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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 quarterback in Buccaneer history capable of throwing long passes downfield. [9] In a 1979 game against the Chicago Bears, Williams and Bears quarterback Vince Evans made history by making it the first NFL game ever to have a black starting quarterback on both teams. [10]
In 1969, Harris became the first Black quarterback to start a season opener for the either the AFL or NFL, and in 1974, he became the first Black quarterback to start an NFL playoff game. [1] After his playing career, Harris worked in the front office for the Detroit Lions , Jacksonville Jaguars , New York Jets , Tampa Bay Buccaneers , and ...
On Feb. 12, both of the teams in Super Bowl LVII will feature a Black starting quarterback for the first time in the championship game's history. Kansas City's Patrick Mahomes, already a Super ...
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.
A new Prime Video docuseries which reveals the history of Black quarterbacks in the NFL, includes the stories of three men with ties to the Lions.
These quarterbacks have started at least one game for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League. They are listed in order of the date of each player's first start at quarterback for the Buccaneers. Through the 2023 season, the Buccaneers have had 40 different starting quarterbacks since their inaugural season in 1976.
A quarterback whose “name is synonymous with his skill as a player,” as the Pittsburgh Courier declared in 1953, Thrower was the first Black quarterback to play at a Big Ten school and in the ...