Super (Bowl) Names

The Vince Lombardi trophy via Wikipedia

Tomorrow is Super Bowl Sunday! This festive time of year has inspired the following list. Want a winning name for your son? Check out the winning quarterback names from the Super Bowls!

• Bart (Starr, Packers) - born Bryan Bartlett Starr, 1934; 2 Super Bowl wins
• Joe (Namath, Jets) - born Joseph William Namath, 1943
• Len (Dawson, Chiefs) - born Leonard Ray Dawson, 1935
• Johnny (Unitas, Colts) - born John Constantine Unitas, 1933
• Roger (Staubach, Cowboys) - born Roger Thomas Staubach, 1942; 2 Super Bowl wins
• Bob (Griese, Dolphins) - born Robert Allen Griese, 1945; 2 Super Bowl wins
• Terry (Bradshaw, Steelers) - born Terry Paxton Bradshaw, 1948; 4 Super Bowl wins
• Ken (Stabler, Raiders) - born Kenneth Michael Stabler, 1945
• Jim (Plunkett, Raiders) - born James William Plunkett, 1947; 2 Super Bowl wins
• Joe (Montana, 49ers) - born Joseph Clifford Montana, Jr., 1956; 4 Super Bowl wins
• Joe (Theismann, Redskins) - born Joseph Robert Theismann, 1949
• Jim (McMahon, Bears) - born James Robert McMahon, Jr., 1959
• Phil (Simms, Giants) - born Phillip Martin Simms, 1954
• Doug (Williams, Redskins) - born Douglas Lee Williams, 1955
• Jeff (Hostetler, Giants) - born William Jeffrey Hostetler, 1961
• Mark (Rypien, Redskins) - born Mark Robert Rypien, 1962
• Troy (Aikman, Cowboys) - born Troy Kenneth Aikman, 1966; 3 Super Bowl wins
• Steve (Young, 49ers) - born Jon Steven Young, 1961
• Brett (Favre, Packers) - born Brett Lorenzo Favre, 1969
• John (Elway, Broncos) - born John Albert Elway, Jr., 1960; 2 Super Bowl wins
• Kurt (Warner, Rams) - born Kurtis Eugene Warner, 1971
• Trent (Dilfer, Ravens) - born Trent Farris Dilfer, 1972
• Tom (Brady, Patriots) - born Thomas Edward Patrick Brady, Jr., 1977; 3 Super Bowl wins
• Brad (Johnson, Buccaneers) - born, James Bradley Johnson, 1968
• Ben (Rothlisberger, Steelers) - born Benjamin Todd Rothlisberger, 1982; 2 Super Bowl wins
• Peyton (Manning, Colts) - born Peyton Williams Manning, 1976
• Eli (Manning, Giants) - born Elisha Nelson Manning, 1981; 2 Super Bowl wins
• Drew (Brees, Saints) - born Andrew Christopher Brees, 1979
• Aaron (Rodgers, Packers) - born Aaron Charles Rodgers, 1983

The quarterbacks for Super Bowl XLVII are:

• Joe (Flacco, Ravens) - born Joseph Vincent Flacco, 1985
• Colin (Kaepernick, 49ers) - born Colin Rand Kaepernick, 1987

Other notables from the list of losing quarterbacks:

• Fran (Tarkenton, Vikings) - born Francis Asbury Tarkenton, 1940
• Dan (Marino, Dolphins) - born Daniel Constantine Marino, 1961
• Boomer (Esiason, Bengals) - born Norman Julius Esiason, 1961 (nicknamed Boomer by his mother while he was still in her womb because of his constant kicking)
• Jim (Kelly, Bills) - born James Edward Kelly, 1960
• Kerry (Collins, Giants) - born Kerry Michael Collins, 1972
• Donovan (McNabb, Eagles) - born Donovan Jamal McNabb, 1976
• Rex (Grossman, Bears) - born Rex Daniel Grossman III, 1980

Fun finds:

• Twenty of the 29 winning quarterbacks went/go by a diminutive form of their first or middle name. 
• Two Super Bowl quarterbacks have the middle name of Constantine. 
• The most common Super Bowl-winning quarterback name is Joe (Joseph) with three, and possibly four if the Ravens win tomorrow. :)

What do you think... do any of these names split the uprights?

Thanks to Wikipedia for the above information.