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10 worst quarterbacks to win a Super Bowl

By Randy Gurzi

9 Jan 1993: Quarterback Mark Rypien of the Washington Redskins drops back to pass during the Redskins 20-13 loss to the San Francisco 49ers in an NFC second round playoff game at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, CA. (Photo by Icon Sportswire)
9 Jan 1993: Quarterback Mark Rypien of the Washington Redskins drops back to pass during the Redskins 20-13 loss to the San Francisco 49ers in an NFC second round playoff game at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, CA. (Photo by Icon Sportswire) /
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TAMPA, FL – JANUARY 22: Jim Plunkett
TAMPA, FL – JANUARY 22: Jim Plunkett /

4. Jim Plunkett

Like Ken Stabler before him, Jim Plunkett led the Raiders to the Super Bowl with a lot of great players and coaches around him. Unlike Stabler, Plunkett was able to win two championships as both a member of the Oakland Raiders, and then the Los Angeles Raiders.

Tom Flores coached the team to both Super Bowl wins following the 1980 and 1983 season and future Hall of Famers like running back Marcus Allen, linebacker Ted Hendricks and defensive end Howie Long were a part of this stretch of great seasons as well.

As for Plunkett, who did win the MVP of Super Bowl XV, he wasn’t the kind of quarterback we think of today in terms of championship-caliber players. The Stanford product was originally a member of the New England Patriots where he played his first five NFL seasons. He spent the next two years in Washington before landing in Oakland for the 1979 season.

In his 15 seasons in the NFL, Plunkett managed just 164 touchdowns while throwing more interceptions, 198. He also had just a .500 winning percentage as a starter, going 72-72. To further prove that Plunkett was just a part of a good team, rather than the sole reason for winning two Super Bowls, he is the only eligible quarterback to win multiple Super Bowls and not be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

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