Former NFL players share stories of their Super Bowl TDs - ESPN

Scoring a touchdown is one thing; doing it in the Super Bowl is another. It can elevate a player into legendary status — regardless of what he had accomplished before the game or afterward.

For many players it might be the highlight of their career, or they could become a trivia answer. Of the feat's significance, former NFL receiver Ricky Proehl, one of four players in history to score a Super Bowl touchdown for two different teams, summed it up best.

«You dream about that as a player, even as a kid growing up. I just want to play in a game that's relevant, that means something,» he said. «There's nothing like scoring a touchdown in the Super Bowl because it's the biggest game and you know how many people are watching — family, friends all over the world.»

The memories don't fade, even with time. ESPN spoke to 10 players who shared their memories of their big moments — some of which became iconic Super Bowl plays — and what it meant to them to achieve glory in the big game.

Curtis McClinton, fullback, Kansas City Chiefs
When: Super Bowl I, Jan. 15, 1967
Where: Los Angeles Coliseum
Final score: Green Bay Packers 35, Kansas City Chiefs 10

McClinton was the first player from the American Football League to score a touchdown in a Super Bowl. But all he knew at the time was that his 7-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Len Dawson tied the score at 7 with 10:40 left before halftime.

«That game was so important to all of us that the significance of scoring or the significance of just playing and being a part of it was to do what we had to do, and that was beat that club,» said McClinton, who is the only player who scored a touchdown in that game still living. «I tell you the one thing that was impressive to us was the audience.