About fourteen months ago, Colin Cloherty was reveling in the Ivy League Championship that he and his teammates at Brown secured with a lopsided 41-10 victory over Columbia. Today, the 22-year-old tight end is looking to earn another ring, this time with the Indianapolis Colts as they compete against the New Orleans Saints in the Super Bowl.

Cloherty did not get picked in the NFL draft—no surprise there—but was signed by the Colts soon after. He spent most of the season on the practice squad, but was bumped up to the active roster prior to the Colts’ Week 16 game against the Bills. Since the Colts had had their run at a perfect season the week prior, many of their starters saw limited playing time in a snowy game against the Bills. There, Cloherty played for the first time, recording one catch for two yards. He was declared inactive for the Colts’ first two playoff games, but remains on the 53-man roster for the big game tonight.

If you’re a fan of Ivy League football, you should remember Cloherty as being the quietest receiving threat—but a threat nonetheless—on that high-octane Brown offense of ’08. Though he played third fiddle to standout receivers Buddy Farnham and Bobby Sewall, he was easily the best tight end in the Ancient Eight. In his senior season, Cloherty made 40 catches for 418—both tops among league tight ends—and caught three touchdowns.

If you’re not a fan of Ivy League football, you’re probably wondering how in the hell an Ivy League football player is playing in the NFL, let alone the Super Bowl. You may be dismayed to hear it, but there are actually nine former Ivy Leaguers—Cloherty included—who are currently in the NFL, three of which already have Super Bowl rings. Zak DeOssie (Brown) and Kevin Boothe (Cornell) were members of the Giants when they won the Super Bowl XLII and Sean Morey (Brown) played for the Steelers when they beat the Seahawks in Super Bowl XL and currently is on the Cardinals.

Of the remaining five former Ivy Leaguers who are in the NFL, four hail from Harvard and one is from Princeton. Ryan Fitzpatrick (Bills), Matt Birk (Ravens), Desmond Bryant (Raiders), and Chris Pizzotti (Packers) represent the Crimson while Dennis Norman (Chargers) is the lone Tiger in the NFL.

Whether or not Cloherty plays tonight, he represents one of the few football success stories that have come from the Ancient Eight in recent history. In case you’re wondering, Cloherty wears #46 — keep a lookout.