Marlin Briscoe, American Pro Football's First Black Starting Quarterback, Dies at 76
Miami Dolphins' undefeated 1972 team, died of pneumonia on Monday at the age of 76. Briscoe's daughter, Angela Marriott, informed the Associated Press of his death. Nicknamed «The Magician,» Briscoe was the first American professional football starting Black quarterback after being selected by the American Football League's Denver Broncos in 1968.