Monday, January 22, 2007

Sports Politician Super Bowl trivia

Since the Super Bowl teams have been set, here's an interesting bit of trivia that combines both sports and politics.

Only 4 colleges can boast that they have a former US president and a Super Bowl-winning quarterback as alumni. What schools are they?

Miami (Ohio) -- Benjamin Harrison and Ben Roethlisberger
Michigan -- Gerald Ford and Tom Brady
Navy -- Jimmy Carter and Roger Staubach
Stanford -- Herbert Hoover and Jim Plunkett/John Elway

Now neither Rex Grossman's University of Florida nor Peyton Manning's University of Tennessee boast a former president as an alum, so this list will not grow this year. However, I decided to take a look at the 2008 field to see which candidates (even the biggest longshots), if elected, would grow the list to five schools. Here's what I found:

If John McCain wins, he can join Jimmy Carter and Roger Staubach on the list at Navy.

If Mitt Romney wins, however, he can make BYU the fifth school on this list, as Super Bowl-winning QBs Jim McMahon and Steve Young both played at BYU.

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