Doug Williams

Doug Williams matters far beyond his statistics. Out of Zachary, Louisiana and Grambling State, he became the first Black quarterback to both start and win a Super Bowl, doing so emphatically in Super Bowl XXII. In an era when prejudice insisted Black athletes could not run an offense from that position, he answered with a championship and silenced the doubters with results rather than words. What I respect most is what came after: he stayed in the game as a coach and executive, holding the door open for those who followed. His legacy is courage as much as talent, and that combination commands genuine admiration.

Name (English)

Doug Williams

Name (Japanese)

ダグ・ウィリアムス

Reading

だぐ・うぃりあむす

Born

August 9, 1955 (age 70)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Goat

Origin

Zachary, Louisiana, United States

Blood type

Private

Height

193 cm

Agency

Private

Occupation

American football player

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Northeast High School

University

Grambling State University

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttp://dougwilliams17.com/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%80%E3%82%B0%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A0%E3%82%B9%20(%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A1%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AB%E3%83%B3%E3%83%95%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%83%9C%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB)

Tags

• Louisiana
• American football player

Last updated

2026-06-17

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.