- - High school classmates Mike Macdonald, Maria Taylor share Lombardi moment

Jack McKessy, USA TODAYFebruary 9, 2026 at 7:53 AM

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The Wikipedia page for Centennial High School in Roswell, Georgia features 11 names in its "Notable Alumni" section. A pair of them shared the stage at the Lombardi Trophy presentation after Super Bowl 60.

NBC Sports host Maria Taylor presented the NFL's championship trophy to former classmate Mike Macdonald, the head coach of the Seattle Seahawks, on Feb. 8. Macdonald led Seattle to a Super Bowl win – the franchise's second ever – in his second season as head coach. Taylor was fresh off of her first time as the lead host of a Super Bowl pregame show and also taking on trophy presentation duties for the first time.

While the two Centennial High School alums were on stage, they shared a moment together that Taylor later posted to social media.

"Just two kids from Centennial High School that made it to the Super Bowl! 🏆," Taylor wrote on social media platform X.

Just two kids from Centennial High School that made it to the Super Bowl! 🏆 pic.twitter.com/kBAFbStOWd

— Maria Taylor (@MariaTaylor) February 9, 2026

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Macdonald and Taylor also both attended the University of Georgia after they graduated from Centennial High School, paving different yet parallel roads to get to where they were for Super Bowl 60.

The Fulton County, Georgia high school still has a chance to send a third alum to the Lombardi Trophy stage in future years as well. Minnesota Vikings rookie quarterback Max Brosmer also attended Centennial High School before heading to New Hampshire for college prior to his transfer to Minnesota.

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NBC Sports doesn't own the broadcast right for the Super Bowl again until 2030. These two Centennial High School classmates – and the rest of the school's alumni – will have to wait until then to see if they share the Lombardi Trophy presentation stage again.

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