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Six University of Oklahoma football alumni — the most in the nation for the second year in a row — participated in the Feb. 11 Super Bowl LVIII between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs. Center Creed Humphrey (2017-20), tight end Blake Bell (2010-14), long snapper James Winchester (2008-11) and rookie offensive lineman Wanya Morris (2021-22) helped the Chiefs win their fourth Super Bowl in franchise history.
San Francisco 49ers tackle Trent Williams (2006-09) and tight end Brayden Willis (2018-22) were the remaining two former Sooners in the NFL’s championship game.
Humphrey, Bell and Winchester have now won back-to-back Super Bowls with Kansas City.
Last year, the Philadelphia Eagles featuring former Sooners quarterback Jalen Hurts (2019) and offensive tackle Lane Johnson (2009-12), faced off against the Chiefs, who also had offensive tackle Orlando Brown (2015-17) in Super Bowl LVII.
The University of Oklahoma’s athletics excellence will travel to Paris this summer when seven Sooners participate in the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Luke Carrell is one of five student-athlete teams from universities in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) selected for the league’s inaugural SEC Start Up -- Student-Athlete Pitch Competition, a spin-off of its Student Pitch Competition.
Kaleb Briscoe, Ph.D., an assistant professor at the University of Oklahoma Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education, was recently invited to the White House for a workshop to present her research and speak in a panel discussion.
