Two Ohio State football players shared the same backfield on the 1961 national championship team. Both players went on to play on Super Bowl winning teams as a pro and each made a big impact on the NFL. One of them impacted the league before he was even in the NFL.
Paul Warfield played left halfback in coach Woody Hayes’ T Formation offense and Matt Snell was the right halfback for Ohio State in 1961. Warfield went on to have a Hall of Fame career as a wide receiver and was an important cog on the NFL’s only undefeated Super Bowl winning team.