Super Bowl 2022 - Los Angeles Rams QB Matthew Stafford is not the only star to wait over a decade for his first title

Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford has won the Super Bowl, defeating the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20. Stafford threw for 283 yards and 3 touchdowns on 26 of 40 passing. It's been a long time coming for the Rams quarterback, who spent years as one of the better signal callers in the league with the Detroit Lions but was unable to translate that into postseason success.

Stafford's 13-year wait for a title isn't the longest ever for a player of his caliber — in fact, his teammate Andrew Whitworth has his first Super Bowl win after 16 seasons — but it did seem for a while like it was never going to happen for him. Now his legacy is secured, and he finds himself in excellent company — an elite athlete who finally was able to put his team over the top.

Here are some others who had to wait over a decade for their trophy or medal.

One of the most decorated snowboarders of all time, Jacobellis won pretty much every title the sport had to offer, and in her first Olympics in 2006 seemed poised to earn an early gold medal. A fall at the finish line denied her that honor, however, and she settled for silver. Other crashes and poor luck left her without medals for the next three Olympics, before she won Team USA's first gold medal at the 2022 Beijing Games.

A three-time MVP and one of the most terrifying scorers in NHL history, Ovechkin routinely led his Washington Capitals to the playoffs but was unable to get them over the hump. That all changed in 2018. Ovechkin scored 15 goals and 27 points in 24 games and faced down rival Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins for his first Stanley Cup title.

Elway made the Super Bowl three times in his first seven seasons with the Denver Broncos, but all three games were substantial