These Memphis-area high school football players made it to the Super Bowl
Seattle Seahawks running back Kenneth Walker III warms up before the NFC Championship NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams on Jan. 25 in Seattle. (Lindsey Wasson/AP)
When New England and Seattle take the field inside Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, for Super Bowl LX on Feb. 8, Seahawks running back Kenneth Walker III will join a long list of Memphis-area high school football players who have played in the game.
The Arlington High graduate, who played collegiately first at Wake Forest then Michigan State, adds his name to a list that includes both starters and players on the fringes.
But these guys were all part of the show. And that’s what counts.
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John Varlas
John Varlas is a lifelong Memphian who has covered high school sports in various capacities for over 20 years.
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