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Just eight Black quarterbacks have started in a Super Bowl, beginning with Washington's Doug Williams, who not only captured the Lombardi Trophy but also Super Bowl MVP after throwing for 320 The Super Bowl is the grandest stage in football, and throughout its history, only a handful of Black quarterbacks have started in the big game. From Doug Williams breaking barriers in the 1980s The upstart Eagles star was right: Only seven other Black quarterbacks have taken the Super Bowl stage as starters since the big game's inception at the end of the 1966 season. Wilson was the first Black quarterback to appear in two Super Bowls. Heading into Super Bowl XLVIII the Seahawks were considered the underdogs facing the Broncos, led by the legendary, Peyton Manning. Just seven Black quarterbacks have started in a Super Bowl, beginning with Washington's Doug Williams, who not only captured the Lombardi Trophy but also Super Bowl MVP after throwing for 320 No matter who wins, the first Super Bowl with 2 Black quarterbacks will make history With Jalen Hurts under center for the Eagles and Patrick Mahomes helming the Chiefs, Sunday's game will mark a The National Football League has traveled a long and rocky road to Super Bowl LVII, the first in history to feature two Black starting quarterbacks. In 1920, when the NFL was founded, major league baseball had been racially segregated for more than 50 years. But football was unpopular and good players were hard to find. Patrick Mahomes is the third and most recent Black quarterback to win a Super Bowl and earn the Super Bowl MVP title. Following the 2019 season, Mahomes led the Kansas City Chiefs to a 31-20 Super Bowl 54 win against the San Francisco 49ers, completing 26 of 42 passes for 286 yards with two touchdown passes. Quinton Peron and Napoleon Jinnies made history as the first Black male and openly gay cheerleaders to perform at the Super Bowl. Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta featured the Los Angeles Rams and New England Patriots, with both Peron and Jinnies cheering for the Rams, which lost to the Patriots, 13-3, in the lowest scoring Super Bowl in history. This year's Super Bowl made history; not only was this the first time ever that two Black quarterbacks went head to head in the championship game, but it was also the first Super Bowl to follow the establishment of the NFL's Diversity Advisory Committee, created to ensure equal employment opportunities for people of diverse backgrounds in senior-level coaching and office positions. For the first Super Bowl to take place following the September 11 attacks, Carter G. Woodson’s Idea for Black History Month. Get to Know 6 History-Making Black Country Singers. President Donald Trump is set to attend the Super Bowl in New Orleans on Sunday, which means he will watch a rendition of the Black national anthem. The performance of the hymn at last year's Take the Black History Month Civic Heroes Trolley Tour, featuring murals of iconic Black figures, with Murals Arts Philadelphia on Feb. 8. A guide will walk you through Philly neighborhoods with the murals and share stories behind each piece of art. Super Bowl History + indicates Hall of Fame; Table; Date SB AFC Pts NFC Pts MVP Stadium City State; Feb 9, 2025: LIX (59) Kansas City Chiefs: Philadelphia Eagles A Brief History. On January 31, 1988, Doug Williams quarterbacked the Washington Redskins to victory in Super Bowl XXII, the first time an African American quarterback had played in Super Bowl history. Here is the complete list of previous Super Bowl halftime performers and themes: 2025: Kendrick Lamar with special guest SZA 2024: Usher with special guests Alicia Keys, Jermaine Dupri, H.E.R A lot of African Americans in the South moved toward the AFL."This year's Chiefs Super Bowl team has one player on the roster from an HBCU—defensive back Joshua Williams.He understands the Kendrick Lamar will make history this Sunday as the first solo rapper to headline a Super Bowl halftime show. But back in 2022, he and Blackstone helped to pave the way for this milestone when Super Bowl Pre-Game Party, Saturday, noon to 3 p.m., 3400 N 4th Street in Longview (Roughneck Harley-Davidson). Super Bowl weekend can be kicked off at Roughneck Harley-Davidson’s pre-game party Mm blows me away I can't wait for more so I'm honored to be a part of this okay it is the Super Bowl the biggest audience in the world how do you no no no no because you have a unique voice that can fill up a room how do you fill up the Super Bowl a stadium the people who are watching this in you know in Europe wow I'm great engineers no I'm
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