Trivia: Leading rusher in two different Super Bowls

by Chase Stuart on February 2, 2013

Emmitt Smith was a product of the system, except when the system failed without him.

A week before the Super Bowl, I asked if you could name the seven wide receivers to start for two different teams that reached the Super Bowl. In the comments to that post, JWL alerted me to a pretty cool piece of Super bowl trivia.

Eight different men have been the leading rusher in multiple Super Bowls. Seven of these men (Ahmad Bradshaw, New York Giants; Antowain Smith, New England Patriots; Terrell Davis, Denver Broncos; Emmitt Smith, Dallas Cowboys; Tony Dorsett, Dallas Cowboys; Franco Harris, Pittsburgh Steelers; and Larry Csonka, Miami Dolphins) pulled off this feat while playing for the same team.

However, one running has been the leading rusher in two Super Bowls for two different teams. He’s the subject of today’s trivia question. Can you name him?

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He rushed for 6,378 and 50 touchdowns in his career.

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He rushed for only 125 yards in his two Super Bowl appearances.

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He only played for two teams in his career: the Rams and the 49ers.

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In 1979, Wendell Tyler rushed for 1,109 yards for the Rams and then 60 yards in Super Bowl XIV against the Steelers. Five years later, Tyler rushed for 1,262 yards for the 15-1 49ers. Then in Super Bowl XIX, he rushed for 65 yards, edging Joe Montana (59 yards) and Roger Craig (58) to lead the game in rushing.

Tagged as: Super Bowl, Weekend Trivia

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