Who was the first Black quarterback to play in a Super Bowl ?

 

Who was the first Black quarterback to play in a Super Bowl?

Doug Williams become now no longer simplest the primary Black quarterback to play and win a Super Bowl — he become additionally the primary Black quarterback to be decided on withinside the first spherical of the NFL draft. Williams, a fabricated from Grambling State University (an HBCU), become decided on because the seventeenth typical select out via way of means of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on May 2, 1978. On January 31, 1988 Williams led Washington to a 42-10 victory over the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXII. The Zachary, Louisiana local completed 18-of-29 for 340 yards with 4 touchdowns, and one interception.

How many Black starting quarterbacks have played in a Super Bowl?

Entering Super Bowl LVII, best 7 Black quarterbacks have performed withinside the Super Bowl:

 Doug Williams – Won Super Bowl XXII Steve McNair – Lost Super Bowl XXXIV Donovan McNabb – Lost Super Bowl XXXIX Colin Kaepernick – Lost Super Bowl XLVII Russell Wilson – Won Super Bowl XLVII and Lost Super Bowl XLIX Cam Newton – Lost Super Bowl 50 Patrick Mahomes – Won Super Bowl LIV, Lost Super Bowl LV