Super Bowl Hall of Guys: Malcolm Butler, Larry Brown Headline Debut Class

Every year when the super bowl rolls around, the same figures – Tom Brady, Joe Montana, Patrick Mahomes – all get the same support. Of course they earn it; After all, they are stars for a reason.

But what about the regular boys, the daily NFL -Kerels who happened to have the biggest game of their lives in the biggest game of their lives? Do they not earn love either? We think so, and we are willing to build a whole (virtual) Hall of Fame to recognize their beautiful, volatile performance.

Presentation of the inaugural class of the Yahoo Sports Super Bowl Hall of Guys:

Glendale, AZ - 01 February: Malcolm Butler #21 of the New England Patriots intercepts a pass by Russell Wilson #3 of the Seattle Seahawks intended for Ricardo Lockette #83 Laat in the fourth quarter 1, 2015 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)Glendale, AZ - 01 February: Malcolm Butler #21 of the New England Patriots intercepts a pass by Russell Wilson #3 of the Seattle Seahawks intended for Ricardo Lockette #83 Laat in the fourth quarter 1, 2015 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
Malcolm Butler intercepts a pass by Russell Wilson from the Seattle Seahawks who were intended for Ricardo Lockette at the end of the fourth quarter to win the victory for the Patriots in Super Bowl Xlix. (Rob Carr via Getty Images)

Butler is the embodiment of a super bowl-man-he jumped from uncertainty to immortality in one super bowl-clinching game. You know the piece: with 20 seconds left in the game and the patriots that cling to a 28-24 lead, the Seahawks were on the line of New England 1-Yard. Russell Wilson took the Snap and shot a pass in the direction of Ricardo Lockette, only for Butler to jump for the pass and to trick the Super Bowl-Clinching Onderchipping-the First Int of Butler’s Career. He suspected where the ball would go after observing the formation of the Seahawks, gambled and grew both the pass and immortality. He is a unanimous first ballot choice for the inaugural hall of boys, and well deserved.

Football: Super Bowl XXX: rear view of Dallas Cowboys Larry Brown (24) in action, which returns interception for touchdown versus Pittbught Steelers in Sun Devil Stadium. Tempe, AZ 1/28/196CREDIT: VJ Lovero (photo by VJ Lovero/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images) (set number: X50014 TK4 R4 F35)Football: Super Bowl XXX: rear view of Dallas Cowboys Larry Brown (24) in action, which returns interception for touchdown versus Pittbught Steelers in Sun Devil Stadium. Tempe, AZ 1/28/196CREDIT: VJ Lovero (photo by VJ Lovero/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images) (set number: X50014 TK4 R4 F35)
Larry Brown (24) returns a interception deep in the Pittsburgh Steelers territory to set up a Dallas -Touchdown in Super Bowl XXX. (VJ Lovero via Getty Images)

The exploits of Butler and others are remarkable because they have protected titles; The full game of Larry Brown is perhaps even more unlikely and more remarkable. Brown, a 12th round (yes, real) choice from the cowboys, Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith and the rest of the stars of Dallas in the still most recent Super Bowl victory of the Cowboys on Pittsburgh in 1996. Playing with A tough heart after the death of his baby son, Brown, who had also chosen Brett Favre late in the NFC champion match, returned two Neil O’Donnell-Getarwing to the red zone. The cowboys both intercepted interceptions into crucial touchdowns in the 27-17 victory of Dallas.

The recipient of New York Giants David Tyree (85) holds the ball as he is being knocked down by the New England Patriots' Rodney Harrison (37) in a 17-14 Giants victory in Super Bowl XLII at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale , Arizona, on Sunday, February 3, 2008 (photo by Karl Mondon/MCT/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)The recipient of New York Giants David Tyree (85) holds the ball as he is being knocked down by the New England Patriots' Rodney Harrison (37) in a 17-14 Giants victory in Super Bowl XLII at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale , Arizona, on Sunday, February 3, 2008 (photo by Karl Mondon/MCT/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
The recipient of New York Giants David Tyree (85) holds the ball against his helmet while he is knocked down by Rodney Harrison (37) from the New England Patriots in a 17-14 Giants victory in Super Bowl XLII. (MCT via Getty Images)

When you get a play on the name that gets its own name, you are without a doubt a super bowl -man. For the rest of his days, and for generations afterwards, Tyree will be associated with the catch of the helmet, a piece where – as the name suggests – the ball with his helmet caught. With 1:15 about in the game and the Giants 14-10 to the AT-DAT-Point-Perfect New England Patriots, Eli Manning took the Snap on his own 44-year line. Manning avoided a swarming haste and hurled a pass in the direction of Tyree. Tyree jumped, held the ball against his helmet while he fell and completed the catch for a 32 -meter reception. Twenty-four seconds later, the Giants scored a go-ahead touchdown that held for the last 35 seconds. Tyree would never catch another pass in an NFL game, but again, what could the catch of the helmet ever surpass?

