Andy Bitter

Andy Bitter is the Virginia Tech football beat writer for The Virginian-Pilot. Andy joined The Pilot in October 2011 after spending three years covering Auburn for the Columbus (Ga.) Ledger-Enquirer. His eventful time on the Auburn beat included a coaching change, a Heisman Trophy winner, the school’s first national championship in 53 years and the poisoning of the school’s iconic oak trees.

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Category: Va. Tech Football

■ 05 February 2012 | 9:47 AM

Trivia time: How many former Virginia Tech players can you name who played in the Super Bowl?

Posted to: Former Hokies Trivia

It's Super Bowl Sunday, so I'll keep today's post brief. Virginia Tech doesn't have any Super Bowl participants today, but it came close. Baltimore quarterback Tyrod Taylor and San Francisco wide receiver Josh Morgan (even though he's on the IR) were one step away.

But which former Hokies have made it to the Super Bowl? That's today's trivia question. Hint: there are 19 players whose teams made it. Sixteen of them were on the active roster. How many can you name?

Click and drag over the gray bar below to reveal the answers. (On an unrelated note, how dumb is it that we still use Roman numerals in Super Bowl titles?)

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Carroll Dale, WR, Green Bay (I, II, VIII)
Jim Richards, S, New York Jets (III)
Tom Beasley, DT, Pittsburgh (XIII, XIV)
Rick Razzano, LB, Cincinnati (XVI)
Don Strock, QB, Miami (XVII, XIX)
Roger Brown, CB, New York Giants (XXV)
Bruce Smith, DE, Buffalo (XXV, XXVI, XXVII, XXVIII)
Tyronne Drakeford, CB, San Francisco (XXIX)
John Burke, TE, New England (XXXI)
Antonio Freeman, WR, Green Bay (XXXI, XXXII)
Vaughn Hebron, RB, Denver (XXXII, XXXIII)
Ken Oxendine, RB, Atlanta (XXXIII)
Cornell Brown, LB, Baltimore (XXXV)
Nick Sorenson, S, St. Louis (XXXVI)
Todd Washington, OL, Tampa Bay (XXXVII)
Eric Green, CB, Arizona (XLIII)*
Pierson Prioleau, S, New Orleans (XLIV)
Chris Ellis, DE, Pittsburgh (XLV)*
Jason Worilds, OLB, Pittsburgh (XLV)*
* not on active roster for game

How many did you get?

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