, WR | Dallas Cowboys | XXVII | 1992 |
| Dallas Cowboys | XXVIII | 1993 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | XXX | 1995 | |
| Edgerrin James, RB | Arizona Cardinals | XLIII | 2008 |
| Jimmie Jones, DT | Dallas Cowboys | XXVII | 1992 |
| Dallas Cowboys | XXVIII | 1993 | |
| K C Jones, C | Denver Broncos | XXXIII | 1998 |
| Jim Kelly, QB | Buffalo Bills | XXV | 1990 |
| Buffalo Bills | XXVI | 1991 | |
| Buffalo Bills | XXVII | 1992 | |
| Buffalo Bills | XXVIII | 1993 | |
| Bernie Kosar, QB | Dallas Cowboys | XXVIII | 1993 |
| Damione Lewis, DT | St Louis Rams | XXXVI | 2001 |
| Ray Lewis, LB | Baltimore Ravens | XXXV | 2000 |
| Ronnie Lippett, CB | New England Patriots | XX | 1985 |
| Fred Marion, S | New England Patriots | XX | 1985 |
| Russell Maryland, DT | Dallas Cowboys | XXVII | 1992 |
| Dallas Cowboys | XXVIII | 1993 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | XXX | 1995 | |
| Darrell McClover, LB | Chicago Bears | XLI | 2006 |
| Jerome McDougal, DE | Philadelphia Eagles | XXXIX | 2004 |
| Brandon Meriweather, S | New England Patriots | XLII | 2007 |
| Dan Morgan, LB | Carolina Panthers | XXXVIII | 2003 |
| Sinorice Moss, WR | New York Giants | XLII | 2007 |
| Leonard Myers, DB | New England Patriots | XXXVI | 2001 |
| Jim Otto, C | Oakland Raiders | II | 1967 |
| Burgess Owens, S | Oakland Raiders | XV | 1980 |
| Bill Miller, DL | Oakland Raiders | II | 1967 |
| George Mira Sr , QB | Miami Dolphins | VI | 1971 |
| Kenny Phillips | New York Giants | XLVI | 2012 |
| Alfredo Roberts, TE | Dallas Cowboys | XXVIII | 1993 |
| Antrel Rolle, DB | Arizona Cardinals | XLIII | 2008 |
| New York Giants | XLVI | 2012 | |
| Warren Sapp, DT | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | XXXVII | 2002 |
| Leon Searcy, OL | Pittsburgh Steelers | XXX | 1995 |
| Glenn Sharpe, CB | New Orleans Saints | XLIV | 2009 |
| Sam Shields, CB | Green Bay Packers | XLV | 2010 |
| Jeremy Shockey, TE | New Orleans Saints | XLIV | 2009 |
| Darrin Smith, LB | Dallas Cowboys | XXVIII | 1993 |
| Dallas Cowboys | XXX | 1995 | |
| Duane Starks, DB | Baltimore Ravens | XXXV | 2000 |
| Daniel Stubbs, DE | San Francisco 49ers | XXIII | 1988 |
| San Francisco 49ers | XXIV | 1989 | |
| Gene Trosch, DE | Kansas City Chiefs | IV | 1969 |
| Kipp Vickers, OL | Baltimore Ravens | XXXV | 2000 |
| Jonathan Vilma, LB | New Orleans Saints | XLIV | 2009 |
| Reggie Wayne, WR | Indianapolis Colts | XLI | 2006 |
| Indianapolis Colts | XLIV | 2009 | |
| Nate Webster, LB | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | XXXVII | 2002 |
| Vince Wilfork, DT | New England Patriots | XXXIX | 2004 |
| New England Patriots | XLII | 2007 | |
| New Englans Patriots | XLVI | 2012 | |
| Kevin Williams, WR | Dallas Cowboys | XXVIII | 1993 |
| Dallas Cowboys | XXX | 1995 | |
| Lester Williams, NT | New England Patriots | X | 1975 |
