TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — The Super Bowl is this Sunday, and it wasn’t too long ago that the game had ties to Terre Haute.
Super Bowl 53, between the Patriots and Rams, had Terre Haute South graduate Danny Etling on the sideline.
Etling played quarterback for Terre Haute South from 2009 to 2012.
He then went on to sign a scholarship with Purdue University before transferring to LSU later in his collegiate career.
In 2018, Etling was drafted by the Patriots in the 7th round.
That ensuing season, New England made their way through the playoffs and down to Atlanta for Super Bowl 53.
Danny’s Dad, Joe, is still an attorney here in Terre Haute.
He said the experience doesn’t just take place on Sunday but lasts all week long.
“Friday night, before the Super Bowl, there was a reception for the families at the College Football Hall of Fame”, Etling said. “Which was in Atlanta. That was a really nice experience with the players and the coaches there, and the families. Saturday, before the Super Bowl, the families got to go into the Super Bowl venue, on the field with the players, for photographs.”
Danny Etling is currently playing for the Michigan Panthers in the United Football League.
