Doug williams born
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Doug williams born
Williams, Doug 1955–
College football coach
Played in the NFL
Signed with the USFL
Super Bowl Glory
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Doug Williams, the first African American quarterback to win the Most Valuable Player Award in a Super Bowl, was born on August 9, 1955 in Zachary, Louisiana.
He was the sixth of eight children born to Robert and Laura Williams. His father, who was wounded in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, was a construction worker and a nightclub manager. His mother worked at a local school as a cook.
Although they were poor, the Williams were a very close-knit family.
Williams began playing football at the age of seven. He also played baseball and basketball, but it soon became evident that he was destined to become a football quarterback.
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As a senior at Chaneyville High School, Williams threw for 1,180 yards and twenty-two touchdowns. Despite these impressive statistics, Southern University and Grambling State University were the only schools that recruited him.
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