Shreveport QB FAQ

Because no city has produced more Super Bowl starting quarterbacks. Three Shreveport natives — Terry Bradshaw (Woodlawn High), David Woodley (Byrd High) and Stan Humphries (Southwood High) — have started a combined six Super Bowls. Only Pittsburgh matches that number, and Shreveport is the only city whose own high schools produced three different Super Bowl starters.

Terry Bradshaw (Woodlawn), David Woodley (Byrd) and Stan Humphries (Southwood) all started Super Bowls. Other notable names include Joe Ferguson (Woodlawn), Dak Prescott (Haughton High in Bossier Parish), Brock Berlin, Josh Booty and John David Booty (all Evangel Christian), Craig Bradshaw (Southwood) and Shreveport-born Tommy Maddox.

Three: Terry Bradshaw (Super Bowls IX, X, XIII and XIV with Pittsburgh), David Woodley (XVII with Miami) and Stan Humphries (XXIX with San Diego). That is six starts, a 4–2 record, four championships and two Super Bowl MVP awards.

By birthplace, Shreveport and Pittsburgh are tied with three each. Counting only high schools inside the city limits, Shreveport leads outright with three quarterbacks from three different schools. By metro region, Western Pennsylvania leads with six. (Through Super Bowl LX, February 2026.)

Woodlawn High School in Shreveport, now Woodlawn Leadership Academy. He then played at Louisiana Tech and was the No. 1 overall pick of the 1970 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers.

No. Ferguson, who succeeded Terry Bradshaw at Woodlawn, played 17 NFL seasons, mostly with the Buffalo Bills (1973–84), but never reached a Super Bowl.

Dak Prescott was born in Sulphur, Louisiana, and starred at Haughton High School in Bossier Parish, part of the Shreveport–Bossier City area, before playing at Mississippi State and for the Dallas Cowboys.

Shreveport's David Woodley, who was 24 when he started Super Bowl XVII for the Miami Dolphins in January 1983.

Stan Humphries of Shreveport, on a pass to Mark Seay in Super Bowl XXIX for the San Diego Chargers.

Seven: Terry Bradshaw, David Woodley, Stan Humphries, Peyton Manning, Eli Manning, Doug Williams and Jake Delhomme. Three of the seven are from Shreveport.

Terry Bradshaw went to Woodlawn High School in Shreveport, Louisiana, now called Woodlawn Leadership Academy. He led the Woodlawn Knights to the Class AAA state championship game in 1965, then played college football at Louisiana Tech. See Terry Bradshaw's Shreveport story →

David Woodley attended C. E. Byrd High School in Shreveport, where he was a three-year starter and all-state quarterback before graduating in 1976. He then played at LSU. See David Woodley's profile →

Stan Humphries is from Shreveport, Louisiana. He was born there in 1965 and played high school football at Southwood High School before winning a national title at Northeast Louisiana. See Stan Humphries' profile →

Stan Humphries started Super Bowl XXIX on January 29, 1995, for the San Diego Chargers, a 49–26 loss to San Francisco. He also earned a ring as Washington's backup quarterback in Super Bowl XXVI.

Tommy Maddox was born in Shreveport but played high school football at L. D. Bell High School in Hurst, Texas. He was the 2001 XFL MVP, the 2002 NFL Comeback Player of the Year, and earned a Super Bowl XL ring with the Steelers, though he did not start that game.

Woodlawn High School produced Terry Bradshaw, Joe Ferguson and All-State quarterbacks Trey Prather and Johnny Booty in the 1960s. Evangel Christian Academy has produced Josh Booty, Brock Berlin, John David Booty and Blake Shapen. Byrd (David Woodley) and Southwood (Stan Humphries, Craig Bradshaw) each produced a Super Bowl starter. See the Wall of Fame by high school →

Independence Stadium is in Shreveport, Louisiana. It opened in 1924, seats about 50,000, and has hosted the Independence Bowl since 1976. Before it was renamed it was State Fair Stadium.