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	College Football Hall of Fame
		Williams, along with Moon, Cunningham, Harris and Marlin Briscoe, started “The Field Generals,” an organization founded by and composed of NFL African American quarterbacks who are dedicated to teaching and preserving the history of the African American quarterback.
		Williams was thrown to the wolves, starting the home opener as a rookie quarterback for a seemingly hopeless franchise.
		As a rookie, Williams led the NFL in fewest interceptions thrown (8) and guided his team to a much-improved 5-11 record.
	collegefootball.org /news.php?id=558 (919 words)

	Doug Williams (football player) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Doug Williams (born July 28, 1955 in Zachary, Louisiana) is a legendary American football quarterback.
		Williams became the head football coach at Grambling State University in 1998, succeeding the legendary Eddie Robinson.
		The Bucs, who had never been to the playoffs before Williams arrived, had gone to the playoffs three times in four years and played in the legendary 1979 NFC Championship Game.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Doug_Williams_(football_player) (518 words)

	Arizona Outlaws - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Arizona Outlaws were a professional American football team that played in the United States Football League in the mid 1980s.
		The team played in the USFL's 1985 season, and planned to continue play in the league's first fall season in 1986, but the league ceased operations following its pyrrhic victory in an anti-trust lawsuit against the older National Football League.
		The team was unable to acquire access to San Diego's Jack Murphy Stadium for its games, and summarily relocated to Tulsa, Oklahoma for its inaugural 1984 season as the Oklahoma Outlaws.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Arizona_Outlaws (192 words)

	Greatest Back Athletes of the 20th Century
		Doug Williams- Football player; set Super Bowl record for passing yardage and tied record for touchdown passes
		Frank Robinson- Baseball player; Hall of Famer who is the only baseball player to win MVP awards in the National and American Leagues
		William (Judy) Johnson- Baseball player; Hall of Famer who was the best third baseman in Negro Leagues history
	www.richardlewis.com /xother_info/blackathletes.html (1489 words)

	The Complete History of African American Quarterbacks In The NFL
		African American) and was finally inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2005 almost 80 years after his playing days were over.He died in 1986 at the age of 92 and was a true pioneer of the game and left a lasting legacy for future African American Quarterbacks and players.
		He finished with more completions, passing yards, and touchdowns than anyone if you combine his CFL and NFL numbers (70,553 yards and 435 touchdowns).As mentioned earlier he should be included in any Pro Football Hall of Fame discussions and should be the first African American Quarterback inducted.
		Even with African American players returning, the league was still very slow to embrace African Americans at the so called “Thinking Positions” (Quarterback, Center, and Middle Linebacker), because of “backward” stereotypes.
	www.blackathlete.net /artman/publish/article_01018.shtml (2098 words)

	The History of Jim Crow
		Although the Washington Redskins were the last team to integrate (hiring Bobby Mitchell in 1962), they were the first to be led to a Super Bowl victory by an African-American quarterback (Doug Williams, 1988).
		African Americans also had to challenge racist notions about their leadership abilities, and did so as Burl Toler became a field judge (1965-1989), Johnny Grier a referee (beginning in 1988), and Gene Upshaw the president and executive director of the NFL Player's Association.
		During the 1870s and 1880s, when football emerged as the most popular collegiate level sport, soccer became the game of the immigrant working class, attracting players of all races and national origins.
	www.jimcrowhistory.org /resources/lessonplans/hs_es_sports.htm (2098 words)

	African American Registry: Black contributions to American professional football are many
		Among Blacks to play quarterback in the NFL were Willie Thrower, the first Black quarterback in the league (1953), James Harris, Marlin Brisco, and Doug Williams, the only African-American quarterback to lead his team to a Super Bowl win.
		Art Shell became the first African American head coach in the NFL and the second in professional football history when he was hired by the Los Angeles Raiders in 1989.
		When Follis retired from professional football in 1906, he was replaced that same year by Charles "Doc" Baker, the second African-American pro-football player.
	aaregistry.com /african_american_history/441/... (2098 words)

