Marlin briscoe biography books

          Title, The First Black Quarterback: Marlin Briscoe's Journey to Break the Color Barrier and Start in the NFL ; Author, Marlin Briscoe ; Contributor, Bob Schaller.

        1. Marlin Briscoe made sports history on Oct. 6, , when he became the first African American to start in a National Football League (NFL) game as a.
        2. Marlin Briscoe broke the color barrier, becoming the first black starting quarterback in professional football in
        3. In , Marlin Briscoe became the first Black starting quarterback in modern pro football in America.
        4. He recounted his historic first in a autobiography, The First Black Quarterback: Marlin Briscoe's Journey to Break the Color Barrier and Start in the NFL.

          5. Marlin Briscoe broke the color barrier, becoming the first black starting quarterback in professional football in!

          Marlin Briscoe

          American football player (1945–2022)

          American football player

          Briscoe in 2016

          Position:Quarterback
          Wide receiver
          Born:(1945-09-10)September 10, 1945
          Oakland, California, U.S.
          Died:June 27, 2022(2022-06-27) (aged 76)
          Norwalk, California, U.S.
          Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
          Weight:178 lb (81 kg)
          High school:Omaha South(Omaha, Nebraska)
          College:Omaha
          NFL draft:1968 / round: 14 / pick: 357
          Receptions:224
          Receiving yards:3,537
          Receiving touchdowns:30
          Passing yards:1,697
          Passing touchdowns:14
          Interceptions:14
          Stats at Pro Football Reference

          College Football Hall of Fame

          Marlin Oliver Briscoe (September 10, 1945 – June 27, 2022), nicknamed "the Magician", was an American professional football player who was a quarterback and wide receiver in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL