List of black starting NFL quarterbacks - Wikipedia
Marlin Briscoe played for the Denver Broncos, an AFL team, in 1968, and is considered the first black quarterback to start a game in the modern NFL. Briscoe started his rookie year as a defensive back, but when the starting quarterback was injured, Briscoe was called to fill in.
The First Black Quarterback to Start for Each NFL Team
Sep 22, 2016 · Below is a list of the first black quarterback to start for each team. 1968 — Marlin Briscoe, Broncos. Briscoe was the first black quarterback to start a game in a major pro football league.
The 100-Year History of Black Quarterbacks in the NFL
Feb 18, 2020 · In 2000, Michael Vick became the first black quarterback selected with the first pick. Then in 2006, Vince Young became the first black quarterback to win rookie of the year, and Cam Newton and Robert Griffin III have won the award since then.
NFL: Fritz Pollard's pioneering role in American football history
Oct 2, 2020 · Fritz Pollard was the NFL's first black coach and its first black quarterback, but most American football fans have never heard of him.
Who is Doug Williams? Meet the first Black NFL quarterback to …
Feb 8, 2023 · The Sporting News introduces you to Doug Williams, the first Black quarterback to lead his team to a Super Bowl victory.
Marlin Briscoe - Wikipedia
In October 1968, after being drafted by the AFL's Denver Broncos, he became the first black starting quarterback in professional football, [1] and established a Denver rookie record of 14 touchdown passes that season. He played professionally for nine years.
William “Willie the Pro” Thrower (1930-2002) - Blackpast
Oct 13, 2010 · William ‘Willie the Pro” Thrower was the first African American to play as a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). Thrower was born on March 22, 1930, in New Kensington, Pennsylvania.
How Marlin Briscoe became the first Black starting quarterback in ...
Feb 8, 2023 · In 1968, a small quarterback from Omaha, Nebraska, took the field for the Broncos and made history as modern American pro football's first Black starting quarterback. He dazzled and delighted crowds at Mile High, but a year later, he was gone from Denver.
Fritz Pollard: An African American founding father of the NFL - NBC News
Sep 11, 2019 · In Akron, Pollard became the first black head coach and quarterback in the NFL and the most vocal advocate for black players in the formative years of the league. He is considered by many...
Vince Evans made history as the first Black quarterback to start …
Feb 17, 2021 · Vince Evans isn’t just the Bears quarterback who came before Jim McMahon and the 1985 team. His claim to history is that in 1979, Evans was the first Black quarterback to start a game for the...
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