Doug Williams quarterbacked the Washing Redskins to the League title in 1987. He was also named the MVP of Super Bowl XXII. XXII
Washington Redskins - 42 (Doug Williams, Grambling State)
Denver Broncos - 10 (John Elway, Stanford)
Location: Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, CA
Date: 1/31/1988
MVP: Doug Williams, QB, Washington
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Doug Williams won Super Bowl XXII (1987-88 season) with the Washington Redskins to become the first and only black quarterback to play in and win a Super Bowl (Steve McNair and Donovan McNabb have played in Super Bowls, but neither won)
The Only starting black quarterback the win the superbowl. Dennis Dixon, for example, won it on the bench.
Through Super Bowl XLIII, Doug Williams of the Washington Redskins is the only one. He completed 18 of 29 passes for a then Super Bowl record 340 yards which included an 80 yard pass to Ricky Sanders. He also tied the then Super Bowl record with four touchdown passes as the Redskins went on to win Superbowl XXII in January 1988, with Williams deservedly picking up the MVP. I'm pretty sure Steve McNair one one too.
twenty-five,. In Super Bowl V. Unitas was injured and Morral had to finish the game, so I included Morral as one of the 25. Doug Williams, SB XXII, only black QB to win.
Doug Williams for the Redskins in 1988, Super Bowl XXII. Joe Gilliam was the first black Quaterback to win a superbowl ring in fact he won two with Pittsburgh Steelers 1974 & 1975 he started and was replaced by Terry Bradshaw though but he was the backup qb