Football: Super Bowl XXXIV: Tennessee Titans Kevin Dyson (87) In action vs St. Louis Rams Mike Jones (52) at Georgia Dome. Dyson Lunging for End Zone. Last game of Game. Series. Atlanta, go 1/30/2000 Credit: John Biever (photo by John Biever/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images) (Set number: X59531 TK4 R9 F21)Football: Super Bowl XXXIV: Tennessee Titans Kevin Dyson (87) In action vs St. Louis Rams Mike Jones (52) at Georgia Dome. Dyson Lunging for End Zone. Last game of Game. Series. Atlanta, go 1/30/2000 Credit: John Biever (photo by John Biever/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images) (Set number: X59531 TK4 R9 F21)
Tennessee Titans Kevin Dyson just gets shy by the end zone of Mike Jones (52) to win the victory for the Rams in Super Bowl XXXIV. (John Biever via Getty Images)

The opposite of the situation of Malcolm Butler, a case in which a defender made the game. Jones was the Linebacker who had the task of bringing Tennessee’s Kevin Dyson down, only a garden of the goal line in the last game of the Super Bowl. With the rams that Leiden 23-16 and the Titans set up on the 10-year line of St. Louis, Dyson broke free and caught a pass from Steve McNeir about 4 yards briefly on the end zone. Jones broke off his coverage and killed Dyson, brought him to the floor on just a few feet from Glory and a potential super bowl -typing -or even – -winchdown.

Los Angeles, ca -January 15, 1967: wide receiver Max McGee #85 from the Green Bay Packers -Scores on a 13 -yard Touchdown -Pass of Quarterback Bart Starr in the third quarter of Super Bowl I on January 15, 1967 against the Kansas City Chiefs at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. The packers defeated the Chiefs, 35-10 to win the Professional Football World Championship. 19670115-FR-396 1967 Kidwiler collection/diamond images  Los Angeles, ca -January 15, 1967: wide receiver Max McGee #85 from the Green Bay Packers -Scores on a 13 -yard Touchdown -Pass of Quarterback Bart Starr in the third quarter of Super Bowl I on January 15, 1967 against the Kansas City Chiefs at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. The packers defeated the Chiefs, 35-10 to win the Professional Football World Championship. 19670115-FR-396 1967 Kidwiler collection/diamond images
Max McGee scores his second of two touchdowns in Super Bowl I to lead the Green Bay Packers to a 35-10 victory over the Chiefs of Kansas City. (Diamond Images via Getty Images)

McGee etched his name in Super Bowl Guy Lore by scoring the first touchdown in the history of Super Bowl while hung up. After a season in which he had only captured four passes for 91 total yards, McGee decided to entertain himself during Super Bowl weekend. He tore up the city and did not expect a game action to be seen, but was hired when the start receiver of the Packers separated his shoulder early in the game. McGee had to borrow the helmet from a teammate because he had left his in the dressing room and then immediately caught a pass with one hand he changed in the first touchdown of the game. He would catch seven passes for 138 yards and two touchdowns while the Packers won 35-10. That is vintage man performance there.

Also received consideration: Washington’s Timmy Smith, Super Bowl Rushing Record; Malcolm Smith from Seattle, Super Bowl MVP; Desmond Howard van Green Bay, Super Bowl MVP; The Dexter Jackson from Tampa Bay, Super Bowl MVP; Dallas’ James Washington, Super Bowl XXVIII; Nick “Philly Special” Foles.

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Jay Busbee Senior writer

Jay Busbee, a writer for Yahoo Sports since 2008, has covered the Super Bowl, the Daytona 500, the Masters, the Indianapolis 500, the Kentucky Derby, the last four, NBA, NCAA Football and the MLB -Play -Offs. He is the author of “Earnhardt Nation”, a biography of the Earnhardt family of Nascar. Follow him on Twitter (@Jaybusbee) and Instagram (Jaybusbee). E -Mail him at jay.busbee@yahoo.com

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