Super Bowl LIV: The 54 people who make Chiefs-49ers interesting

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1. Patrick Mahomes: The NFL’s reigning superstar is just 24. Will this be the first of many titles?

2. Raheem Mostert: 49er tailback was cut by six teams in 2015 and 2016 but rushed for 220 yards in the NFC Championship Game.

3. Joe Buck: Fox play-by-play voice is the father of Jack Buck, who for CBS called Super Bowl 4, the last time the Chiefs played in the big game.

4. George Kittle: Barely recruited out of Norman High School, 49er tight end now is one of the NFL’s best players, at age 26.

5. Andy Reid: Chiefs’ head coach has 221 career wins, counting playoffs, the most of any coach without a Super Bowl win.

6. Jimmy Garoppolo: Once Tom Brady’s crown prince, Jimmy G. is 23-5 as the 49er starting quarterback.

7. Tyreek Hill: Former OSU star has won the goodwill of Chiefs organization despite horrific domestic abuse incident in Stillwater.

8. John York: 49er chairman, who married in to the DeBartolo family, was born in Muskogee but was raised in Little Rock, Arkansas.

9. Josh Jacobs: Kia ad lets Raider tailback tell of growing up homeless in Tulsa.

10. Damien Williams: Kansas City tailback rushed for 1,499 yards in two OU seasons (2012-13).

11. Nick Bosa: 49er rookie defensive end was the second overall pick in the draft but imperiled his draft status with tweets calling ex-49er quarterback Colin Kaepernick a clown and supporting President Trump.

12. Travis Kelce: Flamboyant KC tight end has 507 career catches and is the brother of Eagles center Jason Kelce, the outspoken leader of Philadelphia’s Super Bowl champion of two years ago.

13. Kyle Shanahan: 49ers’ 40-year-old head coach joins his father, Mike, as the only father-son duo to each make the Super Bowl as a head coach.

14. Jennifer Lopez: Megastar performs at halftime in the hometown of her fiancé, baseball’s Alex Rodriguez.

15. Joe Staley: Left tackle is longest-tenured 49er, having made 181 career starts since being taken in the 2007 draft.

16. Frank Clark: KC’s pass rush whiz has four sacks in two playoff games, after just eight during the regular season.

17. Wes Welker: The 37-year-old Oklahoma Citian is in his first year as the 49ers’ wide receivers coach. Welker played six years with New England and caught 672 passes but never won a Super Bowl.

18. Troy Aikman: Among Super Bowl TV analysts, only John Madden (11) and Phil Simms (eight) have called more than Aikman’s six.

19. Richard Sherman: 49er cornerback was all-pro and all-mouth on Seattle’s Super Bowl teams. His talk has lessened, but he still can play.

20. Darwin Thompson: Chiefs rookie tailback played at Northeastern A&M Junior College before going to Utah State.

21. Jon Embree: Former Colorado head coach, now the 49ers’ assistant head coach, has sons on both staffs. The 49ers’ Taylor and KC’s Connor are quality-control assistants.

22. Maisie Williams: Arya Stark of “Game of Thrones” chills your bones driving an Audi.

23. Tyrann Mathieu: KC safety, the “Honey Badger,” is an NFL star after going through drug rehab that cost him his final season at LSU.

24. Dee Ford: 49er pass rusher was a Chief last season – and jumped offsides late in the AFC title game, negating a Kansas City interception that would have won the game.

25. Eric Fisher: KC left tackle, from Central Michigan, is the only player in this Super Bowl picked overall No. 1 in the NFL Draft (2013).

26. Bill Vinovich: Referee sat out five seasons with a heart ailment but returned to duty in 2012.

27. Robert Saleh: 49ers’ 41-year-old defensive coordinator, one of the hottest coaches in the NFL, is an Arab-American – his parents are of Lebanese descent.

28. Matt Moore: After sitting out the 2018 season, KC’s 35-year-old backup quarterback went 1-1 filling in for Patrick Mahomes this season.

29. Dre Greenlaw: The 49er linebacker starts as a rookie after being a fifth-round draft pick out of Arkansas (and Fayetteville High School).

30. Demi Lovato: 27-year-old Disney Channel alum sings the national anthem.

31. Eric Bieniemy: Former Colorado tailback, now KC’s offensive coordinator, has been oft-mentioned as an NFL head coaching candidate.

32. Nick Mullens: Jimmy Garoppolo’s backup is a second-year quarterback out of Southern Miss; Mullens made eight starts in 2018.

33. Erin Andrews: Fox sideline reporter left ESPN – can you believe it? – more than seven years ago.

34. Steve Spagnuolo: Chiefs’ defensive coordinator had the same job for the 2007 Giants, who epically upset the unbeaten Patriots in Super Bowl 42.

35. MC Hammer: Shows the advantages of Cheetos powder on your fingers.

36. Deebo Samuel: South Carolina product is 49ers’ leading wide receiver, with 57 catches.

37. Dustin Colquitt: In his 15th season as the KC punter; his brother, Britton, is a 10-year NFL punter, and father, Craig, punted five years in the NFL.

38. Mike Pereira: Fox’s officiating analyst will be the most game-relevant voice in the broadcast booth.

39. Daniel Sorensen: Chiefs’ big-play safety is a Brigham Young graduate who spent two years in Costa Rica on a Mormon mission.

40. Kyle Juszczyk: 49er fullback is one of seven Harvard players in the NFL during the 2019 season.

41. Chris Jones: KC defensive tackle has 31 sacks the last three years and is one of the NFL’s most respected players.

42. Katie Sowers: The 49ers’ offensive assistant, from Hesston, Kansas, 36 miles north of Wichita, becomes the first female to coach in a Super Bowl.

43. Terrell Suggs: The 16-year Raven defensive end (132½ career sacks) joined the Chiefs in December and could get his second Super Bowl ring.

44. Rainn Wilson: Frustrated that Little Caesars has replaced sliced bread as the best thing since.

45. Robbie Gould: 37-year-old 49er kicked a 44-yard field goal for the Bears in the Super Bowl 13 years ago.

46. Brendan Daly: Chiefs’ defensive line coach was a graduate assistant at OSU in the Les Miles days.

47. John Lynch: The 49er general manager is an NFL renaissance man – a Hall of Fame-caliber career as a safety, nine years in the Fox broadcast booth and now architect of a Super Bowl team.

48. Anthony Sherman: KC fullback had a 41-yard catch for Connecticut against OU in the Fiesta Bowl nine years ago.