Monday, February 13, 2023

Just Super

With Penn product Justin Watson catching two passes for 18 yards from Patrick Mahomes yesterday to help the Chiefs win the Super Bowl, I thought it would be fun to compile a list of former Ivy Leaguers who were on active rosters for Super Bowl teams. Then I spent probably 90 minutes cross-checking the most recent Ivy League football record book and earlier versions trying to fill in some blanks before frustration set in and I gave up.

 The best I can offer you are these charts from the record book. Keep in mind, this was before this year's Super Bowl. Caveat emptor.


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Former Dartmouth defensive back Colin Stretch '91, one of three brothers out of San Francisco to play for the Big Green, got this quick splash in Dartmouth Alumni Magazine:

Stretch becomes the chief legal officer of Etsy, the e-commerce giant focused on homemade goods, on February 14. He was most recently of counsel at Latham & Watkins; before that, a leader-in-residence at Columbia University Law School and general counsel at Facebook (now Meta). 

A little more about Stretch from an introduction to an online interview (LINK):

Stretch graduated from Dartmouth College in 1991 with an A.B. in political science and government. He went on to graduate from Harvard Law School where he served as a member of the Harvard Law Review. Before working at Facebook, Mr. Stretch was a Law Clerk to Associate Justice Stephen Breyer for the United States Supreme Court. He was also a partner at Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick PLLC.

Quarterback Brian Stretch '86, the first of the brothers to play at Dartmouth, served as the United States Attorney for the Northern District of California before returning to private practice. He earned his JD at Georgetown. (BIO

Timothy Stretch '88, the middle brother and a wide receiver, went in a different direction after Dartmouth, becoming an Air Force pilot and flying combat missions in Iraq, Afghanistan and Bosnia.

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EXTRA POINT
Didn't watch a second of the Super Bowl halftime "show," and I have to admit most of the commercials featuring celebrities were lost on me. I had no idea who the majority of them were and found myself asking an equally bewildered Mrs. BGA, "Is that anybody?"

My favorite commercial? This one with the surprise and heartwarming ending: