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Every former CU Buffs player to win a Super Bowl

Very few who’ve ever played the game of football know what it’s like to win a Super Bowl. For most college players, it may not be at the forefront of their minds, but securing the Lombardi Trophy remains the sport’s crowning team achievement.

As you’ll see below, the Colorado Buffaloes are in a bit of a drought when it comes to former players winning the NFL’s biggest game. Regardless, the history is rich and many legendary Buffs have contributed to championship-winning teams.

Not including former CU players who’ve won as coaches, below is a list of every former Buff to win a Super Bowl (h/t CUBuffs.com):

Boyd Dowler

Syndication: Green Bay Press-Gazette
Syndication: Green Bay Press-Gazette

Dick Anderson

Cliff Branch

Manny Rubio-USA TODAY Sports
Manny Rubio-USA TODAY Sports
  • Super Bowl XI, XV and XV (Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders)

Terry Kunz

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
  • Super Bowl XI (Oakland Raiders)

Mike L. Davis

Manny Rubio-USA TODAY Sports
Manny Rubio-USA TODAY Sports
  • Super Bowl XV and XVIII (Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders)

Odis McKinney

Manny Rubio-USA TODAY Sports
Manny Rubio-USA TODAY Sports
  • Super Bowl XV and XVIII (Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders)

Greg Westbrooks

Garrett Reid-USA TODAY Sports
Garrett Reid-USA TODAY Sports
  • Super Bowl XV (Oakland Raiders)

George Visger

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Don Hasselbeck

Tony Tomsic-USA TODAY
Tony Tomsic-USA TODAY
  • Super Bowl XVIII (Los Angeles Raiders)

Brian Cabral

Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports
Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports

Emery Moorehead

Manny Rubio-USA TODAY Sports
Manny Rubio-USA TODAY Sports
  • Super Bowl XX (Chicago Bears)

Lee Rouson

Bob Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports
Bob Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports

Eric Coyle

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Richard Johnson

USA TODAY Sports
USA TODAY Sports
  • Super Bowl XXII (Washington)

Barry Helton

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Photo courtesy of University of Colorado Athletics
  • Super Bowl XXIII and XXIV (San Francisco 49ers)

Mikey Pruitt

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Photo courtesy of University of Colorado Athletics

Shannon Clavelle

26 Jan 1997: Defensive tackle Santana Dotson #71 and defensive end Shannon Clavelle #91 of the Green Bay Packers celebrate during the fourth quarter of the Packers 35-21 victory over the <a class="link " href="https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/teams/new-england/" data-i13n="sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link" data-ylk="slk:New England Patriots;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0">New England Patriots</a> in Super Bowl XXXI at the Louisiana Superdome
  • Super Bowl XXXI (Green Bay Packers)

Darius Holland

Syndication: Green Bay Press-Gazette
Syndication: Green Bay Press-Gazette
  • Super Bowl XXXI (Green Bay Packers)

Matt Lepsis

3 Oct 1999: Matt Lepsis #78 of the <a class="link " href="https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/teams/denver/" data-i13n="sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link" data-ylk="slk:Denver Broncos;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0">Denver Broncos</a> in action during the game against the <a class="link " href="https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/teams/ny-jets/" data-i13n="sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link" data-ylk="slk:New York Jets;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0">New York Jets</a> at the Mile High Stadium in Denver, Colorado. The Jets defeated the Broncos 21-13.
  • Super Bowl XXXII and XXXIII (Denver Broncos)

Tom Rouen

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Peter Brouillet-USA TODAY Sports
  • Super Bowl XXXII and XXXIII (Denver Broncos)

Alfred Williams

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(Photo by: Getty Images)
  • Super Bowl XXXII and XXXIII (Denver Broncos)

Vilami Maumau

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
  • Super Bowl XXXIII (Denver Broncos)

Tom Ashworth

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Photo by Craig Melvin/USA TODAY Sports (c)
  • Super Bowl XXXVI, XXXVIII and XXXIX (New England Patriots)

Charles E. Johnson

JOHN MOTTERN/AFP via Getty Images)
JOHN MOTTERN/AFP via Getty Images)
  • Super Bowl XXXVI (New England Patriots)

Ted Johnson

Tim Defrisco/ALLSPORT
Tim Defrisco/ALLSPORT
  • Super Bowl XXXVI, XXXVIII and XXXIX (New England Patriots)

Ben Kelly

Lou Capozzola-USA TODAY NETWORK
Lou Capozzola-USA TODAY NETWORK
  • Super Bowl XXXVI (New England Patriots)

Daniel Graham

Tom Hauck /Allsport
Tom Hauck /Allsport
  • Super Bowl XXXVIII and XXXIX (New England Patriots)

Christian Fauria

Photo by Craig Melvin/USA TODAY Sports
Photo by Craig Melvin/USA TODAY Sports
  • Super Bowl XXXVIII and XXXIX (New England Patriots)

Mitch Berger

Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports
Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports

Mason Crosby

(AP Photo/Mike Groll)
(AP Photo/Mike Groll)
  • Super Bowl XLV (Green Bay Packers)

Brad Jones

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Syndication: PackersNews
  • Super Bowl XLV (Green Bay Packers)

Jimmy Smith

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Mitch Stringer-USA TODAY Sports

Nate Solder

Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports
Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports
  • Super Bowl XLIX and LI (New England Patriots)

Tyler Polumbus

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
  • Super Bowl 50 (Denver Broncos)

Nick Kasa

James Snook-USA TODAY Sports
James Snook-USA TODAY Sports
  • Super Bowl 50 (Denver Broncos)

Story originally appeared on Buffaloes Wire