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Fritz Pollard became the NFL's first Black quarterback in 1923. This list of Black starting NFL quarterbacks includes those who have started in a regular-season or post-season game in the National Football League (NFL). The quarterback is the leader of a team's offense, directing other players on the field.
Details of the history of black players in professional American football depend on the professional football league considered, which includes the National Football League (NFL); the American Football League (AFL), a rival league from 1960 through 1969 which eventually merged with the NFL; and the All-America Football Conference (AAFC), which existed from 1946 to 1949.
From their record-breaking plays to their advocacy on and off the field, Black NFL players have played a large role […]
African American Firsts: Famous Little-Known and Unsung Triumphs of Blacks ... p. 141. ISBN 9780758202437; Smith, Jessie Carney (2003). Black Firsts (2nd, revised and expanded ed.). Detroit: Visible Ink Press. ISBN 9781578591534
Famous Black athletes span all sports, from football and basketball to tennis and gymnastics. This article focuses on 10 whose excellence made them household names and changed their sports forever.
It was in this climate that he became the NFL’s first Black president of any franchise earlier this month. Jason Wright has heard the comments, the whispers, the armchair quarterbacking. In any ...
NFL Top 100 Players of 2021 is the eleventh season in the NFL Top 100 series. It premiered on August 15, 2021, and concluded on August 28, 2021. Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was named the number one player. [1]
A record was achieved this first week of the NFL season due to some of the league’s top Black talents at QB. While social justice remained at the forefront of pro sports through symbolism ...