Black Quarterbacks

USC quarterback’s NFL career spanned three decades

Tennessee State product beat out Terry Bradshaw with Steelers to become first African-American to start an opening-day game in the NFL

The Hall of Famer dominated in Canada before getting a chance to play quarterback in the U.S.

Professional basketball offers the NFL a blueprint for success: embrace the black culture of the majority of your players

The USC standout insisted on a clause in his contract when the Bears drafted him in 1977

The first African-American to start a season opener also was the first to start and win an NFL playoff game

His contributions to the game go well beyond his short NFL career

At 90 years old, the first African-American drafted into the NFL recalls a career in which he took on seven positions

The first black quarterback in the NFL’s formative years was also its first black coach

Former Denver Bronco was the first to start in football’s modern era