The Latest Breaking News from Marlin Briscoe

Marlin Briscoe, who broke the modern color barrier for pro quarterbacks, never got the opportunities his talent deserved.

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The Nebraska native was a star quarterback for Omaha University before the Denver Broncos drafted him as a cornerback in the 14th round in 1968. He wasn't allowed to compete for the QB job in 1969.

All through the years, right to his death of pneumonia, Marlin Briscoe was called, “The Quarterback,” by quarterback legend Joe Namath. They’d see each other at some NFL reunion or social get-together and Namath would greet him with something like, “Hey, how’s The Quarterback doing?”

The late Marlin Briscoe left a "what-if" legacy in his own football career, and paved the way for every Black quarterback who followed his path.

The two-time Super Bowl champion and member of the 1972 Dolphins died Monday at the age of 76.

Marlin Briscoe, the first Black starting quarterback in professional football history and a key wide receiver on the Dolphins’ 1972 undefeated team, died on Sunday night in a hospital in Norwalk, Cal. He was 76.