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As recently as 1968, it was widely believed in the NFL that Black people lacked the character to play QB; into that hostility wade three pioneers who would be the first Black QBs to crack NFL starting lineups: Marlin Briscoe, Joe Gilliam and James Harris.
As recently as 1968, it was widely believed in the NFL that Black people lacked the character to play QB; into that hostility wade three pioneers who would be the first Black QBs to crack NFL starting lineups: Marlin Briscoe, Joe Gilliam and James Harris.
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Field Generals: History of the Black Quarterback
S1, EP1 "Resistance"As recently as 1968, it was widely believed in the NFL that Black people lacked the character to play QB; into that hostility wade three pioneers who would be the first Black QBs to crack NFL starting lineups: Marlin Briscoe, Joe Gilliam and James Harris.
Field Generals: History of the Black Quarterback
S1, EP2 "Alternative Route"Just as show business in the 1970s typecast Black characters, so did the NFL; star college QBs like Tony Dungy are switched to lesser positions by their pro teams; others, like future Hall of Famer Warren Moon, take alternative routes.
Field Generals: History of the Black Quarterback
S1, EP3 "Race to the Top"While Ronald Reagan campaigns and governs on a wave of white backlash against Black progress in the '70s and '80s, Doug Williams endures racial bias and personal tragedy to become the first Black QB to win a Super Bowl.
Field Generals: History of the Black Quarterback
S1, EP4 "The Quarterbacks of the Future"Black QBs of the '80s and '90s revolutionized how the position would be played forever after; Randall Cunningham, Donovan McNabb and Michael Vick introduced the previously forbidden "Black style" to QB play and redefined the position.
