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Douglas Lee Williams (born August 9, 1955) is an American professional football executive and former quarterback and coach who is a senior advisor for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). Williams was the first black quarterback to both start and win a Super Bowl, doing so with Washington in Super Bowl XXII when they ...
Two other Black quarterbacks made brief appearances in the pre-Super Bowl NFL. Willie Thrower, "the first Black NFL quarterback of the modern mold", played for Michigan State in college before playing one professional game at quarterback for the Bears, in relief duty, on October 18, 1953.
Starr was 3–1 in NFL Championship games (1960, 1961, 1962, and 1965) played before the NFL and AFL met in the first Super Bowl. Dawson was 1–0 in an AFL Championship game played before the NFL and AFL first met in the Super Bowl.
In 2003, McNair became the first Black quarterback to win the NFL Most Valuable Player award, though he shared it with Peyton Manning. Again, a run of success with a Black quarterback running the ...
The 2020 win was the franchise’s first Super Bowl win in 50 years and coach Andy Reid’s first in his career as head coach. ... game and become the third Black QB ever to win a Super Bowl ...
Story at a glance For the first time in Super Bowl history, two Black starting quarterbacks will compete against each other. Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs and Jalen Hurts of the ...
Mahomes was awarded the Super Bowl MVP for his performance, becoming the youngest quarterback and the second Black quarterback to earn the honor. [ d ] In 2020, Mahomes signed a 10-year contract extension worth over $450 million, making it one of the largest contracts in sports history .
Redskins quarterback Doug Williams became the first black quarterback to start in a Super Bowl and was the only one to have emerged victorious until Russell Wilson won Super Bowl XLVIII with the Seattle Seahawks. [9] Williams had played extremely well in his five regular season games, passing for 1,156 yards, 11 touchdowns and five interceptions.