Super Bowl Starting Quarterbacks

With post-Super Bowl thoughts careening around my head, I thought that this list of the game's starting quarterbacks from the Pro Football Hall of Fame was interesting.

Super Bowl	Date	Starting Quarterback/Team	College	Date of Birth	Age
I	1/15/67	BART STARR, Green Bay Packers	Alabama	1/9/34	33
		LEN DAWSON, Kansas City Chiefs	Purdue	6/20/35	31
II	1/14/68	BART STARR, Green Bay Packers	Alabama	1/9/34	34
		Daryle Lamonica, Oakland Raiders	Notre Dame	7/17/41	26
III	1/12/69	JOE NAMATH, New York Jets	Alabama	5/31/43	25
		Earl Morrall, Baltimore Colts	Michigan State	5/17/34	34
IV	1/11/70	LEN DAWSON, Kansas City Chiefs	Purdue	6/20/35	34
		Joe Kapp, Minnesota Vikings	California	3/19/38	31
V	1/17/71	JOHNNY UNITAS, Baltimore Colts	Louisville	5/7/33	37
		Craig Morton, Dallas Cowboys	California	2/5/43	27
VI	1/16/72	ROGER STAUBACH, Dallas Cowboys	Navy	2/5/42	29
		BOB GRIESE, Miami Dolphins	Purdue	2/3/45	26
VII	1/14/73	BOB GRIESE, Miami Dolphins	Purdue	2/3/45	27
		Bill Kilmer, Washington Redskins	UCLA	9/5/39	33
VIII	1/13/74	BOB GRIESE, Miami Dolphins	Purdue	2/3/45	28
		FRAN TARKENTON, Minnesota Vikings	Georgia	2/3/40	33
IX	1/12/75	TERRY BRADSHAW, Pittsburgh Steelers	Louisiana Tech	9/2/48	26
		FRAN TARKENTON, Minnesota Vikings	Georgia	2/3/40	34
X	1/18/76	TERRY BRADSHAW, Pittsburgh Steelers	Louisiana Tech	9/2/48	27
		ROGER STAUBACH, Dallas Cowboys	Navy	2/5/42	33
XI	1/9/77	KEN STABLER, Oakland Raiders	Alabama	12/25/45	31
		FRAN TARKENTON, Minnesota Vikings	Georgia	2/3/40	36
XII	1/15/78	ROGER STAUBACH, Dallas Cowboys	Navy	2/5/42	35
		Craig Morton, Denver Broncos	California	2/5/43	34
XIII	1/21/79	TERRY BRADSHAW, Pittsburgh Steelers	Louisiana Tech	9/2/48	30
		ROGER STAUBACH, Dallas Cowboys	Navy	2/5/42	36
XIV	1/20/80	TERRY BRADSHAW, Pittsburgh Steelers	Louisiana Tech	9/2/48	31
		Vince Ferragamo, Los Angeles Rams	California, Nebraska	4/24/54	25
XV	1/25/81	Jim Plunkett, Oakland Raiders	Stanford	12/5/47	33
		Ron Jaworski, Philadelphia Eagles	Youngstown State	3/23/51	29
XVI	1/24/82	JOE MONTANA, San Francisco 49ers	Notre Dame	6/11/56	25
		Ken Anderson, Cincinnati Bengals	Augustana (IL)	2/15/49	32
XVII	1/30/83	Joe Theismann, Washington Redskins	Notre Dame	9/9/49	33
		David Woodley, Miami Dolphins	Louisiana State	10/25/58	24
XVIII	1/22/84	Jim Plunkett, Los Angeles Raiders	Stanford	12/5/47	36
		Joe Theismann, Washington Redskins	Notre Dame	9/9/49	34
XIX	1/20/85	JOE MONTANA, San Francisco 49ers	Notre Dame	6/11/56	28
		DAN MARINO, Miami Dolphins	Pittsburgh	9/15/61	23
XX	1/26/86	Jim McMahon, Chicago Bears	BYU	8/21/59	26
		Tony Eason, New England Patriots	Illinois	10/8/59	26
XXI	1/25/87	Phil Simms, New York Giants	Morehead State	11/3/54	32
		JOHN ELWAY, Denver Broncos	Stanford	6/28/60	26
XXII	1/31/88	Doug Williams, Washington Redskins	Grambling	8/9/55	32
		JOHN ELWAY, Denver Broncos	Stanford	6/28/60	27
XXIII	1/22/89	JOE MONTANA, San Francisco 49ers	Notre Dame	6/11/56	32
		Boomer Esiason, Cincinnati Bengals	Maryland	4/17/61	27
XXIV	1/28/90	JOE MONTANA, San Francisco 49ers	Notre Dame	6/11/56	33
		JOHN ELWAY, Denver Broncos	Stanford	6/28/60	29
XXV	1/27/91	Jeff Hostetler, New York Giants	West Virginia	4/22/61	29
		JIM KELLY, Buffalo Bills	Miami (FL)	2/14/60	30
XXVI	1/26/92	Mark Rypien, Washington Redskins	Washington State	10/2/62	30
		JIM KELLY, Buffalo Bills	Miami (FL)	2/14/60	31
XXVII	1/31/93	TROY AIKMAN, Dallas Cowboys	Oklahoma, UCLA	11/21/66	26
		JIM KELLY, Buffalo Bills	Miami (FL)	2/14/60	32
XXVIII	1/30/94	TROY AIKMAN, Dallas Cowboys	Oklahoma, UCLA	11/21/66	27
		JIM KELLY, Buffalo Bills	Miami (FL)	2/14/60	33
XXIX	1/29/95	STEVE YOUNG, San Francisco 49ers	BYU	10/11/61	33
		Stan Humphries, San Diego Chargers	NE Louisiana	4/14/65	29
XXX	1/28/96	TROY AIKMAN, Dallas Cowboys	Oklahoma, UCLA	11/21/66	29
