Trivia question: Who is the only Texas high school player to throw a touchdown pass in a Super Bowl?

Answer at the bottom of All-time Texas team

As always, there are plenty of former Texas high school players in Super Bowl XL between Seattle and Pittsburgh.

Seahawks

• DT Rocky Bernard (Baytown Sterling)
• TE Brock Edwards (FW Christian)
• LB D.D. Lewis (Aldine)
• DE Robert Pollard (Bmt. Westbrook)
• DL Marcus Tubbs (DeSoto)
• WR Jerheme Urban (Victoria Stroman)

Assistant Coaches

• Ray Rhodes Mexia
• Zerick Rollins Houston Kashmere

Steelers

• NG Casey Hampton (Galveston Ball)
• WR Lee Mays (Houston)
• WR Quincy Morgan (South Garland)

They have a chance put themselves among the very best Super Bowl performances.

Here’s an An All-Texas High School Super Bowl Team I put together for The Dallas Morning News

Defense

• DL Bob Lilly Throckmorton Had that 29-yard sack of Bob Griese
• DL Joe Greene Temple Dunbar Steel Curtain leader
• DL Bubba Smith Bmt. Charlton-Pollard Star on great Colt defenses
• DL Harvey Martin South Oak Cliff Lone Texan Def. MVP
• LB Lee Roy Caffey Thorndale Part of Lombardi’s Packers
• LB Mike Singletary Houston Worthing Those eyes
• LB Jessie Armstead Carter Interception for TD called back penalty
• DB Lyle Blackwood SA Churchill Started with brother Glenn for Miami
• DB Darrell Green Houston Jones Speedster coverman for Washington
• DB Everson Walls Richardson Berkner Won ring with Parcells’ Giants
• P Maury Buford Mt. Pleasant Son just played for SLC state champs

Offense

• QB Gary Kubiak Houston St. Pius Only Texan QB to SB throw passes
• RB Duane Thomas Lincoln He looked fast and was
• RB Kenny King Clarendon 80-yard TD catch
• RB Thurman Thomas Willowridge TDs in 4 SBs
• OL Guy Morriss Arl. Sam Houston Baylor coach started with Eagles’ Jerry Sisemore
• OL Gene Upshaw Robstown Great Raiders player (forget union work)
• OL Keith Bishop Midland Lee With Broncos in 2 SBs
• OL E.J. Holub Started SBs at LB and C
• OL Forrest Gregg Sulphur Springs 2 titles with Packers
• WR George Sauer Jr. Waco Jets’ leading WR in win vs. Colts
• WR Max McGee White Oak First SB TD catch
• K Chris Jacke Richardson Pearce 2 FGs as Packers won SB XXXI

Coaches

• Tom Landry of Mission
• Jimmy Johnson of PA Jefferson
• Forrest Gregg  of Sulphur Springs
• Raymond Berry  of Paris

Trivia answer: Cowboys RB Robert Newhouse of Hallsville Galilee threw a halfback pass to Golden Richards for a 29-yard TD in Dallas’ 27-10 win over Denver in Super Bowl XII.

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