Brock Purdy will be first quarterback from Arizona to start a Super Bowl on Sunday.
When Super Bowl LVIII takes place Sunday at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas it will feature a starting quarterback from Arizona for the first time ever. San Francisco's
Brock Purdy graduated from
Perry (Gilbert, Ariz.) in 2018.
Kansas City's
Patrick Mahomes is one of four quarterbacks from Texas to start a Super Bowl. The former
Whitehouse standout is the only one from the Lone Star State to start multiple Super Bowls. Terry Bradshaw, Tom Brady, John Elway, Jim Kelly, Peyton Manning, Joe Montana and Roger Staubach are the only other quarterbacks to start at least four Super Bowls.
California has produced the most starting signal callers in Super Bowl history with 13. Some notable names include Brady, Elway, Jim Plunkett and Aaron Rodgers. Brady holds the record with 10 starts.
Pennsylvania has the second-most with nine headlined by five Pro Football Hall of Fame members in Kelly, Dan Marino, Montana, Joe Namath and Johnny Unitas.
Louisiana was the only other state with more than five. Terry Bradshaw, Eli Manning and Peyton Manning are among the seven from the Pelican State.
Ohio and Texas tied for the fourth-most with four each. Joe Burrow, Len Dawson, Ben Roethlisberger and Staubach represent the Buckeye State. Drew Brees, Nick Foles and Matthew Stafford join Mahomes from Texas.
In total, 22 different states have produced at least one quarterback. Thirty states along with Washington, D.C. have not had a quarterback start a Super Bowl and some notable ones include Florida, Maryland, South Carolina and Tennessee.
Kickoff for Sunday's showdown is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. ET on CBS.
Alabama (2)Ken Stabler, Foley: Super Bowl XI
California (13)
Tom Brady, Serra (San Mateo): XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, XLII, XLVI, XLIX, LI, LII, LIII, LV
Trent Dilfer, Aptos: XXXV
Billy Kilmer, Citrus Union (Azusa): VII
Craig Morton, Campbell: V, XII
Connecticut (1)
Georgia (2)
Fran Tarkenton, Athens: VIII, IX, XI
Illinois (3)
Indiana (2)
Bob Griese, Rex Mundi (Evansville): VI, VII, VIII
Iowa (1)
Kurt Warner, Regis (Cedar Rapids): XXXIV, XXXVI, XLIII
Kentucky (1)
Louisiana (7)
Peyton Manning, Newman: XLI, XLIV, XLVIII, 50
Massachusetts (1)
Michigan (1)
Mississippi (2)
New Jersey (3)
New York (2)
North Carolina (1)
Ohio (4)
Ben Roethlisberger, Findlay: XL, XLIII, XLV
Oklahoma (1)
Pennsylvania (9)
Jim Kelly, East Brady: XXV, XXVI, XXVII, XXVIII
Johnny Unitas, St. Justin's (Pittsburgh): V
Texas (4)
Utah (1)
Virginia (1)
Washington (3)