Anyway, the list entries will go as follows: number of career regular season rushing/receiving yards or touchdowns, player name, team he played for, and Super Bowl number he scored in (rendered as "SB 23", for example, and not "Super Bowl XXIII"). An asterisk (*) by the player's name indicates that the player is still actively playing as of 2019. I'll try to remember and go back and update the list accordingly as active players add to their career totals. (UPDATE--As it turned out, many of the players who scored in the recent Super Bowl 54 qualify for this list. They've been added below.) And a letter in parentheses after the SB # indicates more information written below.
Fewest regular season rushing yards in a career, to score a rushing touchdown in a Super Bowl:
1) 5: William "The Refridgerator" Perry, Chicago Bears, SB 20. (a)
2) 98: Gary Russell, Pittsburgh Steelers, SB 43.
3) 165: Don Smith, Buffalo Bills, SB 25.
4) 286: Kurt Warner, St. Louis Rams, SB 36.
5) 351: Howard Griffith, Denver Broncos, SB 33.
6) 500: Patrick Mahomes *, Kansas City Chiefs, SB 54.
7) 602: Timmy Smith, Washington Redskins, SB 22. (b)
8) 1069: Raheem Mostert *, San Francisco 49ers, SB 54.
9) 1119: James White *, New England Patriots, SB 51 and 52.
10) 1231: Damien Williams *, Kansas City Chiefs, SB 54.
11) 1249: Tom Nowatzke, Baltimore Colts, SB 5.
12) 1357: Ben Roethlisberger *, Pittsburgh Steelers, SB 40.
13) 1451: Rob Lytle, Denver Broncos, SB 12.
14) 1631: Jim McMahon, Chicago Bears, SB 20.
15) 1676: Joe Montana, San Francisco 49ers, SB 16 and 19.
16) 1788: Elijah Pitts, Green Bay Packers, SB 1.
17) 1843: Sony Michel *, New England Patriots, SB 53.
18) 1844: Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers, SB 31.
19) 2020: Tom Rathman, San Francisco 49ers, SB 24.
20) 2038: Duane Thomas, Dallas Cowboys, SB 6.
21) 2220: Ken Anderson, Cincinnati Bengals, SB 16.
22) 2300: Colin Kaepernick, San Francisco 49ers, SB 47.
23) 2504: Laurence Maroney, New England Patriots, SB 42.
(a) Perry is still the only defensive player to score a rushing touchdown in a Super Bowl.
(b) To add to the unlikely events, Smith is still the Super Bowl single game rushing yards record holder, with 204.
Now let's move to the list of the players with the fewest regular season career rushing touchdowns to have rushed for a touchdown in a Super Bowl. Obviously this list is similar to the yardage one. Also, there are many ties, of course.
1) 2: William "The Refridgerator" Perry, Chicago Bears, SB 20. (c)
2) 3: Timmy Smith, Washington Redskins, SB 22.
2) 3: Don Smith, Buffalo Bills, SB 25.
2) 3: Howard Griffith, Denver Broncos, SB 33.
2) 3: Kurt Warner, St. Louis Rams, SB 36.
2) 3: Gary Russell, Pittsburgh Steelers, SB 43.
7) 4: Patrick Mahomes *, Kansas City Chiefs, SB 54.
8) 8: James White *, New England Patriots, SB 51 and 52.
9) 9: Raheem Mostert *, San Francisco 49ers, SB 54.
10) 11: DeShaun Foster, Carolina Panthers, SB 38.
11) 12: Rob Lytle, Denver Broncos, SB 12.
11) 12: Damien Williams *, Kansas City Chiefs, SB 54.
13) 13: Tom Nowatzke, Baltimore Colts, SB 5.
14) 13: Colin Kaepernick, San Francisco 49ers, SB 47.
14) 13: Sony Michel *, New England Patriots, SB 53.
14) 14: Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers, SB 31.
17) 16: Jim McMahon, Chicago Bears, SB 20.
18) 19: Ben Roethlisberger *, Pittsburgh Steelers, SB 40.
19) 20: Cullen Bryant, Los Angeles Rams, SB 14.
19) 20: Ken Anderson, Cincinnati Bengals, SB 16.
19) 20: Joe Montana, San Francisco 49ers, SB 16 and 19.
19) 20: Matt Suhey, Chicago Bears, SB 20.
23) 21: Duane Thomas, Dallas Cowboys, SB 6.
23) 21: Laurence Maroney, New England Patriots, SB 42.
(c) To continue on Perry, he also is the only defensive player as far as I know to attempt a pass in a Super Bowl. Or, more accurately, attempt to attempt to pass, as he was sacked, also in SB 20.
Okay, now let's move on to players who caught touchdowns passes, with the same setup. Lowest career regular season receiving yardage first:
1) 0: Percy Howard, Dallas Cowboys, SB 10. (d)
2) 10: Nick Foles *, Philadelphia Eagles, SB 52. (e)
3) 14: Mike Vrabel, New England Patriots, SB 38 and 39. (f)
4) 176: Chris Matthews, Seattle Seahawks, SB 49.
