You're ignorant, as usual, about the Broncos.
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As a rookie in 1968, Marlin Briscoe became the first black starting QB ever in American football. He led the AFL with 17.1 yds per completion, and set several Broncos rookie passing records, including 14 TD passes - a record broken by Bo Nix
just eight days ago.
In 1969, hearing that HC Lou Saban planned to return him to the backup QB role, he asked to be released to pursue a starting QB job elsewhere (
he was released, not traded).
It has been hotly debated whether Briscoe was the victim of backwards-thinking - that African Americans didn't have the "capacity" to play the position (it was 56 years ago after all) - OR whether, as Saban claimed, his (generous) 5'10" listed height had more to do with it.
Either way, Briscoe made five more stops in his career - Three years in Buffalo, led the Bills in TD receptions three times and total receptions twice, won two Super Bowls in Miami, leading the Dolphins in TD catches in their undefeated 1972 season, and edging Paul Warfield for most catches 1973.
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Below, Briscoe heads to the locker room with eventual Hall of Fame RB Floyd Little. Little was always listed at 5'10" ... and it appears they're on very nearly equal footing in this photo.
*- Nobody has ANYTHING to say about my thoroughly research claim that without a doubt the 1972 Dolphins are the greatest team ever?!
Proves yet again, you guys don't want to talk football, you just want to hammer on your obsession ... Denver Broncos. BDS - Broncos derangement syndrome.
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