	African American Registry: Black contributions to American professional football are many
		Among Blacks to play quarterback in the NFL were Willie Thrower, the first Black quarterback in the league (1953), James Harris, Marlin Brisco, and Doug Williams, the only African-American quarterback to lead his team to a Super Bowl win.
		Art Shell became the first African American head coach in the NFL and the second in professional football history when he was hired by the Los Angeles Raiders in 1989.
		When Follis retired from professional football in 1906, he was replaced that same year by Charles "Doc" Baker, the second African-American pro-football player.
	www.aaregistry.com /african_american_history/441/Black_contributions_to_American_professional_football_are_many (659 words)

	African American Registry: Black contributions to American professional football are many. . .
		Among Blacks to play quarterback in the NFL were Willie Thrower, the first Black quarterback in the league (1953), James Harris, Marlin Brisco, and Doug Williams, the only African-American quarterback to lead his team to a Super Bowl win.
		Art Shell became the first African American head coach in the NFL and the second in professional football history when he was hired by the Los Angeles Raiders in 1989.
		When Follis retired from professional football in 1906, he was replaced that same year by Charles "Doc" Baker, the second African-American pro-football player.
	aaregistry.com /african_american_history/441/... (678 words)

	nflbestbythenumbers
		This was a system that was taken from the All American Football Conference and tinkered with just a bit.
		Terry Bradshaw, Roger Staubach, John Brodie, Jim Kelly, Bob Greise, Joe Namath, Ken Stabler(16), Randall Cunningham(7), Joe Ferguson, Doug Williams(17), Lynn Dickey(10), Charley Johnson*
		Obviously, induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame is the ultimate judgement of a player's career.
	www.webspawner.com /users/nflbestbythenumbers (678 words)

	Doug Williams (football player) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Doug Williams (born July 28, 1955 in Zachary, Louisiana) is a well-known American football quarterback.
		Williams became the head football coach at Grambling State University in 1998, succeeding the legendary Eddie Robinson.
		Williams was the 17th overall pick of the 1978 draft, chosen by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Doug_Williams_(football_player) (562 words)

	Encyclopedia: Doug Williams
		Disambiguation Doug Williams (born July 28, 1955 in Zachary, Louisiana) is a legendary American football quarterback.
		Doug Williams, who came to the Redskins from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1986, won Super Bowl XXII Most Valuable Player honors when he led Washington to a 42-10 rout of the Denver Broncos.
		Doug Williams, born Douglas Clayton Durdle (on September 1, 1972 in Reading, Berkshire) is an English professional wrestler currently working for independent promotions including the Frontier Wrestling Alliance and Ring of Honor.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Doug-Williams (472 words)

	The History of Jim Crow
		Although the Washington Redskins were the last team to integrate (hiring Bobby Mitchell in 1962), they were the first to be led to a Super Bowl victory by an African-American quarterback (Doug Williams, 1988).
		The first African-American, All-American football player was Amherst College center William Henry Lewis.
		However, it was not until 1902 that Joe Gans became the first African American to actually win a world boxing championship as a lightweight who overcame Frank Erne in Canada, and two years later as a welterweight defeating Jimmy Britt.
	www.jimcrowhistory.org /resources/lessonplans/hs_es_sports.htm (472 words)

	African American Registry: Black contributions to American professional football are many. . .
		Among Blacks to play quarterback in the NFL were Willie Thrower, the first Black quarterback in the league (1953), James Harris, Marlin Brisco, and Doug Williams, the only African-American quarterback to lead his team to a Super Bowl win.
		When Follis retired from professional football in 1906, he was replaced that same year by Charles "Doc" Baker, the second African-American pro-football player.
		Pro Football or the National Football League originated in 1869 from a combination of rugby and soccer.
	www.aaregistry.com /african_american_history/441/Black_contributions_to_American_professional_football_are_many (678 words)

