Steve McNair inducted into College Football HOF



Black Quarterbacks Drafted in NFL 1st Round
1) Doug Williams 1978 Grambling
2) Andre Ware 1990 Houston
3) Steve McNair 1995 Alcorn
4) Donovon McNabb 1999 Syracuse
4) Daunte' Culpeper 1999 Central Florida
4) Akili Smith 1999 Oregon
5) Michael Vick 2001 Virginia Tech

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TSPN Salutes: Charlie "Choo Choo" Brackins from Prairie View A&M.....The first Black QB to be drafted (16th round) from an HBCU in 1955. I am sure that the racial climate didn't lend itself to giving him a legitimate shot:

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Complete list of black QBs drafted in the NFL Draft First Round ...

NOTES: Five were drafted No. 1 overall (Vick, Russell, Newton, Winston, Murray)
Most black QBs drafted in the first round in a single year: Three in 1999 (McNabb, Smith, Culpepper)

Doug Williams, Grambling State, 1978; 17th overall
Andre Ware, Houston, 1990: 7th overall
Steve McNair, Alcorn State, 1995: 3rd overall pick
Donovan McNabb, Syracuse, 1999: 2nd overall pick
Akili Smith, Oregon, 1999, 3rd overall pick
Daunte Culpepper, Central Florida, 1999, 11th overall pick
Michael Vick, Virginia Tech, 2001: 1st overall pick
Byron Leftwich, Marshall, 2003: 7th overall pick
Vince Young, Texas, 2006: 3rd overall pick
JaMarcus Russell, LSU, 2007: 1st overall pick
Josh Freeman, Kansas State, 2009: 17th overall pick
Cam Newton, Auburn, 2011: 1st overall pick
Robert Griffin III, Baylor, 2012: 2nd overall pick
EJ Manuel, Florida State, 2013: 16th overall pick
Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville, 2014: 32nd overall pick
Jameis Winston, Florida State, 2015: 1st overall pick
Patrick Mahomes, Texas Tech, 2017: 10th overall pick
Deshaun Watson, Clemson, 2017: 12th overall pick
Lamar Jackson, Louisville, 2018. 32nd overall pick.
Kyler Murray, Oklahoma, 2019: 1st overall pick
Dwayne Haskins, Ohio State, 2019: 15th overall pick
 

Eldridge Dickey: the first black quarterback drafted in the first round​


The Tennessee State star never played his position in the pros
 

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Eldridge Dickey: the first black quarterback drafted in the first round​


The Tennessee State star never played his position in the pros
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That is the AFL which is a valid point.

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Eldridge Dickey

Eldridge Reno Dickey (December 24, 1945 – May 22, 2000) was an American Football player. After playing for Tennessee State University from 1965–1968, he was drafted in 1968 by the Oakland Raiders in the first round as the 25th overall pick. Dickey became the first African-American quarterback...
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