The anticipation kept building for kicker Chip Lohmiller.
As the Redskins’ near-perfect 1991 season marched on, the closer Lohmiller’s dream merged with his reality. Eventually, the two intersected. Washington made it to Minneapolis -- host of the Super Bowl that year -- and for a Woodbury, Minn., native and University of Minnesota product, the team’s championship run provided the ideal homecoming paired with the thrill of winning on the biggest stage.
“Everything worked out perfectly,” Lohmiller said. “It’s crazy how it all kind of lined up for me.”
Twenty-six years after the Redskins raised their third Lombardi Trophy inside the Metrodome, Minneapolis is hosting its second Super Bowl.