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Warren Moon, who made seven playoff appearances, was the first Black quarterback elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. [3] During his NFL career (1984–2000), he was the first Black quarterback on four different teams. [1] [21] The 2023–2024 playoffs featured six starting Black quarterbacks, the most in NFL history. [24] [f]
He was the first African-American drafted into the National Football League when he was selected in the 13th round (129th pick overall) of the 1949 NFL draft. On November 22, 1953, he became the first black player to start at quarterback in the NFL in the post-color bar era when he saw emergency duty against the Los Angeles Rams.
Williams became the first African-American quarterback taken in the first round of an NFL draft. [8] His first preseason pass, a 75-yard incompletion that sailed 10 yards past receiver Isaac Hagins, drew a standing ovation from the Tampa Stadium crowd. He was the first quarterback in Buccaneer history capable of throwing long passes downfield. [9]
Dickey became the first African-American quarterback selected in the first round by an American Football League (AFL) or National Football League (NFL) team. Despite a strong performance during training camp, Dickey was moved to wide receiver for the start of the season. He never played at quarterback in an AFL or NFL game.
The American Football League had the first Black placekicker in U.S. professional football, Gene Mingo of the Denver Broncos (Mingo's primary claim to fame, however, was as a running back, and was only secondarily a placekicker); and the first Black regular starting quarterback of the modern era, Marlin Briscoe of the Denver Broncos. [40]
He led the team to its second straight NFC Western Division title, as well as their first playoff victory (19–10 over the Washington Redskins) since 1951. Harris thus became the first African-American quarterback to start and win an NFL playoff game. [1] The Rams lost the NFC Championship Game to the Minnesota Vikings 14–10.
John Eddie "J. J." Jones (April 16, 1952 – July 9, 2009) was an American football quarterback in the National Football League. He was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 1975, the team's first African-American quarterback. [1] He also played with the Calgary Stampeders of the CFL from 1976–77. [2] He played college ...
He was known to throw a football 70 yards. Thrower was a part of the 1952 Michigan State Spartans that won the national championship. He became the first National Football League (NFL) African American quarterback in the modern era, playing for the Chicago Bears in 1953.