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By: Stella | February 7th, 2010 | Category: Sports

Leading up to the Super Bowl, we have learned more than we want to know about Reggie Bush being an honorary member of the Kardashian family. We are are also learning Dwight Freeney’s every move in physical therapy. Here are some Super Bowl fun facts that you may not know, brought to you by a source that has no credibility or integrity, whatsoever.

- Colts head coach Jim Caldwell actually served as wide receivers coach at the University of Louisville in 1985. After playing for the University of Iowa in the 70s, Caldwell bounced around to several college jobs before becoming head coach at Wake Forest in 1993. With a career record of 26-63, one wonders how he kept his job for eight seasons. Now, he’s going for his second Super Bowl ring. It’s amazing how having ‘The Brain’ as your quarterback makes you look like a coaching genius.

- The only UK or UofL player participating in Sunday’s game is former Cats tight end Jacob Tamme, who has caught three passes in each of his first two seasons in the league. The former 4th-round pick snagged a career-best 21 yard catch in mop-up duty on the final week of the 2009 regular season.

- Ironically, the University of Indiana is the most well-represented local college in the Super Bowl. New Orleans boasts two Hoosiers who see significant playing time: DB Tracy Porter and WR/KR Courtney Roby. Porter was All-Big Ten his senior year, and had the interception of Brett Fav-rah at the end of regulation in the NFC title game. Roby broke the IU career record for receptions and yards before being drafted by the Titans in 2005.

Tracy Porter back in his Hoosier days.

Tracy Porter back in his Hoosier days.

- Saints coach Sean Payton was a quarterback at Eastern Illinois University, and actually played as a replacement player in 1987 when NFL players went on strike. Payton broke into NFL coaching in 1997 as a QB coach with the Eagles, and also worked for the Giants and Cowboys before getting the Saints job in 2006.

Sean Payton as a field general for Eastern Illinois.

Sean Payton as a field general for Eastern Illinois.

- Colts WR Pierre Garcon was a sixth round draft pick last season out of Mt. Union College, which is a the closest thing to a division-III football dynasty. The Purple Raiders won a D-III title in 2006 when Garcon was a junior, and posted 110 strait regular season victories between 1994 and 2005.

- Established in 1967, the Saints franchise has an impressive resume of losing. It took two decades before the team put together a winning season, and they didn’t see a playoff win until 2000. Needless to say, this is their first Super Bowl appearance.

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