All in the Family: 7 NFL Fathers and Sons Who Have Won the Super Bowl

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San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffery and head coach Kyle Shanahan are chasing history of the familial variety at Super Bowl LVIII. Should San Francisco prevail in its Super Bowl rematch with the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, 27-year-old McCaffery and 44-year-old Shanahan will join a select group of NFL families to win championships across two generations.

McCaffrey, pictured above with his father, Ed McCaffrey, is playing in his first Super Bowl after being traded to the 49ers from the Carolina Panthers last season. The former Stanford University star wasn’t even born when Ed won the first of his three Super Bowls in 1995, also with San Francisco.

Meanwhile, Shanahan would follow in the footsteps of his father, Mike, who won Super Bowls XXXII and XXXIII with the Denver Broncos in 1998 and 1999. The pair previously became the first father-son head coaches to lead a team to the Super Bowl, though Kyle’s 49ers surrendered a 10-point lead and lost to Kansas City, 31-20, in 2020.

For some NFL families, winning seems to be a hereditary trait. Here’s a look at the fathers and sons who have won the Super Bowl.

Bruce Davis and Bruce Davis II

Bruce Davis: 1984 winner with the Oakland Raiders

Bruce Davis II: 2009 winner with the Pittsburgh Steelers

The elder Bruce Davis was an 11th-round draft pick of the Oakland Raiders in 1979—a major oversight considering he went on to play in 121 NFL games and helped Oakland win Super Bowl XVIII in 1984. Davis died in December 2021 at age 65.

Luckily he got to see his son, Bruce II, become a champion in 2009 with the Pittsburgh Steelers. However, the younger Bruce, now 38, wasn’t nearly as impactful a player throughout his career. According to Pro Football Reference, the linebacker played in only five games that championship season and registered only six tackles in his brief career.

Steve and Zak DeOssie

Steve DeOssie: 1991 winner with the New York Giants

Zak DeOssie: 2008 and 2012 winner with the New York Giants

The DeOssies, long snappers Steve and his son Zak, hold the unique distinction of winning their Super Bowls with the same team: the New York Giants.

Steve, now 61, was victorious in Super Bowl XXV in 1991—the infamous “Wide Right” game, in which Buffalo Bills kicker Scott Norwood missed a winning field goal in the final moments. Zak, now 39, had two close battles himself, with New York winning Super Bowls XLII, in 2008, and XLVI, in 2012, by a combined seven points.

Zak announced his retirement in 2020 and offered a heartfelt message to his father in a social media post. “To Dad: thank you for all that you have done and continue to do to make this journey, and especially this moment, mean so much. You have been the best mentor, advocate, and friend through it all,” he wrote.

Bob and Brian Griese

Bob Griese: 1973 and 1974 winner with the Miami Dolphins

Brian Griese: 1999 winner with the Denver Broncos

Bob Griese remains the only quarterback in NFL history to cap off a perfect season with a Super Bowl win, as the Miami Dolphins completed a 17-0 stretch with their win in Super Bowl VII in 1973. Griese and the Dolphins scored a repeat victory the next year. A former star at Purdue University, the 79-year-old is now a member of both the College Football and Pro Football Halls of Fame.

His son Brian didn’t have the same amount of pressure on him for Super Bowl XXXIII in 1999. He served as the backup quarterback to John Elway for the Denver Broncos’ 34-19 win over the Atlanta Falcons and didn’t have to throw a single pass. Notably, 48-year-old Brian is now the quarterbacks coach for the 49ers, meaning he’ll try to guide Brock Purdy to a win on Sunday.

Ronnie Lott and Ryan Nece

Ronnie Lott: Four-time winner with the San Francisco 49ers

Ryan Nece: 2003 winner with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Ronnie Lott, a former defensive back, is one of the most decorated players in NFL history with six All-Pro selections and 63 career interceptions, ranking eighth all-time. The 64-year-old Hall of Famer also contributed to four Super Bowl wins—all with the San Francisco 49ers—in 1982, 1985, 1989, and 1990.

Ryan Nece, a former linebacker, won a championship as a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2003. However, the now-44-year-old didn’t play in the big game after suffering a ruptured ACL in his knee during the season.

Emery and Aaron Moorehead

Emery Moorehead: 1986 winner with the Chicago Bears

Aaron Moorehead: 2006 winner with the Indianapolis Colts

Super Bowl Shuffle, anyone? Tight end Emery Moorehead didn’t contribute to the viral Chicago Bears dance song in 1985, but he did help the team crush the New England Patriots, 46-10, the following year in Super Bowl XX. Now 69 years old, Emery played with Chicago for three more seasons before shuffling into retirement.

His son Aaron, today 43, never caught on as an NFL regular, catching only 31 career passes as a wide receiver. But, he is a champion after winning the 2006 Super Bowl with Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts—beating none other than the Bears.

Craig, Britton, and Dustin Colquitt

Craig Colquitt: 1979 and 1980 winner with the Pittsburgh Steelers

Britton Colquitt: 2016 winner with the Denver Broncos

Dustin Colquitt: 2020 winner with the Kansas City Chiefs

As Pat McAfee once reminded us, punters are people, too. But while the position might be among the sport’s most unglamorous, there’s nothing underwhelming about the punting dynasty of Craig Colquitt and his two sons, Britton and Dustin.

Craig, now 69, won Super Bowls XIII and XIV with the Pittsburgh Steelers, who were led by their vaunted Steel Curtain defense. Britton, 38, and Dustin, 41, followed suit, winning Super Bowl 50 in 2016 with the Denver Broncos and Super Bowl LIV in 2020 with the Kansas City Chiefs, respectively.

Fun fact: Britton and Dustin’s uncle, Jimmy Colquitt, also made the NFL as, you guessed it, a punter.

Howie and Chris Long

Howie Long: 1984 winner with the Oakland Raiders

Chris Long: 2017 winner with the New England Patriots and 2018 winner with the Philadelphia Eagles

Before 64-year-old Howie Long became a popular studio analyst for Fox NFL broadcasts, he was an eight-time Pro Bowler as a defensive end and Super Bowl XVIII winner, along with Bruce Davis and the Oakland Raiders, in 1984. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000.

His son Chris also played defensive end and was the No. 2 overall pick in the 2008 NFL draft out of the University of Virginia. Today 28, he won back-to-back Bowls with the New England Patriots in 2017 (Super Bowl LI) and the Philadelphia Eagles in 2018 (Super Bowl LII). He played one more season in Philly before retiring.

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