Willie Thrower, the first black quarterback in the NFL, was born in 1939

March 22

On March 22, 1930, Willie Thrower was born. 

Willie Thrower was the first black quarterback in the NFL. In 1953, he made history with the Chicago Bears. Willie Thrower died in 2002.

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Sources

Organization, & ImageObject. (2023, February 28). Thrower made history in bears debut. Thrower made history in Bears debut. Retrieved March 1, 2023, from https://www.chicagobears.com/news/thrower-made-history-in-bears-debut-18572369