A total of seven Texas HS Football programs were represented in Sunday’s Super Bowl. Only Arlington Lamar had two graduates in the game: linebacker Kyron Johnson with the Philadelphia Eagles and backup quarterback Shane Buechele with the Kansas City Chiefs.
Billy Skinner — now the head coach of the program — was on the defensive coaching staff when both Johnson and Buechele competed for the Vikings.
“The biggest thing I remember about Kyron? One, he’s an incredible athlete. He’s got the voice of an angel. He would be in the locker room, and he would sing; he’s got a very soulful voice,” coach Skinner told Dallas FOX 4. “Shane was always the first kid out of the locker room onto the practice field and he never walked to it. He always ran to the practice field because that was his mindset. He was running to get better.”
Kyron transitioned to linebacker as a junior with the Vikings. In his senior year, he accumulated 125 tackles and received three-star recognition. After playing five years with the Kansas Jayhawks, Kyron was picked in the sixth round of last year’s draft.
As a sophomore, the aforementioned Buechele became a starter at Lamar. In his career with the Vikings, he accounted for 6,379 yards and 73 touchdowns, while rushing for an additional 1,805 yards and 21 touchdowns in his career. In total, he was a two-time all-state and three-time all-district honoree. After graduation, he competed three seasons with the Burnt Orange; his 30 touchdown passes were the ninth-most in UT history.
Now, Buechele is the third Lamar graduate that has a Super Bowl ring. The others: John Brandes was the first in 1992 with Washington. Bobby Brown won last year with the LA Rams.
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