	Doug Williams Heads Grambling State Football Program
		Former NFL star Doug Williams replaced the Legendary Coach Eddie Robinson as Grambling State University's Head Football coach.
		Williams was the Heisman Trophy runner-up while playing under Robinson and later earned Super Bowl XXII MVP honors as a member of the Washington Redskins.
		Reed, a former All-American and All-SWAC quarterback at GSU is a restricted earnings/part-time coach working primarily with the offensive backfield.
	www.geocities.com /CollegePark/Classroom/7295/doug.html (678 words)

	NFL - About NFL - KnowledgeIsFun.com
		The league was formed in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, which adopted the name "National Football League" in 1922.
		It took until 1988 before a black qurterback started for a Super Bowl team, when Doug Williams won it for the Redskins.
		The league's current makeup and geographic expanse, as well as its style of play, rules, media coverage, playoffs and championship games, were enhanced by its merger with a rival league, the American Football League, effective with the 1970 season.
	www.knowledgeisfun.com /N/NF/NFL.php (678 words)

	USATODAY.com - Race finish line draws nearer
		"When Doug won that Super Bowl, it touched me as much as anything," says James Harris, who in 1974 with the Los Angeles Rams became the first African-American quarterback to start an NFL playoff game and is currently the vice president of personnel for the Jaguars.
		Not only did Williams help increase opportunities in the NFL, it had a ripple effect through the college, high school and even pee wee football ranks.
		Williams' performance in Super Bowl XXII, when he passed for a then-record 340 yards and won MVP honors in leading the Redskins to a 42-10 romp of the Denver Broncos, is viewed by many as the turning point for opportunity.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/football/nfl/eagles/2005-02-02-mcnabb-qb-tradition_x.htm (678 words)

	Encyclopedia: National Football League
		Doug Williams (born July 28, 1955 in Zachary, Louisiana) is a well-known American football quarterback.
		Jump to: navigation, search AFL logo The American Football League (AFL) was a professional league of American football that operated from 1960 to 1969.
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	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/National-Football-League (10424 words)

	Amherst College : Athletics : Football : Scott '74 Picked for College Football Hall of Fame
		Scott will be inducted with former college greats Jim Haslett (Indiana University of Pennsylvania 1975-98), Gordie Lockbaum (Holy Cross 1984-87), Bill Redell (Occidental 1962-63) and Doug Williams (Grambling State 1974-77), along with head coaching legends Joseph Fusco (Westminster 1972-90) and Arnett "Ace" Mumford (Jarvis Christian 1924-26, Bishop 1927-29, Texas College 1931-35, Southern 1936-42 & 1944-61).
		One of the greatest athletes ever to take the field at Amherst, Scott shattered a slew of New England Intercollegiate records on the way to being named First-Team All-American as a senior in 1973.
		A two-time First-Team ECAC All-Star and selected to play in the North-South Game, Scott also received Amherst's Tom Ashley Award for outstanding play in football.
	www.amherst.edu /sports/archives/2000-2001/current/football/0427_scotthof.html (326 words)

	National Football League: Tutte le informazioni su National Football League su Encyclopedia.it
		Si dovette attendere fino al 1988 prima che un quarterback nero giocasse il Super Bowl, quando Doug Williams lo vinse per i Redskins.
		La lega venne fondata nel 1920 come American Professional Football Association, ed adottò il nome "National Football League" nel 1922.
		National Football League: Tutte le informazioni su National Football League su Encyclopedia.it
	www.encyclopedia.it /n/na/national_football_league.html (1697 words)

	The History of Jim Crow
		Although the Washington Redskins were the last team to integrate (hiring Bobby Mitchell in 1962), they were the first to be led to a Super Bowl victory by an African-American quarterback (Doug Williams, 1988).
		In 1989, three years after "Fritz" Pollard's death, the Los Angeles Raiders signed Art Shell to be the first African-American head coach of a professional football team in the modern era.
		Ora Mae Washington was undefeated in 12 years in the ATA (1924-1936), although she earned her living playing on the Philadelphia Tribune's women's basketball team.
	www.jimcrowhistory.org /resources/lessonplans/hs_es_sports.htm (1697 words)

