It’s official, for the 49th straight Super Bowl there will be a Big 33 alum on the field, no matter which teams square-off in Glendale, Arizona on February 1st.
The Big 33 Classic is what I consider America’s best all-star high school football game that is played annually in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Over the years, Pennsylvania all-stars have squared-off against all-star teams from Maryland, Ohio and Texas. On other occasions, Pennsylvania has faced an all-USA team. Currently Pennsylvania is in a five-year deal playing Maryland all-stars. The current series began in 2013, ending a 19-year series between PA and Ohio.
Heading into this Sunday’s NFL conference championship games, each of the four remaining teams have a Big 33 alum on their rosters, which means Super Bowl XLIX will have a Big 33 alum on each team. Of course, that’s barring an injury.
Below are the seven Big 33 alums that will be playing in the NFC Championship game between Seattle and Green Bay and the AFC Championship game between New England and Indianapolis.
Green Bay Packers – A.J. Hawk (Centerville HS, OH) Micah Hyde (Fostoria HS, Ohio) and Joe Madsen (Chardon HS, Ohio)
Indianapolis Colts – A.Q. Shipley (Moon HS, PA)
New England Patriots – Darrelle Revis (Aliquippa HS, PA)
Seattle Seahawks – Garry Gilliam (Milton Hershey HS, PA) and Jordan Hill (Steelton-Highspire HS, PA)
