Nick Foles, Marquis Flowers become the 28th and 29th former UA players to even take part in the sport's biggest game.
Nick Foles and Marquis Flowers will become the 28th and 29th Arizona Wildcats to play in a Super Bowl on Feb. 4, when Foles' Eagles takes on Flowers' Patriots in Minneapolis.
Here's a look at the previous 27 Wildcats to take part in the annual spectacle.
Name: Mike Bell
Position: Running back
Team: New Orleans Saints
Super Bowls played in: One — XLIV (2010)
Super Bowl rings won: One — New Orleans 31, Indianapolis 17
Notable: After finishing the regular season with 654 rushing yards, Bell had two carries for four yards during the Super Bowl.
Name: Theopolis Bell
Position: Wide receiver
Super Bowl rings won: Two
Notable: Bell caught two passes for 21 yards in his first Super Bowl appearance. He returned two punts for a total of 17 yards in his second.
Name: Lance Briggs
Position: Linebacker
Team: Chicago Bears
Super Bowls played in: One — XLI (2007)
Super Bowl rings won: None — Indianapolis 29, Chicago 17
Notable: Briggs posted 11 tackles in the Bears' loss.
Name: Tedy Bruschi
Position: Linebacker
Super Bowl rings won: Three
Notable: Along with Glenn Parker, Bruschi is one of two Wildcats who have played in five Super Bowls.
Name: Trung Canidate
Position: Running back
Team: St. Louis Rams
Super Bowls played in: One — XXXVI (2002)
Super Bowl rings won: None — New England Patriots 20, St. Louis Rams 17
Notable: Canidate rushed for 441 yards and six touchdowns during the regular season, but didn't record any stats during the Super Bowl.
Name: John Fina
Position: Offensive line
Super Bowl rings won: None
Notable: Fina played alongside another former Wildcat, Glenn Parker.
Name: Mike Freeman
Position: Offensive line
Super Bowl rings won: None
Notable: Freeman was the Broncos' starting center.
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Handout photoName: Ron Gardin
Position: Wide receiver
Team: Baltimore Colts
Super Bowls played in: One — V (1971)
Super Bowl rings won: One — Baltimore Colts 16, Dallas Cowboys 13
Notable: Gardin was the Colts' punt returner. He called for three fair catches in Super Bowl V, and returned one punt for four yards.
Name: Rob Gronkowski
Position: Tight end
Super Bowls played in: XLVI (2012), XLIX (2015) and XL, all with Patriots.
Super Bowl rings won: Two
Notable: Gronkowski hauled in six catches for 68 yards and a touchdown in the Patriots' 2015 win over Seattle. Gronkowski did not play in least year's game after suffering a season-ending back injury in Week 13.
Name: Brad Henke
Position: Defensive tackle
Team: Denver Broncos
Super Bowls played in: One — XXIV (1990)
Super Bowl rings won: None — San Francisco 49ers 55, Denver Broncos 10
Notable: Denver's 45-point loss to the 49ers is the worst loss in Super Bowl history.
Name: Mitch Hoopes
Position: Punter
Team: Dallas Cowboys
Super Bowls played in: One — X (1976)
Super Bowl rings won: None — Pittsburgh Steelers 21, Dallas Cowboys 17
Notable: One of Hoopes' punts during the game was blocked, resulting in a safety.
Name: Ricky Hunley
Position: Linebacker
Super Bowl rings won: None
Notable: Hunley, arguably the greatest player in UA football history, started at right inside linebacker in both of his Super Bowls.
Name: Michael Johnson
Position: Defensive back
Team: New York Giants
Super Bowls played in: One — XLII (2008)
Super Bowl rings won: One — New York Giants 17, New England Patriots 14
Notable: Johnson recorded one tackle during the game, which was decided by David Tyree's miracle catch in the fourth quarter.
Name: Vance Johnson
Position: Wide receiver
Super Bowl rings won: None
Notable: In his first Super Bowl in 1987, "The Vance" grabbed five catches for 121 yards and a touchdown.
Name: Brandon Manumaleuna
Position: Tight end
Team: St. Louis Rams
Super Bowls played in: One — XXXVI (2002)
Super Bowl rings won: None — New England Patriots 20, St. Louis Rams 17
Notable: Manumaleuna played against former Wildcat Tedy Bruschi in the 2002 Super Bowl.
Name: Chris McAlister
Position: Cornerback
Team: Baltimore Ravens
Super Bowls played in: One — XXXV (2001)
Super Bowl rings won: One — Baltimore Ravens 34, New York Giants 7
Notable: McAlister intercepted a Kerry Collins pass during the Ravens' 27-point Super Bowl win.
Name: Frank Middleton
Position: Offensive line
Team: Oakland Raiders
Super Bowls played in: One — XXXVII (2003)
Super Bowl rings won: None — Tampa Bay Buccaneers 48, Oakland Raiders 21
Notable: Middleton started at left guard in the 2003 Super Bowl.
Name: Josh Miller
Position: Punter
Team: New England Patriots
Super Bowls played in: One — XXXIX (2005)
Super Bowl rings won: One — New England Patriots 24, Philadelphia Eagles 21
Notable: Miller played alongside former Wildcat Tedy Bruschi in the 2005 Super Bowl.
Name: Edwin Mulitalo
Position: Offensive line
Team: Baltimore Ravens
Super Bowls played in: One — XXXV (2001)
Super Bowl rings won: One — Baltimore Ravens 34, New York Giants 7
Notable: Mulitalo was the starting left guard for the Ravens. Teammate Chris McAlister, another former Wildcat, started on defense.
Glenn Parker made five trips to the Super Bowl, tied for second-most among UA players.
Kathy Willens, Associated PressName: Glenn Parker
Position: Offensive line
Super Bowl rings won: None
Notable: Parker made five trips to the Super Bowl, tied for the most among UA players, but did not win a ring.
Name: Antonio Pierce
Position: Linebacker
Team: New York Giants
Super Bowls played in: One — XLII (2008)
Super Bowl rings won: One — New York Giants 17, New England Patriots 14
Notable: Pierce recorded 10 tackles in the Giants' Super Bowl win over the Patriots. Another former Wildcat, Michael Johnson, played safety for New York in that game.
Name: Brooks Reed
Position: Linebacker
Team: Atlanta Falcons
Super Bowls played in: One — LI (2017)
Super Bowl rings won: None
Notable: Reed had three tackles in Atlanta's crushing Super Bowl loss to the New England a year ago.
Name: Jose Portilla
Position: Offensive line
Team: Atlanta Falcons
Super Bowls played in: One — XXXIII (1999)
Super Bowl rings won: None — Denver Broncos 34, Atlanta Falcons 19
Notable: Portilla only played two seasons in the NFL before the Falcons cut him. He played in the XFL in 2001.
Name: Randy Robbins
Position: Safety
Super Bowl rings won: None
Notable: Robbins came off the bench in all three Super Bowls.
Name: Joe Salave'a
Position: Defensive tackle
Team: Tennessee Titans
Super Bowls played in: One — XXXIV (2000)
Super Bowl rings won: None — St. Louis Rams 23, Tennessee Titans 16
Notable: Salave'a came off the bench in the 2000 Super Bowl, which ended when the Rams defense stopped Tennessee on the 1-yard line.
Name: Joe Tafoya
Position: Defensive end
Team: Seattle Seahawks
Super Bowls played in: One — XL (2006)
Super Bowl rings won: None — Pittsburgh Steelers 21, Seattle Seahawks 10
Notable: Tafoya came off the bench in the 2006 Super Bowl.
Name: Jackie Wallace
Position: Cornerback
Super Bowl rings won: None
Notable: Although he played for two different teams in his Super Bowl appearances, Wallace lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers both times.
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