	SportingNews.com - College Football - Grambling works to upgrade late game
		Fobbs was an All-American under Grambling legend Eddie Robinson, then a finalist both to replace Robinson in 1997 and again when eventual successor Doug Williams left for an NFL job in 2004.
		Grambling coach Melvin Spears was given the position a year ago, and led Grambling to an undefeated Southwestern Athletic Conference record on the way to the league championship.
		GRAMBLING, La. -- Grambling State hopes to upgrade its opponent for the final regular season game and boost attendance at the same time.
	www.sportingnews.com /yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=47303 (339 words)

	South Bend Mishawaka INDIANA Convention and Visitors Bureau
		In recognition of Black History Month and to kick off the annual Gridiron Legend Luncheon Series, the College Football Hall of Fame and KeyBank present The Field Generals, an African American NFL Quarterback CLub featuring quarterback pioneers Doug Williams, Randall Cunningham, Warren Moon, Marlin Briscoe and James Harris.
		Location: Century Center, 120 South St. Joseph Street, South Bend.
	www.livethelegends.org /visitorevents.php?id=432 (97 words)

	Super Bowl - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Super Bowl XXII: Washington Redskins after trailing 10-0 MVP quarterback Doug Williams, the first African-American quarterback to start a Superbowl, throws for 4 touchdowns in one quarter which leads to a 42 unanswered points and a rout of Denver.
		Super Bowl I: In the first matchup of the AFL and NFL champions, the NFL's Green Bay Packers, led by coach Vince Lombardi and quarterback Bart Starr, defeat the Kansas City Chiefs, 35-10.
		The name was feasible because postseason college football games had long been known as "bowl games" (the term originates from the Rose Bowl Game, which was in turn named for the bowl-shaped stadium in which it is played).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Super_Bowl (4735 words)

	Super Bowl - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Super Bowl XXII: Washington Redskins after trailing 10-0 MVP quarterback Doug Williams, the first African-American quarterback to start a Super Bowl, throws for 4 touchdowns in one quarter which leads to a 42 unanswered points and a rout of Denver.
		Super Bowl I: In the first matchup of the AFL and NFL champions, the NFL's Green Bay Packers, led by coach Vince Lombardi and quarterback Bart Starr, defeat the Kansas City Chiefs, 35-10.
		The name was feasible because postseason college football games had long been known as "bowl games" (the term originates from the Rose Bowl Game, which was in turn named for the bowl-shaped stadium in which it is played).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Super_Bowl (4978 words)

	Super Bowl - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Super Bowl XXII: Washington Redskins after trailing 10-0 MVP quarterback Doug Williams, the first African-American quarterback to start a Superbowl, throws for 4 touchdowns in one quarter which leads to a 42 unanswered points and a rout of Denver.
		Super Bowl I: In the first matchup of the AFL and NFL champions, the NFL's Green Bay Packers, led by coach Vince Lombardi and quarterback Bart Starr, defeat the Kansas City Chiefs, 35-10.
		The name was feasible because postseason college football games had long been known as "bowl games" (the term originates from the Rose Bowl Game, which was in turn named for the bowl-shaped stadium in which it is played).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Super_Bowl (4815 words)

	Super Bowl - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Super Bowl XXII: Washington Redskins after trailing 10-0 MVP quarterback Doug Williams, the first African-American quarterback to start a Superbowl, throws for 4 touchdowns in one quarter which leads to a 42 unanswered points and a rout of Denver.
		The name was feasible because postseason college football games had long been known as "bowl games" (the term originates from the Rose Bowl Game, which was in turn named for the bowl-shaped stadium in which it is played).
		Super Bowl I: In the first matchup of the AFL and NFL champions, the NFL's Green Bay Packers, led by coach Vince Lombardi and quarterback Bart Starr, defeat the Kansas City Chiefs, 35-10.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Super_Bowl (4815 words)

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