In 1991, the New York Giants won the Super Bowl with a DeOssie on their team. Last night, history repeated itself as veteran Brown football player Zak DeOssie '07, the Giants' long snapper, won Super Bowl XLII. In 1991, his father, Steve DeOssie P'07 also took to the field with the triumphant team.
Zak DeOssie's jersey - number 51 - was seen on the field as he snapped Giants punter Jeff Feagles four times, but his big play came in the game's final minutes, when he participated in a crucial tackle against the New England Patriots' running back Laurence Maroney. With the Patriots down three points with 35 seconds left in the game, Maroney caught the kick at New England's nine yard line and began a crucial kickoff return. The Giants stymied his progress, limiting his return to only 17 yards and starting the Patriots' final, and ultimately futile, effort at New England's 26-yard line. The number 51 flashed across the screen as Maroney went down, and Zak DeOssie contributed to a championship finish.