		Neil O'Donnell, Pittsburgh Steelers	Maryland	7/3/66	29
XXXI	1/26/97	BRETT FAVRE, Green Bay Packers	Southern Mississippi	10/10/69	27
		Drew Bledsoe, New England Patriots	Washington State	2/14/72	24
XXXII	1/25/98	JOHN ELWAY, Denver Broncos	Stanford	6/28/60	37
		BRETT FAVRE, Green Bay Packers	Southern Mississippi	10/10/69	28
XXXIII	1/31/99	JOHN ELWAY, Denver Broncos	Stanford	6/28/60	38
		Chris Chandler, Atlanta Falcons	Washington	10/12/65	33
XXXIV	1/30/00	KURT WARNER, St. Louis Rams	Northern Iowa	6/22/71	28
		Steve McNair, Tennessee Titans	Alcorn State	2/14/73	26
XXXV	1/28/01	Trent Dilfer, Baltimore Ravens	Fresno State	3/13/72	28
		Kerry Collins, New York Giants	Penn State	12/30/72	28
XXXVI	2/3/02	Tom Brady, New England Patriots	Michigan	8/3/77	24
		KURT WARNER, St. Louis Rams	Northern Iowa	6/22/71	30
XXXVII	1/26/03	Brad Johnson, Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Florida State	9/13/68	34
		Rich Gannon, Oakland Raiders	Delaware	12/20/65	37
XXXVIII	2/1/04	Tom Brady, New England Patriots	Michigan	8/3/77	26
		Jake Delhomme, Carolina Panthers	Louisiana-Lafayette	1/10/75	29
XXXIX	2/6/05	Tom Brady, New England Patriots	Michigan	8/3/77	27
		Donovan McNabb, Philadelphia Eagles	Syracuse	11/25/76	28
XL	2/5/06	Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers	Miami (OH)	3/2/82	23
		Matt Hasselbeck, Seattle Seahawks	Boston College	9/25/75	30
XLI	2/4/07	Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts	Tennessee	3/24/76	30
		Rex Grossman, Chicago Bears	Florida	8/23/80	26
XLII	2/3/08	Eli Manning, New York Giants	Mississippi	1/3/81	27
		Tom Brady, New England Patriots	Michigan	8/3/77	30
XLIII	2/1/09	Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers	Miami (OH)	3/2/82	26
		KURT WARNER, Arizona Cardinals	Northern Iowa	6/22/71	37
XLIV	2/7/10	Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints	Purdue	1/15/79	31
		Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts	Tennessee	3/24/76	33
XLV	2/6/11	Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers	California	12/2/83	27
		Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers	Miami (OH)	3/2/82	28
XLVI	2/5/12	Eli Manning, New York Giants	Mississippi	1/3/81	31
		Tom Brady, New England Patriots	Michigan	8/3/77	34
XLVII	2/3/13	Joe Flacco, Baltimore Ravens	Delaware	1/16/85	28
		Colin Kaepernick, San Francisco 49ers	Nevada	11/3/87	25
XLVIII	2/2/14	Russell Wilson, Seattle Seahawks	NC State, Wisconsin	11/29/88	25
		Peyton Manning, Denver Broncos	Tennessee	3/24/76	37
XLIX	2/1/15	Tom Brady, New England Patriots	Michigan	8/3/77	37
		Russell Wilson, Seattle Seahawks	NC State, Wisconsin	11/29/88	26
50	2/7/16	Peyton Manning, Denver Broncos	Tennessee	3/24/76	39
		Cam Newton, Carolina Panthers	Auburn	5/11/89	26
LI	2/5/17	Tom Brady, New England Patriots	Michigan	8/3/77	39
		Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons	Boston College	5/17/85	31
LII	2/4/18	Tom Brady, New England Patriots	Michigan	8/3/77	40
		Nick Foles, Philadelphia Eagles	Arizona	1/20/89	29

Bold Denotes Hall of Famer

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When Dan Marino made it to the Super Bowl at the age of 23 he, and probably everyone, thought that it would be the first of many appearances. It wasn't. It was his lone Super Bowl appearance. More than one Montana-Marino title battle would've been a treat. 

One of my favorite Super Bowl facts is this one. Cal has had the most different quarterbacks start Super Bowls. Stanford (because of John Elway) and Michigan (because of Tom Brady) might be represented in more Super Bowls but Cal has had the most different quarterbacks. 4 Cal quarterbacks: Joe Kapp, Craig Morton, Vince Ferragamo, and Aaron Rodgers. Only Rodgers won his game. 

Go Bears!