Super Bowl champions produced by Arkansas colleges

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – It’s no secret that the Natural State has produced its fair share of football stars over the years, including several future Super Bowl champions.

Colleges in Arkansas have also produced their fair share of future Super Bowl champions over the years as well. According to data from Pro Football Reference, 10 colleges from the Natural State have produced at least one Super Bowl champion.

"It is always a huge deal when you have one of your own alums in a Super Bowl,” University of Central Arkansas head coach Nathan Brown said. “It is an example of hard work and dedication finding its way to the pinnacle of the profession. The pride that is felt when your logo is represented by a professional athlete on the biggest stage is priceless."

Small School Champions

New York Giants linebacker Tank Daniels is seen during football training camp in Albany, N.Y., Monday, July 28, 2008. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Three colleges in the Natural State have had one champion a piece including Harding’s Tank Daniels with the 2007 Giants, Irvin Phillips from Arkansas Tech with the Raiders in 1983 and Henderson State’s Todd Jones who won with the 1992 Dallas Cowboys.

A Pair of Titles

Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Tanner Hudson (88) celebrates on the field after an NFL Super Bowl 55 football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. The Buccaneers defeated the Chiefs 31-9 to win the Super Bowl. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
FILE - In this September 1975 file photo, Dallas Cowboys safety Cliff Harris poses for a photo, location not known. Harris and receiver Drew Pearson, who also will be inducted this year as part of the class of 2021, are the first undrafted Cowboys among their 15 players in the Hall of Fame. (AP Photo, File)
FILE - In this Jan. 15, 1967, file photo, Green Bay Packers' Elijah Pitts (22) charges into the end zone, eluding Kansas City Chiefs' Bobby Hunt (20), during the first Super Bowl in Los Angeles. Pitts scored from the five on the play following Willie Wood's interception in the third quarter. The Packers and the Chiefs had no way of knowing what the Super Bowl would become when they met at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Jan. 15, 1967. (AP Photo/File)

A pair of Southern Arkansas Muleriders alumni won Super Bowls including Dennis Woodberry with Washington as well as Tanner Hudson who won with Tom Brady’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2020. Philander Smith graduate Elijah Pitts won each of the first two Super Bowls with the Green Bay Packers and Ouachita Baptist alumni Cliff Harris won two with the Dallas Cowboys in the 70s.

University of Central Arkansas Bears

Denver Broncos? quarterback John Elway (7) falls under the defense of Washington?s Dexter Manley and Monte Coleman (51) during Sunday?s Super Bowl XXII at Jack Murphy Stadium, Feb. 1, 1988 in San Diego. The Broncos lost the matchup 42-10. (AP Photo)
Willie Davis (84) of the Kansas City Chiefs races to the end zone to complete a 60-yard touchdown catch from Chiefs quarterback Steve Bono during the first quarter, Sunday, Sept. 3, 1995 in Seattle against the Seahawks. Trailing the play for Seattle is Eugene Robinson (41). (AP Photo/Gary Stewart)
Kansas City Chiefs defensive back Tremon Smith (39) returns a kickoff during the first half of an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Former Bears alumni Monte Coleman won three rings with Washington and wide receiver Willie Davis has won three as part of the Kansas City Chiefs front office staff. Defensive back Robert Rochell got a ring with the Los Angeles Rams in 2021 and Tremon Smith got one with Kansas City to conclude the 2019 season.

Arkansas State Red Wolves

New York Giants running back Maurice Carthon (44) is stopped with a grab around the leg by Dallas Cowboys tackle Dean Hamel, lower left, in the first quarter of NFL game at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., Dec. 16, 1989. Rushing in at right is Cowboys tackle Willie Broughton. (AP Photo/Mark Phillips)
Baltimore Ravens defensive tackle Bryan Hall celebrates his sack during the second half of an NFL preseason football game against Kansas City Chiefs in Baltimore, Friday, Aug. 19, 2011. The Baltimore Ravens defeated the Kansas City Chief 31-13. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
New England Patriots defensive back Don Jones walks off the field after an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014, in Miami Gardens, Fla. The Dolphins defeated the Patriots 33-20. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

The Red Wolves have had five different players win rings over the years including Maurice Carthon who won two with the Giants. Bryan Hall and Kyle Richardson each won a ring with the Baltimore Ravens, Ray Brown got one with Washington for the 1991 season and Don Jones got one with the New England Patriots in 2014.

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Golden Lions

The ball pops loose as Dallas quarterback Roger Staubach is tackled in second half action on Sunday, Oct. 28, 1979, by the Steelers' L.C. Greenwood in Pittsburgh. The officials ruled that Staubach did not fumble, but he was injured on the play, and did not play in the rest of the game. Pittsburgh won the rematch of Super Bowl XIV, 14-3. (AP Photo)
Green Bay Packers Bob Brown is shown, Aug.1973. (AP Photo)

The Golden Lions have also had five alumni win Super Bowl rings with the most coming from L.C. Greenwood who won four with the Pittsburgh Steelers as part of their Steel Curtain defense. Defensive end Bob Brown received rings with the Green Bay Packers as part of their first two championship teams and Greg Briggs won two with the Dallas Cowboys. Other champions from the school include Chris Akins with the New England Patriots and Ceasar Belser who got a ring in Super Bowl IV with the Kansas City Chiefs

University of Arkansas Razorbacks

Denver Broncos' Steve Atwater (27) and Neil Smith (90) celebrate their Super Bowl victory with teammates as they hold up the Vince Lombardi trophy after defeating the Packers at San Diego's Qualcomm Stadium Sunday, Jan. 25, 1998. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Washington Redskins coach Joe Gibbs, surrounded by his players, holds the Vince Lombardi trophy during a rally for the Super Bowl champions on the Mall in Washington, D.C., Jan. 28, 1992. The Redskins defeated the Buffalo Bills in the Super Bowl XXVI game, 37-24. Redskins linebacker Ravin Caldwell is at left. (AP Photo/Doug Mills)
New England Patriots' Malcom Brown, left, Deatrich Wise Jr., center, and Lawrence Guy, right, ride a duck boat as the team parades through downtown Boston, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019, to celebrate their win over the Los Angeles Rams in Sunday's NFL Super Bowl 53 football game in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Baltimore Ravens offensive lineman Bobbie Williams is surrounded by photographers as he walks off the field with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after their 34-31 win against the San Francisco 49ers in the NFL Super Bowl XLVII football game, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Marcio Sanchez)
New York Giants tackle Tony Ugoh kisses the Vince Lombardi Trophy while celebrating his team's 21-17 win over the New England Patriots in the NFL Super Bowl XLVI football game, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Chicago Bears' Dan Hampton (99) and Otis Wilson sack New England Patriots' quarterback Steve Grogan during Super Bowl XX, Jan. 26, 1986, in New Orleans. The Bears sacked the Patriots seven times as the Bears won, 46-10. (AP Photo/Ray Stubblebine)
New England Patriots' Trey Flowers celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after defeating the Atlanta Falcons in the NFL Super Bowl 51 football game Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017, in Houston. The Patriots defeated the Falcons 34-28. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Dallas wide receiver Lance Alworth trots across the goal line after taking a pass from quarterback Roger Staubach during first half of the Super Bowl game in New Orleans, Jan. 16, 1972. On ground is Miami defender Curtis Johnson. The play covered seven yards. (AP Photo)

Without question or surprise, the Arkansas school with the most Super Bowl champions is the Razorbacks who have had at least 26 former players and countless former coaches win titles.

Notable former Hogs with titles: