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The Super Bowls Youngest and Oldest Players and Coaches

By James Alder, About.com

Oldest Winning Super Bowl Coaches
Dick Vermeil, St. Louis - XXXIV (63 yrs, 92 days)
Weeb Ewbank, New York Jets - III (61 yrs, 251 days)
Barry Switzer, Dallas - XXX (58 yrs, 115 days)
Bill Walsh, San Francisco - XXIII (57 yrs, 53 days)
George Seifert, San Francisco - XXIX (55 yrs, 7 days)

Youngest Winning Super Bowl Coaches
Jon Gruden, Tampa Bay - XXXVII (39 yrs, 162 days)
John Madden, Oakland - XI (40 yrs, 274 days)
Joe Gibbs, Washington - XVII (42 yrs, 66 days)
Chuck Noll, Pittsburgh - IX (43 yrs, 7 days)
Don Shula, Miami - VII (43 yrs, 10 days)

Oldest Player in a Super Bowl
Mike Horan, St. Louis - XXXIV (40 yrs, 363 days)
George Blanda, Oakland - II (40 yrs, 119 days)
Jerry Rice, Oakland - XXXVII (40 yrs, 105 days)
Lomas Brown, Tampa Bay - XXXVII (39 yrs, 302 days)
Earl Morrall, Miami - VIII (39 yrs, 241 days)

Youngest Player in a Super Bowl
Jamal Lewis, Baltimore - XXXV (21 yrs, 155 days)
Tony Hill, Dallas - XII (21 yrs, 206 days)
Derrick Harmon, San Francisco - XIX (21 yrs, 269 days)
Bob Stein, Kansas City - IV (21 yrs, 354 days)
Travis Williams, Green Bay - II (22 yrs, 0 days)

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