Three Tigers on Super Bowl LVIII Rosters
Mark Schlabach
Three ex members of LSU Tigers – Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Neil Farrell and Ty Davis-Price – want to win the Super Bowl ring on Sunday when the NFL final will be played at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
Kickoff for the contest is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. CT and shown on CBS.
LSU can boast of a player on the roster of the Super Bowl teams for 23 straight years now and this is the longest current streak in college football. The history of LSU’s streak reflects January of 2002; Kevin Faulk, a running back began his five Super Bowl appearances, after his days as an LSU All-American.
Edwards-Helaire and Farrell are major players for the Chiefs, while Davis-Price is on the practice squad for the 49ers. All three of LSU’s Super Bowl LVIII combatants were a part of the university’s 2019 national championship.
Edwards-Helaire is playing in his third Super Bowl, meanwhile it is the first one for Farrell and Davis-Price. Edwards-Helaire has won one of the two Super Bowls he played in, securing a ring in last year's 38-35 triumph over the Eagles. The Chiefs lost to Tampa Bay in the Hall of Fame’s first Super Bowl cameo in 2021.
Against Tampa Bay in Super Bowl LV, Edwards-Helaire started as running back and had a total of 64 yards on 9 carries in which he led Kansas City Chiefs in rushing. He also caught 2 passes for 18 yards
In a footballing history, 47 past Tigers have gotten 57 Super Bowl rings. Faulk has three Super Bowl rings to his credit which is the most among the former LSU players.
Most notably, eight former LSU players have won two Super Bowl titles – Rohan Davey, Randall Gay, Jarvis Green, Tory James, Leonard Marshall, Booger McFarland, Spencer Ware and Corey Webster all won two Super Bowl titles.
Faulk’s five Super Bowl appearances are the most of all Tigers, then comes linebacker Roy “Moonie” Winston who played in the game four times with the Vikings in the 70s.
A regular-season football game at Allegiant Stadium following the Super Bowl on Sunday involves teams from LSU and Southern Cal, scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 1.
