Starting Super Bowl QB's in high school

Super Bowl 19 – Pennsylvania – Miami, Dan Marino (Pittsburgh Central Catholic HS) vs. San Francisco, Joe Montana (Ringgold HS)There have been two Super Bowls featuring an All-PA matchup at QB. Montana started Super Bowl 19 for the 49ers when they beat the Miami Dolphins and Dan Marino, who played scholastically at Pittsburgh Central Catholic. Six years later, Jeff Hostetler of Conemaugh Township led the New York Giants by Kelly and the Buffalo Bills.

Patrick Mahomes at Whitehouse HS

Jalen Hurts at Channelview HS

Coming in behind California is Pennsylvania with 15 starts from former Keystone State quarterbacks. Joe Montana of Ringgold and Jim Kelly of East Brady each have started four Super Bowls.Thanks to the Manning brothers, Peyton and Eli, Isidore Newman High School from Louisiana has had six starts. Peyton was in four Super Bowls with one championship. Eli won both of his Super Bowl appearances.Mahomes will be playing in his sixth Super Bowl, while Hurts will be playing in his second. Overall, the two are among five different Lone Star State QB’s to take centerstage in a Super Bowl.Super Bowl 25 – Pennsylvania – Buffalo, Jim Kelly (East Brady HS) vs. New York Giants, Jeff Hostetler, Conemaugh Twp.)Below are the starters and their high schools in every Super Bowl.Tom Brady of Serra (San Mateo) High School has made the most Super Bowl starts at quarterback. Brady and twelve other former California high school quarterbacks have combined to make 28 Super Bowl starts, the most of any state in the nation.After Pennsylvania, Louisiana has had 14 quarterback starts, followed by Texas with 10 and Ohio with nine.Super Bowl 59 – Texas – Kansas City, Patrick Mahomes (Whitehouse HS) vs. Philadelphia Eagles, Jalen Hurts (Channelview HS)

Former California High School QB’s to start in a Super Bowl

• Super Bowl II – Daryle Lamonica, Clovis High School
• Super Bowl III – Joe Kapp, Hart High School
• Super Bowls V & XII – Craig Morton, Campbell High School
• Super Bowl VII – Billy Kilmer, Citrus Union
• Super Bowl XIV – Vince Ferragamo, Banning High School (Wilmington)
• Super Bowls XV and XVIII – Jim Plunkett, Overfelt High School
• Super Bowl XX – Tony Eason, Delta High School
• Super Bowls XXI, XXII, XXIV, XXXII and XXXIII – John Elway, Granada Hills High School
• Super Bowl XXXV – Trent Dilfer, Aptos High School
• Super Bowls XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, XLII, XLVI, XLIX, LI, LII, LIII and LV – Tom Brady, Serra High School (San Mateo)
• Super Bowl XLV – Aaron Rodgers, Pleasant Valley High School
• Super Bowl XLVII – Colin Kaepernick, Pitman High School
• Super Bowl LIII – Jared Goff, Marin Catholic High School

Super Bowl 57 – Texas – Kansas City, Patrick Mahomes (Whitehouse HS) vs. Philadelphia Eagles, Jalen Hurts (Channelview HS)Super Bowl 53 – California – Los Angeles Rams, Jared Goff (Marin Catholic HS) vs. New England Patriots, Tom Brady (Serra – San Mateo)For the fifth time in Super Bowl history, America’s biggest football game will feature starting quarterbacks, who played their high school football in the same state.

States with Former HS Quarterbacks to start in a Super Bowl

• California – 28 starts between 13 quarterbacks
• Pennsylvania – 15 starts between 9 quarterbacks
• Louisiana – 14 starts between 7 quarterbacks
• Texas – 10 starts between 5 quarterbacks
• Ohio – 9 starts between 4 quarterbacks
• Georgia, Indiana, New Jersey – each state has four starts
• Alabama, Illinois, Iowa, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Washington – each state has 3 starts
• New York, Virginia – each state has 2 starts
• Arizona, Connecticut, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, North Carolina, Utah – each state has 1 start

Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts are both former Texas high school football quarterbacks. Mahomes played scholastically at Whitehouse High. Hurts played for Channelview High School.Westlake High School in Austin, Texas joins Isidore Newman as the only school to have two different former players start a Super Bowl at quarterback. Drew Brees led the New Orleans Saints to a championship in Super Bowl 44. Nick Foles led the Philadelphia Eagles by Brady and the New England Patriots in Super Bowl 52.Mahomes and Hurts are QB starters No. 116 and No. 117 since Bart Starr and the Green Bay Packers beat Len Dawson and the Chiefs in Super Bowl I in Los Angeles on January 15, 1967. Since the Chiefs and Packers took centerstage at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, former high school quarterbacks from 23 different states have been represented under center at the start of the game.

Super Bowl Starting QBs