When the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles square off Sunday in New Orleans, starting quarterbacks from the same state will be going head-to-head for the fifth time in Super Bowl history.
The other four that featured starting signal callers from the
same state were Super Bowl XIX (Joe Montana/Dan Marino), Super Bowl XXV
(Jeff Hostetler/Jim Kelly), Super Bowl LIII (Tom Brady/Jared Goff) and
Super Bowl LVII (Patrick Mahomes/Jalen Hurts).
Mahomes led the Chiefs to a 38-35 win over Hurts and the Eagles two years ago to win his second of three Super Bowls. He has been named the MVP in all three Super Bowl wins and trails only Tom Brady, who has five MVPs in the NFL's biggest game.
Hurts played for his father Averion Hurts at
Channelview (Texas) and accounted for 7,271 yards of total offense and 91 touchdowns over his final two years.
The Lone Star State has produced the fourth-most starting quarterbacks in Super Bowl history with five. Drew Brees, Nick Foles and Matthew Stafford join Mahomes and Hurts.
California has the most with 13 led by Brady, Goff, John Elway and Aaron Rodgers.
Pennsylvania checks in with the second-most with nine headlined by Hall of Famers Kelly, Marino, Montana, Joe Namath and Johnny Unitas.
Louisiana has the third-most with seven led by Terry Bradshaw, Eli Manning and Peyton Manning.
In total, 23 different states have produced at least one starting quarterback in Super Bowl history with 13 having more than one.
Florida is surprisingly among 27 states that have not had one signal caller start a Super Bowl.
Alabama (2)Ken Stabler,
Foley: Super Bowl XI
Bart Starr,
Lanier (Montgomery): I, II
Arizona (1)
California (13)Tom Brady,
Serra (San Mateo): XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, XLII, XLVI, XLIX, LI, LII, LIII, LV
Trent Dilfer,
Aptos: XXXV
Tony Eason,
Delta (Clarksburg): XX
John Elway,
Granada Hills Charter (Granada Hills): XXI, XXII, XIV, XXXII, XXXIII
Vince Ferragamo,
Banning (Wilmington): XIV
Jared Goff,
Marin Catholic (Kentfield): LIII
Colin Kaepernick,
Pitman (Turlock): XLVII
Joe Kapp,
Hart (Newhall): IV
Billy Kilmer, Citrus Union (Azusa): VII
Daryle Lamonica,
Clovis: II
Craig Morton, Campbell: V, XII
Jim Plunkett,
James Lick (San Jose): XV, XVIII
Aaron Rodgers,
Pleasant Valley (Chico): XLV
Connecticut (1)Steve Young,
Greenwich: XXIX
Georgia (2)Cam Newton,
Westlake (Atlanta): 50
Fran Tarkenton,
Athens: VIII, IX, XI
Illinois (3)Ken Anderson,
Batavia: XVI
Jimmy Garoppolo,
Rolling Meadows: LIV
Donovan McNabb,
Mount Carmel (Chicago): XXXIX
Indiana (2)Bob Griese, Rex Mundi (Evansville): VI, VII, VIII
Rex Grossman,
Bloomington South (Bloomington): XLI
Iowa (1)Kurt Warner, Regis (Cedar Rapids): XXXIV, XXXVI, XLIII
Kentucky (1)Phil Simms,
Southern (Louisville): XXI
Louisiana (7)Terry Bradshaw,
Woodlawn (Shreveport): IX, X, XIII, XIV
Jake Delhomme,
Teurlings Catholic (Lafayette): XXXVIII
Stan Humphries,
Southwood (Shreveport): XXIX
Eli Manning,
Newman (New Orleans): XLII, XLVI
Peyton Manning, Newman: XLI, XLIV, XLVIII, 50
Doug Williams,
Chaneyville (Zachary): XXII
David Woodley,
Byrd (Shreveport): XVII
Massachusetts (1)Matt Hasselbeck,
Xaverian Brothers (Westwood): XL
Michigan (1)Earl Morrall,
Muskegon: III
Mississippi (2)Brett Favre,
Hancock (Kiln): XXXI, XXXII
Steve McNair,
Mount Olive: XXXIV
New Jersey (3)Joe Flacco,
Audubon: XLVII
Neil O'Donnell,
Madison: XXX
Joe Theismann,
South River: XVII, XVIII
New York (2)Boomer Esiason,
East Islip (Islip Terrace): XXIII
Ron Jaworski,
Lackawanna: XV
North Carolina (1)Brad Johnson,
Owen (Black Mountain): XXXVII
Ohio (4)Joe Burrow,
Athens (The Plains): LVI
Len Dawson,
Alliance: I, IV
Ben Roethlisberger,
Findlay: XL, XLIII, XLV
Roger Staubach,
Purcell Marian (Cincinnati): VI, X, XII, XIII
Oklahoma (1)Troy Aikman,
Henryetta: XXVII, XXVIII, XXX
Pennsylvania (9)Kerry Collins,
Wilson (West Lawn): XXXV
Rich Gannon,
St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia): XXXVII
Jeff Hostetler,
Conemaugh Township (Davidsville): XXV
Jim Kelly, East Brady: XXV, XXVI, XXVII, XXVIII
Dan Marino,
Central Catholic (Pittsburgh): XIX
Joe Montana,
Ringgold (Monongahela): XVI, XIX, XXIII, XXIV
Joe Namath,
Beaver Falls: III
Matt Ryan,
William Penn Charter (Philadelphia): LI
Johnny Unitas, St. Justin's (Pittsburgh): V
Texas (5)Drew Brees,
Westlake (Austin): XLIV
Nick Foles, Westlake: LII
Patrick Mahomes,
Whitehouse: LIV, LV, LVII, LVIII
Matthew Stafford,
Highland Park (Dallas): LVI
Utah (1)Jim McMahon,
Roy: XX
Virginia (1)Russell Wilson,
Collegiate (Richmond): XLVIII, XLIX
Washington (3)Drew Bledsoe,
Walla Walla: XXXI
Chris Chandler,
Everett: XXXIII
Mark Rypien,
Shadle Park (Spokane): XXVI
