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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.
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.
Douglas Lee Williams (born August 9, 1955) is an American football executive and former quarterback and coach. Williams is best known for his performance with the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl XXII against the Denver Broncos, making him the first black quarterback to both start and win a Super Bowl. [2] .
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.
He became the first National Football League (NFL) African American quarterback in the modern era, playing for the Chicago Bears in 1953.
Briscoe was the first black quarterback to start a game in a major pro football league. He started his rookie season with the AFL’s Broncos in 1968 as a defensive back but moved to quarterback ...
Michael Vick became the first black quarterback selected with the first pick. In 2006, Vince Young became the first black quarterback to win rookie of the year, paving the way for Cam Newton and Robert Griffin III to win the award.
Warren Moon is widely known as the first African American quarterback enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Willie Thrower of the Chicago Bears, in 1953, holds the distinction as the first modern-era African American quarterback to play in the National Football League.
In 1921, two years before pioneering the quarterback position, he was named the co-coach of the Akron Pros, making him the first African-American head coach in NFL history. “I wanted the honor of being the first black coach more than anything else,” Pollard told NFL Films.
Willie Thrower was the first Black quarterback to appear in an NFL game. Willie Thrower's lack of name recognition boils down to the fact that his career spanned only two games, despite widespread recognition of his talent by players and media alike.