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.
Chris Chandler was Atlanta's starting quarterback in Super Bowl XXXIII.
don strock
John Elway
The first African American to win Super Bowl MVP honors was Franco Harris in Super Bowl IX.
Franco Harris of the Steelers in Super Bowl IX.
Green Bay Packer Elijah Pitts (1938-1998) was the first black halfback to win a Super Bowl title in The First Championship Game, AFL vs NFL (aka Super Bowl I).
mark Jackson
Doug Williams was the first black QB to reach the Super Bowl, and to this date, the only black QB to win, when he led the Washington Redskins to a 42-10 victory over the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXII. Doug Willliams-Washington Redskins
To date, the only black QB to win a Super Bowl is Doug Williams of the Washington Redskins (MVP of Super Bowl XXII). However, Williams was not the only black quarterback to play in the Super Bowl. Donovan McNabb quarterbacked the Eagles in Super Bowl XXXIX but lost to the Patriots.
Doug Williams
Tony Dungy
Super Bowl IX (1974): white jersey Super Bowl X (1975): black jersey Super Bowl XIII (1978): black jersey Super Bowl XIV (1979): black jersey Super Bowl XL (2005): white jersey Super Bowl XLIII (2008): white jersey