JohnR wrote:Pete Banaszak. He was kind of a super-sub. Filled in well when Daniels went down in '67 (which crazy enough led to SI creating a poster of him). Also, when Hubbard was injured in '75 he was a scoring machine. Great quickness made him an indispensable short yardage back. His two TD plunges in SB XI capped a career of doing much of the dirty work.
For the latter part of Banaszak's career, he was the oldest RB in the NFL. Interesting player for an interesting topic.
Babe Parilli, SB III - was Steelers QB coach in 73, and they considered activating him when injuries hit all at once. That would have been incredible.
Ernie Ladd, SB IV - did he get a ring?
Jimmy Orr, SB V - not sure if role player, but he missed out on the 58/59 titles and lived through SB III.
Tony McGee, SB XVII - Mac the Sack was a really underrated player. Always could rush the passer.
In 1979, the Chargers blew out the Rams 40-16, and it seemed like all of the players on that field ended up on the early 80's Niners. Charlie Young, Jack Reynolds, Wendell Tyler, Louie Kelcher, Fred Dean, Gary Johnson, Dan Audick, Billy Shields...throw in other guys like Russ Francis and Manu Tuiasosopo, and perhaps the 1984 Niners were the NFL's first "super team" instead of the 1994 Niners.