News Released: February 6, 2006

Phi Beta Sigma well-represented after winning pro, college national football championships

Six members of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., won Super Bowl championship rings on Sunday, as the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Seattle Seahawks, 21-10, in Super Bowl XL in Detroit.

Hines Ward, Joey Porter, Deshea Townsend, Verron Haynes, Willie Williams and Charlie Batch all helped the Pittsburgh franchise celebrate its fifth Super Bowl title. The Steelers joined the Dallas Cowboys and the San Francisco 49ers as the only teams to win five Super Bowls. Ward, a go-to wide receiver, was named the Super Bowl MVP after catching five passes for 123 yards and a touchdown. Ward pledged Zeta Nu Chapter (Georgia).

Townsend, a defensive back, finished with six tackles and a sack. Porter, a linebacker the team’s emotional leader on defense, added three tackles. Townsend and Porter were initiated into Sigma through Theta Delta Chapter (Alabama) and Nu Xi Chapter (Colorado State), respectively.

Williams entered Sigma through Pi Mu Chapter at Western Carolina. Haynes was initiated through Zeta Nu Chapter (Georgia), and Batch, a life member of Sigma, entered through Zeta Epsilon Chapter (Eastern Michigan).

The Super Bowl win added to Phi Beta Sigma’s football success this year. Running back Antwaun Hobbs of Mu Rho Chapter (Texas) was on the Texas Longhorns team that defeated the USC Trojans, 41-38, to win the Rose Bowl and the NCAA national championship on Jan. 4. The Longhorns claimed their first national title since 1970 and fourth in program history. 

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