"Mike Vrabel can make history Sunday: a Patriots victory in Super Bowl LX would make him only the fifth head coach to win as both player and coach. As a Patriots linebacker, Vrabel won three Super Bowls; now as coach, he led New England back to the championship game."
"Tom Flores was the first person to achieve this distinction. While much of his playing career took place in the pre-Super Bowl era, Flores was a backup quarterback for the 1969 Kansas City Chiefs, winners of Super Bowl IV over the Minnesota Vikings. He was the Raiders' receivers coach when they beat the Vikings in Super Bowl XI and won two more as the Raiders' head coach - Super Bowl XV over the Philadelphia Eagles and Super Bowl XVIII over Washington."
"Mike Ditka was a tight end for the Chicago Bears when they won the NFL championship (in the pre-Super Bowl era) in 1963 and for the Dallas Cowboys when they won Super Bowl VI over the Miami Dolphins. He was an assistant coach for the Cowboys when they beat the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XII and head coach of the Bears when they beat the Patriots in Super Bowl XX."
Mike Vrabel can become the fifth person to win a Super Bowl as both player and head coach if the New England Patriots beat the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl LX. Tom Flores first achieved the feat, winning Super Bowl IV as a backup quarterback and later winning as Raiders receivers coach (Super Bowl XI) and as Raiders head coach (Super Bowls XV and XVIII). Mike Ditka won as a player in 1963 and Super Bowl VI, served as an assistant on Super Bowl XII, and coached the Bears to Super Bowl XX. Tony Dungy won Super Bowl XIII as a player and later coached the Colts to Super Bowl XLI. Doug Pederson was a backup quarterback on Super Bowl XXXI and later coached the Philadelphia Eagles to Super Bowl LII. Vrabel spent eight of 14 NFL seasons with New England and won three Super Bowls as a Patriots linebacker.
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