Portal:American football/Anniversaries/January 17

Events

• 1971 - Super Bowl V, the Baltimore Colts defeat the Dallas Cowboys 16-13 in the first Super Bowl after the AFL-NFL merger.

Birthdays

• 1945 - Preston Pearson, running back, played in five Super Bowls for three different teams, the Baltimore Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Dallas Cowboys, over a 14-season NFL career. Never played college football.
• 1953 - Mike Hegman, linebacker, played 12 seasons for the Dallas Cowboys
• 1974 - Derrick Mason, wide receiver with both the Tennessee Titans and Baltimore Ravens, has appeared in two Pro Bowls as well as Super Bowl XXXIV.

Deaths

• 2008 - Ernie Holmes, member of the Pittsburgh Steelers famous Steel Curtain defense, won two Super Bowls before being traded to the New England Patriots. (b. 1948)