Doug Williams
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)
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The first African American to start a Super Bowl was Doug Williams of the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl XXII.
Don Gaffney -- October 3, 1973. He lead UF to a win AT Auburn. Not only was he the first black QB to start a game at UF, but he was the first to start in the SEC! A Great Gator!
Frederick "Fritz" Pollard is generally credited as the first black quarterback in professional football. He is also the first black football player to play in the Rose Bowl (1918). In 1923, playing for Hammond in the American Professional Football Association (The APFA was the forefather of the NFL) he called plays and took direct snaps from the center, although forward passes were rare in those early days of professional football. In 1953, Willie Thrower became the first black quarterback in the NFL's modern era. He was a backup QB for the Chicago Bears. Also in 1953, George Taliaferro became the first black quarterback to start a game in the NFL when he did this twice for the Baltimore Colts. The Colts were running a wing T and the ball would be snapped to Taliaferro and he would decide to run, pitch, or pass. The first black quarterback to start a playoff game and also appear in a Pro Bowl was the Rams' James Harris during the mid 1970s. The first black quarterback to win the Super Bowl was the Washington Redskins' Doug Williams.
Walter Lewis
John Elway at 38 years of age.
Yes as of 2008
No rookie quarterback has ever started in a Super Bowl game.
Ricky Wesson.Wesson was the first African American to start at QB for SMU on October 27, 1973 against Texas Tech.
Through Super Bowl XLIV, Doug is the only black QB to start and win a Super Bowl. He is the head coach of the Tigers in the 2012 season, having come back to Grambling in 2011 after being the head coach between 1998-2003.
Donovan Mcnabb (superbowl XXXVII) , Doug Williams (superbowl XXII) , and Steve Mcnair (superbowl XXXIV)