UH football on display at Super Bowl

Here are some interesting nuggets from the list of former Cougars to play in the Super Bowl:

Dan Birdwell was the first UH player to participate in the Super Bowl, in II with the Oakland Raiders.

Among players, Simon Fletcher, Sebastian Vollmer and Robert Newhouse played in three Super Bowls. Chad O’Shea has been an assistant with the Patriots for four Super Bowls.

O’Shea has won the most Super Bowl rings (three). Glenn Cadrez, Sebastian Vollmer and Antowain Smith each won two Super Bowls.

Most UH players in one Super Bowl: three each in XIII (1979), XXIV (1990), 50 (2016), LI (2017) and LII (2018).

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