{"id":270943,"date":"2025-02-12T16:27:58","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T16:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/12\/devonta-smith-joins-an-elite-company-that-has-3-major-accolades-as-the-eagles-stop-the-chiefs-from-a-three-peat\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:09:23","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:09:23","slug":"devonta-smith-joins-an-elite-company-that-has-3-major-accolades-as-the-eagles-stop-the-chiefs-from-a-three-peat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/12\/devonta-smith-joins-an-elite-company-that-has-3-major-accolades-as-the-eagles-stop-the-chiefs-from-a-three-peat\/","title":{"rendered":"DeVonta Smith joins an elite company that has 3 major accolades as the Eagles stop the Chiefs from a three-peat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4774411\" data-slug-id=\"2368958\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>DeVonta Smith etched his name alongside football\u2019s elite on Sunday night. The wide receiver secured his place in history after winning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/nfl\/super-bowl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Super Bowl<\/a> LIX with the Philadelphia Eagles against the Kansas City Chiefs at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.<\/p>\n<p>Smith became just the fifth player in history to win the Heisman Trophy, college national championship, and the Super Bowl. He joins an exclusive group that includes Charles Woodson, Marcus Allen, Tony Dorsett and Reggie Bush, as the only players to accomplish this rare trifecta.<\/p>\n<p>DeVonta Smith secured national championships with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/team\/alabama-crimson-tide-football\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Alabama<\/a> in 2017 and 2020, with the latter season also when he won the Heisman Trophy. Now, with a Super Bowl ring added to his r\u00e9sum\u00e9, he stands alone as the only wide receiver in football history to accomplish all three feats.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p><template id=\"bets-today-poll\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"preview-card-holder bets-today-poll\">\n<p><span class=\"date\"\/> \u2022 <span class=\"time\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"march-madness-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/march-madness-logo.png\" height=\"42\" width=\"99\" alt=\"march madness logo\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<h3>When the five players accomplished the unique trifecta<\/h3>\n<p><strong>#1, Tony Dorsett<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>National title in 1976 with the Pittsburgh Panthers<\/li>\n<li>Heisman Trophy in 1976<\/li>\n<li>Super Bowl XII with the Dallas Cowboys<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>#2, Marcus Allen<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>National title in 1978 with the USC Trojans<\/li>\n<li>Heisman Trophy in 1981<\/li>\n<li>Super Bowl XVIII with the Los Angeles Raiders<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>#3, Charles Woodson<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>National title in 1997 with the Michigan Wolverines<\/li>\n<li>Heisman Trophy in 1997<\/li>\n<li>Super Bowl XLV with the Green Bay Packers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>#4, Reggie Bush<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>National titles in 2003 and 2004 with the USC Trojans<\/li>\n<li>Heisman Trophy in 2005<\/li>\n<li>Super Bowl XLIV with the New Orleans Saints<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>#5, DeVonta Smith<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>National titles in 2017 and 2020 in Alabama Crimson Tide<\/li>\n<li>Heisman Trophy in 2020<\/li>\n<li>Super Bowl LIX with the Philadelphia Eagles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2\/>\n<h2>Alabama AD shares a DeVonta Smith story after Super Bowl win<\/h2>\n<p>After joining the short list of people who have won the Heisman Trophy, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/college-football\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">college football<\/a> national championship and the Super Bowl, DeVonta Smith became the first player in Southeastern Conference history to achieve that feat.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Alabama athletic director Greg Bryne told an incredible story about the wide receiver on social media. Byrne personally witnessed the dedication that fueled Smith\u2019s greatness on a January morning in 2021.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIncredible!\u201d Bryne wrote on X. \u201cMany reasons why DeVonta is elite. In 2020 when he won the Heisman it was awarded on campus because of Covid. There was just a handful of us in the media room during the Heisman presentation.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe NEXT morning, at 6 am there were 3 of us in the weight room on an off morning for the team. Me (I was doing my old man workout), Najee Harris, and the newly minted Heisman winner\u2026.DeVonta Smith. I love that story.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Smith had a brilliant four-year <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/college-football\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">college football<\/a> career in Tuscaloosa, playing a crucial role in the two national championship successes. 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