Kansas Athletics Congratulates Justin Hartwig On Super Bowl Victory
Feb. 3, 2009
Former Kansas offensive lineman Justin Hartwig became the 13th former Jayhawk to earn a Super Bowl ring when the Pittsburgh Steelers won this year’s Super Bowl. The 13 Kansas players have combined for 19 Super Bowl victories.
Hartwig, the Steelers’ starting center, is a seven-year NFL veteran. He was a three-year starter at Kansas and earned All-Big 12 Second Team honors as a senior in 2001.
In all 24 former Kansas football players have participated in a combined 35 Super Bowls all-time.
Ex-Jayhawks With Super Bowl Rings
Player, Team, Super Bowl
Gilbert Brown, Green Bay, XXXI
Larry Brown, Pittsburgh, IX, X, XIII, XIV
Don Davis, New England, XXXVIII, XXXIX
Justin Hartwig, Pittsburgh, XLIII
Bobby Johnson, New York Giants, XXI
Lindsay Mason, Oakland, XV
Curtis McClinton, Kansas City, IV
Elvis Patterson, New York Giants, XXI and Dallas, XXVIII
John Riggins, Washington, XVII
Dana Stubblefield, San Francisco, XXIX
Harry Sydney, San Francisco, XXIII, XXIV
Alvin Walton, Washington, XXII
Ron Warner, Tampa Bay, XXXVII