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Position: | Senior advisor | ||||||||||||
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Born: | Zachary, Louisiana, U.S. | August 9, 1955||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Chaneyville (Zachary) | ||||||||||||
College: | Grambling State (1974–1977) | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1978 / round: 1 / pick: 17 | ||||||||||||
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Career: | 64–42 (.604) | ||||||||||||
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Douglas Lee Williams (born August 9, 1955) is an American football executive and former quarterback and coach. Williams is best known for his performance with the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl XXII against the Denver Broncos, making him the first black quarterback to both start and win a Super Bowl.[2] He was named Super Bowl MVP after breaking two Super Bowl passing records: 340 yards total, and being the first to throw four touchdowns in a single quarter.
Following his playing career, Williams began coaching, most notably serving as the head coach of the Grambling State Tigers. Following that, Williams has been a team executive for the Virginia Destroyers and Washington Redskins.