Hall of the guys from the Super Bowl: Malcolm Butler, Larry Brown Headline first class

Each year, when the Super Bowl takes place, the same figures – Tom Brady, Joe Montana, Patrick Mahomes – are completely acclaimed. Of course, they deserve it; They are stars for a reason after all.

But what about ordinary guys, everyday guys from the NFL who had just had the biggest game of their life in the biggest game of their life? Don’t they deserve love so much? We think, and we are ready to build a temple of whole (virtual) renown to recognize their magnificent but ephemeral achievements.

Presentation of the inaugural class of Yahoo Sports Super Bowl Hall of Guys:

Malcolm Butler, New England Patriots, Super Bowl Xlix

Butler is the quintessence of a guy from the Super Bowl – he jumped from dark to immortality in a game of bowl. You know the game: with 20 seconds remaining in the match and the patriots clinging to an advance of 28-24, the Seahawks aligned themselves on the line of the 1 yards of New England. Russell Wilson took the Snap and pulled a pass towards Ricardo Locket, only for Butler to jump in front of the pass and breaks the interception of the Super Bowl -Finching – the first int of the noisy of Butler. He guessed properly where the ball would go after observing the training of the Seahawks, played and took the pass and immortality. It is a unanimous choice of first Pallot for the first hall of Guys, and well deserved.

Larry Brown, Dallas Cowboys, Super Bowl XXX

Butler’s exploits and others are notable because they have obtained titles; Larry Brown’s full game could be even more improbable and remarkable. Brown, a choice of 12th round (yes, really) of the cowboys, exceeded Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith and the rest of the stars of Dallas in the even more recent victory of the Cowboys Super Bowl on Pittsburgh in 1996. Play with a heavy Heart After the death of his child, Brown, who had also chosen Brett Favre late in the NFC championship match, returned two interceptions from Neil O’Donnell to the red zone. The cowboys transformed the two interceptions into crucial touchdown in the victory of Dallas 27-17.

David Tyree, New York Giants, Super Bowl XLII

When you make a piece that takes its own name, you are undoubtedly a guy from the Super Bowl. For the rest of his days, and for generations beyond, Tyree will be associated with the capture of helmet, a room where – as his name suggests – he caught the ball with his helmet. With 1:15 to play in the match and the giants down 14-10 against the Patriots of New England at this point, Eli Manning took the cliché at his own line of 44 yards. Manning escaped a rush towards the test and launched a pass in the direction of Tyree. Tyree jumped, held the ball against his helmet while he fell and finished taking for a reception of 32 yards. Twenty-four seconds later, the giants marked a touchdown that resisted the last 35 seconds. Tyree would never catch another pass in an NFL match, but again, what could be at the top of the helmet capture?

Mike Jones, St. Louis Rams, Super Bowl XXXIV

The opposite of the situation of Malcolm Butler, a case where a defender made the game. Jones was the assistant responsible for bringing Kevin Dyson from Tennessee to fall a few meters from the goal line during the final game of the Super Bowl. The Rams leading 23-16 and the titans lined up on the 10 yards of Saint-Louis, Dyson freed himself and caught a pass from Steve McNair about 4 meters from the goal area. Jones broke his blanket and wrapped Dyson, bringing him to the ground a few meters from Glory and a potential touch to fix the Super Bowl – or even defeat -.

Max McGee, Green Bay Packers, Super Bowl I

McGee engraved its name in the tradition of the Super Bowl by marking the first hit in the history of the Super Bowl while it was hung. After a season in which he had only caught four passes for 91 yards in total, McGee decided to have fun during the Super Bowl weekend. He torn the city, expecting to see no play action, but was put into service when the packers’ departure receiver separated his shoulder at the start of the game. McGee had to take the helmet from a teammate because that he had left his in the locker room, then quickly caught a pass to a hand which he transformed into the first touch of the game. He was going to take seven passes for 138 yards and two affected while the packers won 35- 10. It is the vintage performance of the guys right there.

Also receive consideration: Washington Timmy Smith, a precipitation record for the Super Bowl; Malcolm Smith de Seattle, MVP of Super Bowl; Desmond Howard of Green Bay, MVP of the Super Bowl; Dexter Jackson of Tampa Bay, MVP of the Super Bowl; James Washington by Dallas, Super Bowl XXVIII; Nick “Philly Special” Foles.

Do you have nominations for future Hall of Guys lessons? Let us know in the comments or on social networks.

Jay Busbee Editor

A writer for Yahoo Sports since 2008, Jay Busbee covered the Super Bowl, Daytona 500, Masters, Indianapolis 500, Kentucky Derby, Final Four, NBA, NCAA football and MLB qualifiers. He is the author of “Earnhardt Nation”, a biography of the Earnhardt family of Nascar. Follow it on Twitter (@jaybusbee) and Instagram (Jaybusbee). Send him an email to jay.busbee@yahoo.com

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