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Doug Williams

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Doug Williams, born Douglas Lee Williams on August 9, 1955, is an American professional football executive and former quarterback and coach, and a senior advisor for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League. He was the first black quarterback to both start and win a Super Bowl, doing so with Washington in Super Bowl XXII, when the team was known as the Redskins, and he was named Super Bowl most valuable player after throwing four touchdowns in a single quarter. After his playing career he turned to coaching, most notably as head coach of the Grambling State Tigers, and then worked as a team executive for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Virginia Destroyers and Washington. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2001.

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Birth Year
1955 1
Gender
Male 1
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1 1
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Super Bowl, Competitions
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On The Roster Of

Washington Commanders, Teams and Clubs
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American Football, Sports
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is an American professional football executive and former quarterback and coach
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1. Doug Williams (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, birth date
    (born August 9, 1955)
  • Lead, masculine pronoun
    He was named Super Bowl MVP after throwing four touchdowns in a single quarter.
  • Lead, championships won
    Williams was the first black quarterback to both start and win a Super Bowl, doing so with Washington in Super Bowl XXII
  • Lead, nationality
    is an American professional football executive and former quarterback and coach
  • Plays: American Football, Lead, sport
    is an American professional football executive and former quarterback and coach
  • Competed In: Super Bowl, Lead, Super Bowl
    He was named Super Bowl MVP
  • On The Roster Of: Washington Commanders, Lead, team washington-commanders
    doing so with Washington in Super Bowl XXII when they were known as the Redskins
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