Since the inception of the Arena Football League in 1987 and through its demise in 200, the concept of playing football in arenas with 50-yard fields, this professional league has had hundreds of quarterbacks to play.
The gateway to the Canadian Football Leagues has been filled with many black
quarterbacks seeking opportunities to extend their football careers.
Two of the most exciting quarterbacks to ever play between the lines in the CFL at one time played together were Warren Moon and Damon Allen. Moon would win five consecutive Grey Cup championships in his six years in the league,
The first black quarterback to play in the CFL and earn a roster spot was former
Syracuse University signal caller, Bernie
Custis. Drafted in the 11th round by the NFL Cleveland Browns in 1951, Custis played his first season in the CFL for the Hamilton
Tiger-Cats,
As colleges of the south slowly embraced the influx of black quarterbacks arriving on campus, those who were pioneers did not
always see that path provide many opportunities for others to follow.
THE HBCU LOCATED ON MARYLAND’S EAST COAST HADMaryland StateOriginally referred to as Princess Anne College, the official name of the black
college located in Princess Anne, Maryland, was the University of Maryland's
College for Negroes (Raiders)
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Eldridge Dickey (Tennessee State) was drafted in Round 1 in 1968 by the then "Oakland Raiders". Tolf he'd be given a chance to be a quarterback, he was only allowed to play the position...
