Where Super Bowl MVPs went to high school (Graphic)

By Staff Report Feb 2, 2014, 12:00am

Three schools have two different Super Bowl MVPs and three schools can lay claim to three different occurrences of an alum winning the award.

Photos by USATSI/Graphic by Chris Spoerl
Super Bowl XLVIII will give us the chance to add one more name to this list. But before the big game, check out all the Super Bowl MVP winners and where they went to high school. Numbers on the map above correspond to the list below.

1. Super Bowl I: Bart Starr, Green Bay Packers, Lanier (Montgomery, Ala.)
2. Super Bowl II: Bart Starr, Green Bay Packers, Lanier (Montgomery, Ala.)
3. Super Bowl III:
Joe Namath, New York Jets, Beaver Falls (Pa.)
4. Super Bowl IV: Len Dawson, Kansas City Chiefs, Alliance (Ohio)
5. Super Bowl V: Chuck Howley, Dallas Cowboys, Warwood, which is now Wheeling Park (Wheeling, W. Va.)
6. Super Bowl VI: Roger Staubach, Dallas Cowboys, Purcell Marian (Cincinnati)
7. Super Bowl VII: Jake Scott, Miami Dolphins, Washington-Lee (Arlington, Va.)
8. Super Bowl VIII: Larry Csonka, Miami Dolphins, Stow-Munroe Falls (Stow, Ohio)
9. Super Bowl IX: Franco Harris, Pittsburgh Steelers, Rancocas Valley (Mt. Holly, N.J.)
10. Super Bowl X: Lynn Swann, Pittsburgh Steelers, Serra (San Mateo, Calif.)
11. Super Bowl XI: Fred Biletnikoff, Oakland Raiders, Central Tech (Erie, Pa.)
12. Super Bowl XII: Randy White of McKean (Wilmington, Del.) and Harvey Martin of South Oak Cliff (Dallas), Dallas Cowboys
13. Super Bowl XIII: Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh Steelers, Woodlawn (Shreveport, La.)
14. Super Bowl XIV: Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh Steelers, Woodlawn (La.)
15. Super Bowl XV: Jim Plunkett, Oakland Raiders, James Lick (San Jose, Calif.)
16. Super Bowl XVI: Joe Montana, San Francisco 49ers, Ringgold (Monongahela, Pa.)
17. Super Bowl XVII: John Riggins, Washington Redskins, Centralia (Kan.)
18. Super Bowl XVIII: Marcus Allen, Los Angeles Raiders, Lincoln (San Diego)
19. Super Bowl XIX: Joe Montana, San Francisco 49ers, Ringgold (Pa.)
20. Super Bowl XX: Richard Dent, Chicago Bears, JC Murphy (Atlanta) now Crim (Atlanta)
21. Super Bowl XXI: Phil Simms, New York Giants, Southern (Louisville, Ky.)
22. Super Bowl XXII: Doug Williams, Washington Redskins, Zachary (La.)
23. Super Bowl XXIII: Jerry Rice, San Francisco 49ers, Moor (Crawford, Miss.) now East Oktibbeha (Crawford, Miss.)
24. Super Bowl XXIV: Joe Montana, San Francisco 49ers, Ringgold (Pa.)
25. Super Bowl XXV: Ottis Anderson, New York Giants, Forest Hill (West Palm Beach, Fla.)
26. Super Bowl XXVI: Mark Rypien, Washington Redskins, Shadle Park (Spokane, Wash.)
27. Super Bowl XXVII: Troy Aikman, Dallas Cowboys, Henryetta (Okla.)
28. Super Bowl XXVIII: Emmitt Smith, Dallas Cowboys, Escambia (Pensacola, Fla.)
29. Super Bowl XXIX: Steve Young, San Francisco 49ers, Greenwich (Conn.)
30. Super Bowl XXX: Larry Brown, Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles
31. Super Bowl XXXI: Desmond Howard, Green Bay Packers, Villa Angela-St. Joseph (Cleveland)
32. Super Bowl XXXII:  Terrell Davis, Denver Broncos, Lincoln (San Diego)
33. Super Bowl XXXIII: John Elway, Denver Broncos, Granada Hills (Calif.)
34. Super Bowl XXXIV: Kurt Warner, St. Louis Rams, Regis (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) now Xavier (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)
35. Super Bowl XXXV: Ray Lewis, Baltimore Ravens, Kathleen (Lakeland, Fla.)
36. Super Bowl XXXVI: Tom Brady, New England Patriots, Serra (San Mateo, Calif.)
37. Super Bowl XXXVII: Dexter Jackson, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Shanks (Quincy, Fla.) merged into East Gadsden (Havana, Fla.)
38. Super Bowl XXXVIII:
Tom Brady, New England Patriots, Serra (San Mateo, Calif.)
39. Super Bowl XXXIX: Deion Branch, New England Patriots, Monroe (Albany, Ga.)
40. Super Bowl XL: Hines Ward, Pittsburgh Steelers, Forest Park Ga.)
41. Super Bowl XLI: Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts, Newman (New Orleans)
42. Super Bowl XLII: Eli Manning, New York Giants, Newman (New Orleans)
43. Super Bowl XLIII: Santonio Holmes, Pittsburgh Steelers, Glades Central (Belle Glade, Fla.)
44. Super Bowl XLIV: Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints, Westlake (Austin, Texas)
45. Super Bowl XLV: Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers, Pleasant Valley (Chico, Calif.)
46. Super Bowl XLVI: Eli Manning, New York Giants, Newman (New Orleans)
47. Super Bowl XLVII: Joe Flacco, Baltimore Ravens, Audubon (N.J.)