5) 297: Duane Thomas, Dallas Cowboys, SB 5. (g)
6) 315: Corey Clement *, Philadelphia Eagles, SB 52.
7) 323: Carl Monroe, San Francisco 49ers, SB 19.
8) 412: Alvin Garrett, Washington Redskins, SB 17.
9) 446: Ben Patrick, Arizona Cardinals, SB 43.
10) 636: Larry Brown, Pittsburgh Steelers, SB 9. (h)
11) 650: David Tyree, New York Giants, SB 42.
12) 715: Kenny King, Oakland Raiders, SB 15.
13) 1006: Ron Smith, Los Angeles Rams, SB 14.
14) 1012: Dan Johnson, Miami Dolphins, SB 19.
15) 1106: Damien Williams *, Kansas City Chiefs, SB 54.
16) 1113: Phil McConkey, New York Giants, SB 21.
17) 1190: Tevin Coleman *, Atlanta Falcons, SB 51.
18) 1294: Rocky Bleier, Pittsburgh Steelers, SB 13.
19) 1427: William Floyd, San Francisco 49ers, SB 29.
20) 1514: Randy Grossman, Pittsburgh Steelers, SB 10.
21) 1647: Kyle Juszczyk *, San Francisco 49ers, SB 54.
22) 1739: Jimmy Cefalo, Miami Dolphins, SB 17.
(d) Howard's only recorded stats are 2 kickoff returns for 51 yards.
(e) Foles is the only quarterback to catch a touchdown pass in a Super Bowl, and only the second, after John Elway, to catch a pass in a Super Bowl at all.
(f) Vrabel is the only defensive player to catch a touchdown pass in a Super Bowl. And his regular season career was amazingly unique--he caught 10 lifetime passes, for 14 yards, and 10 touchdowns.
(g) Thomas is the only guy to appear on both the rushing and receiving lists here. His career was very short, due to disputes with various teams. (Update--Damien Williams just joined him, although he's still active, so this might be temporary.)
(h) One of the reasons Brown's receiving yardage was so low was because he converted from tight end to offensive tackle for the latter part of his career.
Okay, final list--here's the guys with the fewest receiving touchdowns in their regular season careers who caught touchdown passes in a Super Bowl. Once again, there are many repeats from the yardage list.
1) 0: Percy Howard, Dallas Cowboys, SB 10.
2) 0: Nick Foles *, Philadelphia Eagles, SB 52.
3) 1: Chris Matthews, Seattle Seahawks, SB 49.
3) 1: Kenny King, Oakland Raiders, SB 15.
5) 2: Rocky Bleier, Pittsburgh Steelers, SB 10
5) 2: Alvin Garrett, Washington Redskins, SB 17. (i)
5) 2: Carl Monroe, San Francisco 49ers, SB 19.
5) 2: Phil McConkey, New York Giants, SB 21. (j)
5) 2: Corey Clement *, Philadelphia Eagles, SB 52.
10) 3: Duane Thomas, Dallas Cowboys, SB 5.
11) 4: Ron Smith, Los Angeles Rams, SB 14.
11) 4: David Tyree, New York Giants, SB 42.
11) 4: Ben Patrick, Arizona Cardinals, SB 43.
14) 5: Larry Brown, Pittsburgh Steelers, SB 9.
14) 5: Randy Grossman, Pittsburgh Steelers, SB 10.
14) 5: William Floyd, San Francisco 49ers, SB 29.
17) 8: Ricky Nattiel, Denver Broncos, SB 22.
17) 8: Greg Lewis, Philadelphia Eagles, SB 39.
17) 8: Kyle Juszczyk *, San Francisco 49ers, SB 54.
20) 10: Bill Miller, Oakland Raiders, SB 2.
20) 10: Damien Williams *, Kansas City Chiefs, SB 54.
(5 players tied with 12 receiving touchdowns.)
(i) Incredibly, Garrett caught 3 touchdowns in an earlier game in the 1982 postseason, against Detroit.
(j) McConkey's touchdown in SB 21 was even more unlikely than most--it was a pass that bounced off teammate Mark Bavaro's hands, that McConkey was then able to snag.
So enjoy the upcoming games! Maybe we'll see some more surprising, unlikely events.
I recently received more information about the anthology that a story of mine will be appearing in. Once again, that's the "Shadowy Natures" psychological horror anthology from Dark Ink, the horror imprint of AM Ink Publishing. The book's editor, Rebecca Rowland, told me that the editing process will be starting very soon, and the publication date is firmly fixed as September 10, 2020. The book will include 21 stories. The authors are a diverse lot, coming from 5 different countries, and 10 separate U.S. states. And the front cover is shown below:
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