 Briscoe in 2016 | |||||||||||||
| No. 15, 27, 86, 88 | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Quarterback Wide receiver | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | September 10, 1945 Oakland, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Died: | June 27, 2022 (aged 76) Norwalk, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 178 lb (81 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Omaha South (Omaha, Nebraska) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Omaha | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1968 / Round: 14 / Pick: 357 | ||||||||||||
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Marlin Oliver Briscoe (September 10, 1945 – June 27, 2022), nicknamed "the Magician", was an American professional football player who was a quarterback and wide receiver in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). In October 1968, after being drafted by the AFL's Denver Broncos, he became the first black starting quarterback in professional football,[1] and established a Denver rookie record of 14 touchdown passes that season. He played professionally for nine years.
- ^ "First black QB was easy choice". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 10, 1968. p. 5, sports.