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A game changer at the quarterback position. Doug Williams was tough, mobile, and had a strong arm. Helped the Bucs from being a laughingstock to a respectabl...
Jan 29, 2013 · Doug Williams' role as the first African-American quarterback to start in the Super Bowl dominated news coverage before the game and prompted an infamous exchange. Mike Powell/Getty Images
Doug Williams was the first African American quarterback to win MVP in a Super Bowl. As quarterback for the Washington Redskins football team, he not only helped win the game, but was named the Most Valuable Player in Super Bowl XXII on Jan. 31, 1988 in San Diego, California.
Jan 31, 2023 · Doug Williams was the first Black quarterback to lead his team in the Super Bowl 35 years ago, and we should note he did win that game. And Doug Williams joins us now on ALL THINGS CONSIDERED.
Feb 11, 2023 · Former NFL star Doug Williams, who was the first Black quarterback to start and win a Super Bowl 35 years ago, joins John Yang to discuss the significance of this historic moment.
Jun 28, 2021 · Doug Williams, the first Black quarterback in league history to start and win a Super Bowl, was inducted to the National Quarterback Club Hall of Fame on June 12. Larry Brown, who was a mainstay in Washington's backfield from 1969-76, was also inducted to the inaugural National Junior College Hall of Fame class on June 24.
Nov 11, 2023 · He was also the quarterback who led the 1987 Washington Redskins to a 42-10 demolition of Denver in Super Bowl XXII in a game where Washington scored a Super Bow-record 35 points in the second quarter and where Williams -- the first African American quarterback to win the game -- was named the MVP.
