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The first African American to start a Super Bowl was Doug Williams of the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl XXII.
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
Doug Williams for the Redskins in SB XXII
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Backup QB Joe Gilliam of the 1974 Pittsburgh Steelers for the Steelers Super Bowl IX victory over the Vikings. The first starter was Doug Williams of Washington Redskins in Super bowl XXII. He was also the games' MVP.
Donovan Mcnabb (superbowl XXXVII) , Doug Williams (superbowl XXII) , and Steve Mcnair (superbowl XXXIV)
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Doug Williams (Washington Redskins).
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)
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.