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Super Name Sunday: Names From Super Bowl XLV
Super Name Sunday: Names From Super Bowl XLV
Jan 4, 2025 7:15 AM

  While the country’s attention will be focused on football this Super Bowl Sunday, some of us may be more interested in another aspect of the action: The crazy names of the players, of course!  Nameberry’s new intern Robert Harclerode breaks down the most interesting names on both teams:

  The Super Bowl has displayed a vast amount of talent and drama, but it has also showcased some of the most unique names on one of the biggest stages in all of professional sports.

  The Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers both boast their own separate historic franchises, as well as their own fascinating names within the Super Bowl’s past.  In Super Bowl I & II, which both ended in Green Bay victories, Bart Starr was named the Most Valuable Player. Other great Packers in those first Super Bowls include Forrest Gregg, Boyd Dowler, Elijah Pitts, Max McGee, Lionel Aldridge, and Zeke Bratkowski.

  The Steelers also had their share of unique names that have won the Super Bowl MVP in the past such as Franco Harris, Lynn Swann, Terry Bradshaw and Santonio Holmes.

  Here are some distinctive names to listen for in this year’s Super Bowl showdown:

  Green Bay Packers

  ATARI Bigby – #20 – Safety

  CLAY Matthews – #52 – Linebacker

  CULLEN Jenkins – #77 – Defensive End

  DARYN Colledge – #73 – Guard

  DESMOND Bishop – #55 – Linebacker

  DIMITRI Nance – #23 – Running Back

  DIYRAL Briggs – #53 – Linebacker

  GRAHAM Harrell – #6 – Quarterback

  JARIUS Wynn – #94 – Defensive End

  JARRETT Bush – #24 – Cornerback

  JORDY Nelson – #87 – Wide Receiver

  KOREY Hall – #35 – Fullback

  MASON Crosby – #2 – Kicker

  QUINN Johnson – #45 – Fullback

  TRAMON Williams – #38 – Cornerback

  Pittsburgh Steelers

  ANTONIO Brown – #84 – Wide Receiver and Kick Returner

  ANTWAAN Randle El – #82 – Wide Receiver

  ARNAZ Battle – #81 – Wide Receiver

  BRYANT Mcfadden – #20 – Cornerback

  BYRON Leftwich – #4 – Quarterback

  CREZDON Butler – #28 – Cornerback

  EMMANUEL Sanders – #88 – Wide Receiver

  FLOZELL Adams – #71 – Offensive Tackle

  HEATH Miller – #83 – Tight End

  HINES Ward – #86 – Wide Receiver

  IKE Taylor – #24 – Cornerback

  ISSAC Redman – #33 – Running Back

  KEENAN Lewis – #23 – Cornerback

  KEYARON Fox – #57 – Linebacker

  LAMARR Woodley – #56 – Linebacker

  MAURKICE Pouncey – #53 – Center

  MEWELDE Moore – #21 – Running Back

  RAMON Foster – #73 – Offensive Tackle

  RASHARD Mendenhall – #34 – Running Back

  STEVENSON Sylvester – #55 – Linebacker

  TRAI Essex – #79 – Guard

  TROY Polamalu – #43 – Strong Safety

  ZIGGY Hood – #96 – Defensive End

  Nameberry intern Robert Harclerode is a student at Montclair State University where he majors in communication studies and minors in business and journalism. Robert is in the process of writing and managing his own sports blog.

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