Twenty-two Rose Bowl Game alumni participated in Super Bowl LIX as the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Kansas City Chiefs, 40-22, in New Orleans.
 
The 22 players represent 13 different universities, led by four players from Alabama and three from Oklahoma. There is at least one player from 10 the last editions of The Granddaddy of Them All.

The Eagles had 12 players that played in Pasadena as part of America's New Years Celebration, headlined by Heisman Trophy winner and 2021 Offensive Player of the Game DeVonta Smith (Alabama). Other key players with Rose Bowl Games ties include running back Saquon Barkley (Penn State, 2017), linebacker Zack Baun (Wisconsin, 2020) and Landon Dickerson (Alabama, 2021).
 
On the Chiefs sidelines, 10 players were alumni of the Rose Bowl Game. Three-time Pro Bowl center Creed Humphrey was a key cog in Oklahoma's offensive line in the 2018 game, while Mecole Hardman (Georgia, 2018), Justin Reid (Stanford, 2016), JuJu Smith-Schuster (USC, 2017) and Leo Chenal (Wisconsin, 2020) were key members of their teams in the game.
 
Below is a complete list of the players on the Eagles and Chiefs rosters that have played in the Rose Bowl Game, including their school and year in the game:

Eagles (12)
Saquon Barkley (Penn State, 2017)
Zack Baun (Wisconsin, 2020)
Ian Book (Notre Dame, 2021)
Grant Calcaterra (Oklahoma, 2018)
Parris Campbell (Ohio State, 2019)
Britain Covey (Utah, 2022)
Landon Dickerson (Alabama, 2021)
Brandon Graham (Michigan, 2007)
Trevor Keegan (Michigan, 2024)
Cameron Latu (Alabama, 2021)
DeVonta Smith (Alabama, 2021)
Byron Young (Alabama, 2021)

Chiefs (10)
Hollywood Brown (Oklahoma, 2018)
Leo Chenal (Wisconsin, 2020)
Mecole Hardman (Georgia, 2018)
Malik Herring (Georgia, 2018)
Creed Humphrey (Oklahoma, 2018)
Derrick Nnadi (Florida State, 2015)
Hunter Nourzad (Penn State, 2023)
Justin Reid (Stanford, 2016)
JuJu Smith-Schuster (USC, 2017)
Keith Taylor (Washington, 2019)