The influence of former Wisconsin football players was undeniable in this year’s Super Bowl.
Former Badger and current Seattle Seahawk quarterback Russell Wilson won Super Bowl XLVIII against the Denver Broncos, 43-8. The Cincinnati, Ohio, native threw for 206 yards and two touchdowns.
Wilson was one of three former Wisconsin players to play for the Super Bowl champion Seahawks. Linebacker O’Brien Schofield and safety Chris Maragos also earned championships rings last night.
Darrell Bevell, a former UW quarterback, is an assistant coach for Seattle.
Montee Ball, who is college football’s all-time leading touchdown scorer, played for Denver in his rookie season this year. Ball finished the game with just three yards on eight touches.
If the entire Seattle defense could have shared the Most Valuable Player trophy, they would have. The one name who will be in the record books representing the “Legion of Boom” is linebacker Malcolm Smith.
