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Four Players In Super Bowl XLI Represent HBCUs.

Four participants in Super Bowl XLI are alums of historically Black colleges or universities. The Indianapolis Colts’ three HBCU grads are all expected to start in the game.

Chicago Bears:

# 21 Dante Wesley — Cornerback — University of Arkansas Pine Bluff

Indianapolis Colts:

# 41 Antoine Bethea — Free Safety — Howard University

# 25 Nick Harper — Cornerback — Fort Valley State University

#98 Robert Mathis — Defensive End — Alabama A&M



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