Through Super Bowl XLIII, there has not been more than two Heisman winners on Super Bowl rosters for any game.
1) Super Bowl I - Paul Hornung of the Packers (1956, Notre Dame) and Mike Garrett of the Chiefs (1965, USC). Hornung did not play in Super Bowl I.
2) Super Bowl XII - Roger Staubach of the Cowboys (1963, Navy) and Tony Dorsett of the Cowboys (1976, Pittsburgh).
3) Super Bowl XIII - Roger Staubach of the Cowboys (1963, Navy) and Tony Dorsett of the Cowboys (1976, Pittsburgh).
4) Super Bowl XVIII - Jim Plunkett of the Raiders (1970, Stanford) and Marcus Allen of the Raiders (1981, USC).
Other Super Bowls that had Heisman winners on rosters:
1) Super Bowl II - Billy Cannon of the Raiders (1959, LSU).
2) Super Bowl IV - Mike Garrett
3) Super Bowl V - Roger Staubach
4) Super Bowl VI - Roger Staubach
5) Super Bowl X - Roger Staubach
6) Super Bowl XIII - Roger Staubach
7) Super Bowl XV - Jim Plunkett
8) Super Bowl XXII - George Rogers of the Redskins (1980, South Carolina).
9) Super Bowl XXXI - Desmond Howard of the Packers (1991, Michigan).
10) Super Bowl XXXIV - Eddie George of the Titans (1995, Ohio State).
11) Super Bowl XXXV - Ron Dayne of the Giants (1999, Wisconsin).
12) Super Bowl XXXVII - Charles Woodson of the Raiders (1997, Michigan).
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