MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Former Old Dominion University long snapper Rick Lovato helped the Philadelphia Eagles defeat the New England Patriots 41-33 in Super Bowl LII Sunday night.
Lovato was perfect on all of his field/extra points snaps and his punt snap on Sunday night.
Lovato is the first Monarch to do the following in the NFL:
Play and win a Super Bowl
Play in an NFL regular-season game
Play in a playoff game
Play all 16 games in an NFL regular season
World Series and Super Bowl Champion
ODU is one of five schools this year to claim a World Series and Super Bowl Champion.
| School | Player(s) | ||
| Old Dominion | Justin Verlander (WS), Rick Lovato (SB) | ||
| Arkansas | Dallas Keuchel (WS), Jason Peters (SB) | ||
| Conn. | George Springer (WS), Will Beatty (SB) | ||
| LSU | Alex Bregman (WS), Donnie Jones, Jalen Mills (SB) | ||
| Virginia | Derek Fisher (WS), Chris Long, Rodney McLeod (SB) |
Lovato articles during Super Bowl week included:
New York Daily News
NorthJersey.com
North Jersey.com (After Super Bowl)
Chicago Tribune
WTKR
WAVY
WVEC
Virginian Pilot