History is sure to be made by an Oklahoma Sooner on Super Bowl Sunday.
Kansas City Chiefs long snapper James Winchester will appear in his fifth Super Bowl on Sunday when the Chiefs take on the Philadelphia Eagles in New Orleans.
Once he steps on the field at Super Bowl LIX, Winchester will have played in more Super Bowls than any long snapper in NFL history, according to NFL.com.
Winchester is one of five players to be part of all of the Chiefs' recent Super Bowl appearances, joining Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Chris Jones and Harrison Butker.
But before Winchester was a Chief, he was a Sooner. He walked on out of small town Washington, Oklahoma, as a wide receiver in 2008. But in 2009 when the long snapper was injured, he volunteered to Bob Stoops and never looked back (or always looked back, I guess). He didn't get a scholarship until his senior season.
After a brief stint on the Eagles' practice squad in 2013, Winchester signed with the Chiefs in 2015 and has been with the organization for nearly a decade now.
The past decade for Winchester has included four Super Bowl wins, giving him more Lombardi Trophies than any other former Sooner. And that margin could grow even more after Sunday.
Another win would also not only give Winchester more Super Bowl appearances than any long snapper, but also the most championships.
Winchester is one of six OU alumni on the Chiefs' active roster, including Hollywood Brown, Creed Humphrey, McKade Mettauer, Wanya Morris and Samaje Perine.
With Jalen Hurts and Lane Johnson representing the Eagles, eight former OU players is the most from any college football program for the third straight Super Bowl. That's in large thanks to the Chiefs' run of success.