Tom Brady is the oldest quarterback to ever win a Super Bowl ring, a feat he accomplished two different times. At 43, he shattered that record and potentially put it out of reach for anyone else when he beat the Chiefs in Super Bowl 57.
Brady also took the overall crown as oldest player to ever win the Super Bowl from Jeff Feagles (41).
Any discussion of oldest winners of the Super Bowl includes Brady, multiple times. In totality, it's a list filled with quarterbacks who outlast their non-passing counterparts to get a late-career chance at glory.
Below, you'll find more about the oldest QBs to ever win a Super Bowl and who some of the other oldest players to do so are.
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Who is the oldest quarterback to win a Super Bowl?
The oldest quarterback to start and win a Super Bowl is Tom Brady. He won Super Bowl 55 at 43 years of age when his Buccaneers beat the Chiefs, 31-9, in February 2021.
We won't see that record broken in 2023, as Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts are both in their 20s with long careers ahead of them.
Not counting kickers and punters, the six-oldest players to start and win a Super Bowl are all quarterbacks, according to Football Reference. Here's the list:
| Player | Player Age | Team | Year (Super Bowl No.) |
| Tom Brady | 43 | Buccaneers | 2021 (55) |
| Tom Brady | 41 | Patriots | 2019 (53) |
| Peyton Manning | 39 | Broncos | 2016 (50) |
| Tom Brady | 39 | Patriots | 2017 (51) |
| Earl Morrall | 38 | Dolphins | 1973 (7) |
| John Elway | 38 | Broncos | 1999 (33) |
| Johnny Unitas | 37 | Colts | 1971 (5) |
Oldest Super Bowl winners
Using Football Reference's "starters" notation to carry out this query meant the site didn't include kickers and punters. If it did, Jeff Feagles (41 and a couple months older than Brady was when he won at 41) and Mike Horan (40) would both be a part of the below list. But the 22 oldest "starters" to win a Super Bowl besides kickers and punters are listed below — in other words, the starters to get a ring at 36 or older.
Two players were added to the list in 2022, when Andrew Whitworth (40) and Eric Weddle (36) started and won Super Bowl 56. While both the Chiefs and Eagles have some established veterans on their roster, no one is poised to join the ranks this year.
| Player | Player Age | Team | Year (Super Bowl No.) |
| Tom Brady | 43 | Buccaneers | 2021 (55) |
| Tom Brady | 41 | Patriots | 2019 (53) |
| Andrew Whitworth | 41 | Rams | 2022 (56) |
| Peyton Manning | 39 | Broncos | 2016 (50) |
| Tom Brady | 39 | Patriots | 2017 (51) |
| Earl Morrall | 38 | Dolphins | 1973 (7) |
| John Elway | 38 | Broncos | 1999 (33) |
| Johnny Unitas | 37 | Colts | 1971 (5) |
| Jack Reynolds | 37 | 49ers | 1985 (19) |
| Dave Butz | 37 | Washington | 1988 (22) |
| Ray Donaldson | 37 | Cowboys | 1996 (30) |
| John Elway | 37 | Broncos | 1998 (32) |
| Tom Brady | 37 | Patriots | 2015 (49) |
| Willie Brown | 36 | Raiders | 1977 (11) |
| Jim Plunkett | 36 | Raiders | 1984 (18) |
| Ted Hendricks | 36 | Raiders | 1984 (18) |
| Bart Oates | 36 | 49ers | 1995 (29) |
| Rickey Jackson | 36 | 49ers | 1995 (29) |
| Gary Zimmerman | 36 | Broncos | 1998 (32) |
| Otis Smith | 36 | Patriots | 2002 (36) |
| Michael Strahan | 36 | Giants | 2008 (42) |
| Matt Birk | 36 | Ravens | 2013 (47) |
| Eric Weddle | 36 | Rams | 2022 (56) |