Jan 20, 2008 02:11 PM | 2042 viewsWith the Super Bowl almost here, I want to welcome you to a Super Bowl MVP edition of "Where are They Now", with some Fun Facts along the way. Currently, the Super Bowl MVP winner is chosen by a panel of members of the media, and the fans. The media panel's ballots count for 80% of the votes, while the fans' ballots count for 20%. The fans may vote online during the game. Prior to Super Bowl XXXV, only the media panel selected the MVP. Here are some Super Bowl MVP Fun Facts: Chuck Howley (Super Bowl V MVP) is the only MVP winner from the losing team. Of the 42 Super Bowl MVPs, only 8 defensive players (2 of them co-MVPs) have won the recognition. Only once has a special team player (kick returner Desmond Howard) won the honor. Joe Montana holds the record for earning this honor the most times with three MVPs. If you want to read a great post on Montana check out Kohphares "UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH JOE MONTANA". The Dallas Cowboys own the record for the most players to win the MVP with 7. Since Super Bowl XXV, the Super Bowl MVP winner is awarded the Pete Rozelle Trophy, named after the former commissioner of the NFL who served from 1960 to 1989. Currently, the award is sponsored by Cadillac and the winner is presented with a brand new Cadillac automobile of his choice. In previous years, the Super Bowl MVP was awarded a brand new Buick automobile and a watch. Only the Universities of Georgia can claim to have produced three Super Bowl MVPs. (Jake Scott (VII), Terrell Davis (XXXII), and Hines Ward (XL)), Super Bowl MVP's by position: 21 quarterbacks, 7 running backs, 5 wide receivers, 2 defensive ends, 2 linebackers, 2 safeties, 1 cornerback, 1 defensive tackle, 1 kick returner/punt returner. Now here are a few MVP's and "Where are They Now".
Leonard "Len" Dawson (age 72) Super Bowl IV, MVP: For the last 16 years, he's been a member of the Chiefs Radio Broadcast Team in addition to his duties as sports director for KMBC-TV in Kansas City. From 1977 to 2001, he served as the host of HBO's Inside the NFL. In 2006, Dawson was interviewed for the NFL Network documentary America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions the 1969 Kansas City Chiefs season. Len is active in the community and focuses much of his energy on charity work. He has raised money for countless charitable organizations, especially those that help needy children. Len and wife Jacqueline have two grown children. He and his family live in Kansas City. Fun Fact: As a sophomore in 1954, Dawson put together an outstanding first season as the NCAA's leader in pass efficiency, while also playing defense and serving as the Boilermaker kicker.
Roger Staubach (age 65) Super Bowl VI, MVP: In 1977, Staubach capitalized on his football fame and started a commercial real estate business, The Staubach Company headquartered in Dallas which has been his primary endeavor since retirement from football. On June 20, 2007, Staubach announced he would step down as chief executive of the multi-billion dollar real estate company he started 30 years earlier. Staubach is a part owner in Hall of Fame Racing, a NASCAR Nextel Cup team, which began racing in the 2006 season. In the early 1980s, Staubach worked for a short time as a color commentator for CBS Sports. Staubach is now building a residence in the Preston Hollow neighborhood of north Dallas. Fun Fact: Know as "Captain Comeback" for his many fourth quarter heroics, Staubach had an ability for leading scoring drives which would lead the Cowboys to improbable victories. He led his team to twenty-three come-from-behind victories in the fourth quarter, with 17 of these coming in the last two minutes.
