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Doug Williams
Quarterback, American football player
1955 –
Who is Doug Williams?
Douglas Lee "Doug" Williams is a former American football quarterback and former head coach of the Grambling State Tigers football team. Williams is best known for his remarkable performance in Super Bowl XXII. Williams, who was named the Super Bowl MVP, passed for a Super Bowl record 340 yards and four touchdowns, with one interception. He also became the first player in Super Bowl history to pass for four touchdowns in a single quarter, and four in a half. Williams was the first black starting quarterback to win a Super Bowl, and the only one until Russell Wilson won Super Bowl XLVIII in 2014.
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- Born
- Aug 9, 1955
Zachary - Also known as
- Douglas Lee Williams
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Raunda Williams
- Janice Goss
(1982/04 - 1983/04)
- Children
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Grambling State University
- Lived in
- Louisiana
- Zachary
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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