Going to Super Bowls almost became a 'family tradition'

During his nine-year NFL career as a wide receiver, Don Beebe was known for his incredible speed.

Some things never change.

These days he's still known for speed, but now it's for the House of Speed, which Beebe founded in 1998 in Aurora to improve the performance and character of young athletes. Five more HOS franchises were opened in 2007, and Beebe said the plan is to open 10 more this year.

For the man who made it to six Super Bowl, here are six more questions about his NFL and Super Bowl experience:

Q. Do you ever sit back and reflect on your career and how you spent a good chunk of the 1990s participating in Super Bowls?

A. It was almost like a family tradition to make plans in January to go to the Super Bowl (laughs), it almost sounds ridiculous. I actually wanted to finish school (at Chadron State in Nebraska) -- I only finished 3½ years. I didn't get to go back until seven years later… I took 21 hours in one semester to get it.

Q. What advice would you give to a first-time Super Bowl participant?

A. Act like you've been there before. Act like it's just another game. Sometimes the game itself seems secondary during Super Bowl week.

Q. How did the amount of hype and media coverage change from your first Super Bowl appearance to your last one?

A. Very little, actually. The first one was probably the biggest because it was during Desert Storm. The amount of security and people … it took my wife hours to get in. It was crazy. My first one with Green Bay, NFL Films followed me, Reggie White and Eugene Robinson around. Everywhere. That was kind of cool.

Q. What is the craziest PG-rated thing you witnessed during a Super Bowl week?

A. Wow, PG-rated? That's a tough one. OK, during Super Bowl 27 we were practicing at the USC campus and every day there would be a helicopter hovering overhead and we swore it was someone flying for (Dallas coach) Jimmy Johnson. (Bills coach) Marv (Levy) thought for sure it was Jimmy flying past.

Q. Last week your Leon Lett moment was being discussed on a national radio show. Does hearing about it ever get old?

A. It's 13 years later and I still get it. It could be June and I'd hear about it three or four times a week. People still write me letters. This time of year, though, it's three or four times a day. Every engagement I have, I talk about it. I end every camp with a discussion about it. It has so much value -- for kids and parents. I'm known as a guy who hustled, who got the most of his ability. It's a positive.

Q. Finally, can the New England Patriots be stopped?

A. I don't see it. The Giants are playing good ball at the best time, but can they beat New England? I don't think so.