Lawrence "Larry" Csonka (age 61) Super Bowl VIII, MVP: Csonka worked for the United States Football League (USFL) Jacksonville Bulls in the mid-1980s, first as director of scouting and then as General Manager. He was also an analyst on the popular syndicated show American Gladiators from 1990-1993. Csonka currently resides in Anchorage, Alaska. He also maintains a farm in Lisbon, Ohio and operates Goodrich Seafood House in Oak Hill, Florida where guides depart daily with clients fishing the famous Mosquito Lagoon. Larry continues to work in the "public eye" as host and producer of an outdoor adventure program, "NAPA's North to Alaska" which airs on Versus (formerly Outdoor Life Network) Saturdays at 12:30 EST. This program showcases Larry's experience as a fisherman and hunter and his enthusiasm for outdoor sports and conservation. In early September, 2005, Csonka and five others were returning by boat to the village of Nikolski on Umnak Island in Alaska's Aleutian's after filming a reindeer hunt on the island for Csonka's TV show. The boat was caught in a severe storm and nearly capsized. They rode out the storm for 10 hours before a Coast Guard helicopter could reach them and rescue them one-by-one in a basket. In 2006, Csonka pled guilty and paid a small fine for filming on National Forest land in Alaska and failing to obtain the required special use permit for production of his cable show. Csonka currently appears in television commercials for the Alaska Spine Institute, an Anchorage based physical rehabilation center. Csonka also travels the country visiting various clubs and corporations as a Sports Humor/Motivational Speaker, operating within his own company known as Csonka Promotions, Inc. His speeches are laced with humor and dramatic personal experiences, and have been well received by some of the nation's top companies. Fun Fact: Dolphins' offensive line coach Monte Clark was asked about Csonka's bruising running style, and responded with this great quote. "When Csonka goes on safari, the lions roll up their windows."
Lynn Curtis Swann (age 55) Super Bowl X, MVP: Swann was a football and sports broadcaster for ABC Sports from 1976 to 2005 and briefly hosted the television game show To Tell the Truth, on which he had previously appeared as a panelist, on NBC from 1990 to 1991.His fourteen-week run as emcee ended, and he was replaced by Alex Trebek. He also made a cameo appearance on Mister Roger's Neighborhood. Swann is the former Chairman of the United States President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports and serves as a director on the boards of HJ Heinz Co. and Wyndham International. Swann, who resides in the Pittsburgh suburb of Sewickley Heights, Pennsylvania, indicated that he was considering seeking the Republican nomination for Governor of Pennsylvania in the 2006 election. On February 23, 2005, Swann filed papers with the state elections board stating his intention to run. On the same day he formed a fundraising committee called Team 88 after his Steeler jersey number. On January 4, 2006 Swann formally declared his candidacy for Governor of Pennsylvania. Swann's opponents in the Republican primary scheduled for May 16, 2006 had initially included Jim Panyard, Pennsylvania State Senator Jeff Piccola, and former Pennsylvania Lt. Governor William W. Scranton, III. After Swann received the endorsement of the Republican state committee on February 11, 2006, all three opponents quit the race, leaving Swann as the only Republican to have filed by the deadline of March 7, 2006. In the end, Swann lost the election with 40% of the vote to incumbent Ed Rendell's 60%. Fun Fact: In Super Bowl X, Swann recorded four catches for a Super Bowl record 161 yards and a touchdown in the game, assisting the Steelers to a 21-17 win and becoming the first wide receiver to earn Super Bowl MVP honors.
Douglas "Doug" Williams (age 52) Super Bowl XII, MVP: After retiring from the NFL, Williams excelled on the high school level as head coach and athletic director at Point Coupee High School in New Roads, Louisiana in 1991. In 1993, he was head coach at Northeast High School in his hometown of Zachary, La., where he guided the team to a 13-1 record and the state semifinals. In 1995, he was offensive coordinator for the Scottish Claymores of the World League of American Football. Williams started off his college head coaching career at Morehouse College in 1997. Williams became the head football coach at Grambling State University in 1998, succeeding the legendary Eddie Robinson. He led the Tigers to 3 consecutive Southwestern Athletic Conference titles from 2000-2002, he then left to join the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a personnel executive. His son Adrian is a accomplished basketball player, who currently plays for Brown. Fun Fact: In Super Bowl XII, Williams engineered a 42-10 rout, in which the Redskins set an NFL record by scoring five touchdowns in the second quarter. Williams completed 18 of 29 passes for 340 yards, with four TD passes, and was named Super Bowl MVP.
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