RB Franco Harris of the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl IX.
The first African American to win Super Bowl MVP honors was Franco Harris in Super Bowl IX.
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The only African-American head coaches to lose in Super Bowl competition were Lovie Smith of the Chicago Bears (Super Bowl XLI), Jim Caldwell of the Indianapolis Colts (Super Bowl XLIV) and Mike Tomlin (Super Bowl XLV). Smith's Bears lost to the Colts team coached by Tony Dungy, the first African-American head coach to win a Super Bowl. Tomlin's first Super Bowl appearance as a head coach was a victorious one. His Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Arizona Cardinals, 27-23.
The first African American to start a Super Bowl was Doug Williams of the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl XXII.
Tony Dungy
Doug Williams Grambling
Tony Dungy.
Doug Williams for the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl XXII.
Tony Dungy and Mike Tomlin
Tony Dungy (Indianapolis) and Lovie Smith (Chicago)
As head coach, two. Tony Dungy with the Indianapolis Colts and Mike Tomlin with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Lovie Smith's Bears lost to Dungy's Colts in Super Bowl XLI, the first time 2 African-American head coaches faced off in the Super Bowl, and Jim Caldwell's Colts lost to the Saints in Super Bowl XLIV.