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Quarterback Pioneers
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![George Taliaferro, halfback of University of Indiana, is shown in posed action in this undated photo. (Associated Press)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/xrnonctslzt1qp7jqnuv.jpg)
George Taliaferro, halfback of University of Indiana, is shown in posed action in this undated photo. (Associated Press)
![Buffalo Bills quarterback James Harris looks to pass in a 50-20 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on September 6, 1969 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. (National Football League)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/r21aewmyf5tkixyjmy4r.jpg)
Buffalo Bills quarterback James Harris looks to pass in a 50-20 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on September 6, 1969 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. (National Football League)
![Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Joe Gilliam (17) warms up prior to the Pittsburgh-Baltimore NFL game in Pittsburgh, on Sunday, afternoon, Sept. 15, 1974. Gilliam was set to start in the Steelers home opener, the first black quarterback to start a season opener at home. Former number one quarterback Terry Bradshaw, right, also warms up. (Associated Press)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/qkpoxfjlvctce74o4yp7.jpg)
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Joe Gilliam (17) warms up prior to the Pittsburgh-Baltimore NFL game in Pittsburgh, on Sunday, afternoon, Sept. 15, 1974. Gilliam was set to start in the Steelers home opener, the first black quarterback to start a season opener at home. Former number one quarterback Terry Bradshaw, right, also warms up. (Associated Press)
![Marlin Briscoe, (86) WR of St. Louis Cardinals in August 1975. (Associated Press)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/nawhfe8dfmsf29mhlxbz.jpg)
Marlin Briscoe, (86) WR of St. Louis Cardinals in August 1975. (Associated Press)
![Oakland Raiders vs. Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Alameda County Coliseum Sunday, December 3, 1995. Chiefs beat Raiders 29-23. Oakland Raiders quarterback Vince Evans (11) runs away from Kansas City Chiefs defensive back Mark Collins (25). (AP Photo/Al Golub)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/zsmncibofhssza8myhyc.jpg)
Oakland Raiders vs. Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Alameda County Coliseum Sunday, December 3, 1995. Chiefs beat Raiders 29-23. Oakland Raiders quarterback Vince Evans (11) runs away from Kansas City Chiefs defensive back Mark Collins (25). (AP Photo/Al Golub)
![Michigan State quarterback Willie Thrower is shown on Oct. 1, 1951. Thrower, the first black quarterback to play in the Big Ten, helping Michigan State to a national championship in 1952, and the NFL's first black quarterback. (Associated Press)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/l9nmmpp3h6vdh9c4qndf.jpg)
Michigan State quarterback Willie Thrower is shown on Oct. 1, 1951. Thrower, the first black quarterback to play in the Big Ten, helping Michigan State to a national championship in 1952, and the NFL's first black quarterback. (Associated Press)
![Brown University halfback Fritz Pollard in 1916. (National Football League)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/xulb15cs83dtu3x0sast.jpg)
Brown University halfback Fritz Pollard in 1916. (National Football League)