If the Chiefs beat the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans on Feb. 9, he will tie defensive lineman Charles Haley for the second-most Super Bowl wins by one player. Tom Brady has the most with seven while many players have four.
With the Chiefs beating the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Championship Game on Sunday, Thuney is going to the Super Bowl for the sixth time as he was also part of New England’s loss to the Eagles in Super Bowl LII to cap the 2018 season.
With Thuney starting at guard, Kansas City beat the Eagles two years ago in the final, and they topped the San Francisco 49ers last year despite Thuney missing the latter game because of a pec injury.
That was an anomaly as Thuney has been available and started nearly every game possible since he entered the NFL as a third-round pick of the Patriots out of North Carolina State in 2016.
While going for his fifth ring, Thuney already leads area players in Super Bowls won.
Fellow offensive lineman Matt Light of Greenville also made five Super Bowls (all for the Patriots) and won in 2001, ‘03 and ‘04.
The other area players to win one are St. Henry offensive linemen Jim Lachey (Redskins, 1991) and Jeff Hartings (Steelers, 2005), Lakota linebacker Troy Evans (Saints, 2009), Centerville linebacker A.J. Hawk (Packers, 2010), Springboro tight end Jake Ballard (Giants, 2011), Miamisburg linebacker David Bruton (Broncos, 2015) and Oakwood defensive lineman/linebacker Michael Hoecht (Rams, 2021).
Thuney is a three-time Pro Bowl pick and made the Associated Press All-Pro first team for the second time this season.
The 32-year-old has started all 146 of a possible 148 regular season games he has played since the Patriots drafted him out of N.C. State in 2016.
A guard for most of his career, Thuney has been starting at left tackle because of an injury down the strength this season.
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