The African-American starting quarterbacks for the University of Alabama have been Walter Lewis, Vince Sutton, Danny Woodson, and Andrew Zow. These men all served as quarterback for the Crimson Tide throughout history.
Yes, there have been several. The first black quarterback at Alabama was Michael Landrum in 1979.
Yes. The University has started four black quarterbacks throughout the school's history. These quarterbacks were Walter Lewis, Vince Sutton, Andrew Zow, and Danny Woodson.
The first black quarterback who played for the Crimson Tide was Walter Lewis. He played for Alabama during the 1980, 1981, 1982, and 1983 football seasons.
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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!
If you're asking this question due to hearing about Starr Jackson leaving to go play football in FCS then it's because he probably feels he might lose playing time to the up coming freshman quarterback Phillip Sims who is also black. Hope that answers your question.
Ricky Wesson.Wesson was the first African American to start at QB for SMU on October 27, 1973 against Texas Tech.
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.
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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)
Quarterback Donovan McNabb is the Eagle's longest starting quarterback. McNabb started 158 games for the Eagles. His first start for the Eagles was in November of 1999. He was the starter until January 9, 2010.
All a QB has to do is take the first snap of the game. Even if he hands it off and is taken out or injured after the first play, it's still considered a start.
It might be in Wildcat format and might start with a false start.
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