Marlin Briscoe: The First African-American Starting QB

This is a very important story.

[@jayg1438]

RIP Marlin the Magician

[@NapaValleyUSA]

Excellent video. 👍 A truly under-appreciated player from NFL history. Talented player, fun to watch too. Glad he’s getting some due today.

[@mayduck1]

Outstanding video and as a Dol-Fan thanks for reminding folks that this trailblazer was a member of NFL's only unbeaten untied team the 1972 Miami Dolphins.

[@ROBYN_ONEIL]

Gavin, this is your uncle Damien messaging you from my wife Robyn’s account. We are loving your videos! Very awesome, man. Keep it up. We will be watching. I hope this finds you well, my nephew!

[@gavinnorley5457]

Damien that means a lot! Miss you a ton! You can reach out to me whenever needed!

[@kirkhemphill911]

Dude, thank you so much for this story!

[@byronwilliams872]

Omaha South in the house

[@rwahid82]

Thanks for the story on this amazing brotha and football player

[@millenialbroadcast]

Awesome video. Thank you for making it!!!

[@Rick-zc6qo]

Great job!!! keep it up.... NFL Films should give you a call.....

[@JM-Vision-]

Learned something new great video

[@gavinnorley5457]

Sorry about the video glitch around 1:33 I don’t know why that happens!

[@freshprince7999]

Thx for this story && good job 👍🏽

[@isaiah904s]

Great video 👍🏾 your the future

[@niqko8055]

Such a great video!

[@whatshewantiskyree]

Dope

[@lonnietoth5765]

He never let the slights he was given affect his career and personality .

[@Raider352]

The key word to this is Starting Quarterback because there were many before MB.

[@maxdakota111]

If I'm not mistaken, Fritz Pollard was actually the first black QB in the NFL. I can see where Marlon Briscoe would first in the modern era though.

[@dwightlove3704]

One day a movie will be made about this forgotten pioneer

[@storiesincardboard9420]

George Taliaferro was actually the first to start at QB in the modern era. He started at QB for the Baltimore Colts on November 22 1953. Didn’t have a great game but did throw a TD pass.

[@jamellmayo4900]

Goat

[@mr.p2007]

Great video. Be sure to research Fritz Pollard. 🤴🏿

[@christophertracy2807]

Right - wasn't Pollard the first starting black QB?? He was before Briscoe

[@mr.p2007]

@@christophertracy2807 first QB & Head Coach! ✊🏿

[@tombradley37]

Want to correct you, the NFL & AFL combined draft in 1967!

[@byronwilliams872]

Too bad that many of football fans, never heard of him

[@jamellmayo4900]

Good video dog

[@ckobo84]

Hard to say how much him being black had to do with teams not wanting him playing quarterback when he was 5'10". I tend to think height was an even bigger factor, if he was 6'3" I think they'd have been willing to give it a roll.

[@gavinnorley5457]

Appreciate the insight 🙏🏻

[@JAWrightonline]

However, it's been well-documented Briscoe had 70-75 yard range on his arm. And his 14 TD passes as a rookie in a season is STILL a Broncos record. John Elway nor Tim Tebow broke that.

[@dwightlove3704]

Look up Willie Thrower or Frederick "Fritz"Pollard they came before him

[@isaiah904s]

Just congratulate the man on a good video 🤦🏾‍♂️🤣 it’s always one

[@dwightlove3704]

@@isaiah904s I will just saying that there were other men before Briscoe.

[@blip9999999999999999]

I know a brother at my work with the last name Briscoe. He should get a kick out of this (pardon the football pun.)

[@darrylking2500]

Wow Lou Sabin wasn't Shitt Perfect example of how the Head will never let the tail Catch up

[@Phan-Xu]

Yea but Joe Gilliam Was the first Black quarterback To play his professional season And Rookie season

[@gavinnorley5457]

True but Gilliam wasn't in the NFL until 1972 and Briscoe started his first game in 1968.

[@GetRidOfCivilAssetForfeiture]

And Marlin had a lot tougher road to travel than Joe. Marlin paved the way and then James Harris proved a Black QB could win in the playoffs. Bottom line, Marlin broke a barrier. Same with Willie Lanier at MLB.

[@navycorpsman744]

1st starter but not the first black qb

[@TheRasiani]

Sucks that he got run out of a job. Like - thats brutal. Lost his position to a DEI hire. An affirmative action thing, "yeah, he's not as good...but he sells more tickets because he's white" But its hilarious that the guy just flipped the WR switch and dominated 😂 ...pure football player - probably could've played corner, too.

[@SgtSlaughtah]

I thought George Taliaferro was the first to start at QB...

[@SgtSlaughtah]

I see now Talifaferro was the first of the pre-superbowl era.

[@dwightlove3704]

Briscoe was the original Russell Wilson

[@cho506]

but legit, who’s the first black quarterback???

[@gavinnorley5457]

Willie Thrower

[@morrisphillips6518]

Meritocracy had no place in a socially constructed society, it normalizes 2nd best.

[@drbonesshow1]

Marlin Briscoe had a great arm. They wasted his talents at receiver.

[@davanmani556]

Spread offense