Super Bowl - Random Trivia Answers

• A1) Dan Marino. The Miami Dolphins QB was 23 years and 127 days old when he started Super Bowl XIX. Ben Roethlisberger (23 years and 340 days in 2006) was the youngest to win a Super Bowl, and Tom Brady (27) was the youngest to win two Super Bowls.
  
• A2) Steve Christie. The Buffalo Bills placekicker hit a 54-yard attempt in Super Bowl XXVIII against Dallas. Jason Elam (51 yards in SB XXXII), Jeff Wilkins (50 yards in SB XXXVI), and John Kasay (50 yards in SB XXXVIII) are the only other kickers to break 50.
  
• A3) Thurman Thomas. The Buffalo Bills running back never got on track, finishing with only 13 yards on 10 carries and an additional 27 yards on 4 receptions as his team fell to the Redskins 37-24.
  
• A4) Lamar Hunt. The Kansas City Chiefs owner came up with the name after seeing his daughter's bouncy Super Ball.
  
• A5) Tony Dungy. When the Indianapolis Colts defeated the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI on February 4, 2007, history was made twice, as Lovie Smith simultaneously became the first African-American head coach to lose the Super Bowl.
  
• A6) Bob Hayes. During the 1964 Summer Olympics, the speedster took home gold in both the 100-meter and the 400-meter relay. Eight years later he earned a Super Bowl with the Dallas Cowboys.
  
• A7) 12. The starting signal-callers were Roger Staubach (Cowboys, twice), Bob Griese (Dolphins, twice), Terry Bradshaw (Steelers, four times), and Ken Stabler (Raiders once). The streak ended with another Raiders victory, but Jim Plunkett (#16) was under center by then.
  
• A8) Charles Haley. The defensive end and linebacker helped the San Francisco 49ers (1989, 1990) and Dallas Cowboys (1993, 1994, 1996) to five collective titles over eight seasons.
  
• A9) Marcus Allen. The running back took home the Heisman with USC (1982) and captured Super Bowl XVIII MVP honors (1983-84 season) and the NFL MVP award (1985) with the Oakland Raiders.
  
• A10) Steve McNair. The Tennessee Titans signal-caller amassed 64 yards on the ground to go along with 214 passing yards in a losing effort against the St. Louis Rams in 2000 (Super Bowl XXXIV).
  
• A11) Dick Vermeil. The St. Louis Rams coach was 63 years and 3 months old when his team defeated the Tennessee Titans on January 30, 2000. Jon Gruden was the youngest at 39 years old in 2003.
  
• A12) Terry Bradshaw. The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback was named MVP of both Super Bowl XIII and XIV. Bart Starr (Super Bowl I and II) is the only other player to win consecutively. Joe Montana spaced out his three award over nine seasons (1982, 1985, and 1990), and Tom Brady won two awards over three seasons (2002 and 2004).