Doug Williams Memorabilia

Famous American football quarterback, Doug Williams is famous for his Most Valuable Player performance in Super Bowl XXII against the Denver Broncos. He was born on July 28, 1955 in Zachary, Louisiana. His real name is Douglas Lee Williams.

           

He was seen to be a very good player and was then selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as the 17th overall pick during the 1978 National Football League Draft. He had led the team to three playoff appearances and a NFC title game in 1979 to 1982. An unfavorable incident happened between the owner of the team and Williams that led the latter to leave the team. But then, he returned to the National Football League after the USFL shut down in 1986 and he joined the Washington Redskins....   more

Famous American football quarterback, Doug Williams is famous for his Most Valuable Player performance in Super Bowl XXII against the Denver Broncos. He was born on July 28, 1955 in Zachary, Louisiana. His real name is Douglas Lee Williams.

           

He was seen to be a very good player and was then selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as the 17th overall pick during the 1978 National Football League Draft. He had led the team to three playoff appearances and a NFC title game in 1979 to 1982. An unfavorable incident happened between the owner of the team and Williams that led the latter to leave the team. But then, he returned to the National Football League after the USFL shut down in 1986 and he joined the Washington Redskins. Williams played as the backup for starting quarterback Jay Schroeder. He had successfully led the team to Super Bowl XXII where they routed the Denver Broncos leading to the recognition of Doug Williams autographed ""SB XXII MVP"" Redskins mini helmet. Williams then became the first black quarterback to play in a Super Bowl and is the first black quarterback to win one.

           

He had engineered a 42-10 rout where he allowed the Redskins to set an NFL record through scoring five touchdowns during the second quarter. He had completed a total of 18 passes out of 29 for 340 yards with four TD passes and he was hailed as the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player and led the Doug Williams autographed ""SB XXII MVP"" Redskins mini helmet as a significant item to own.

           

Purchase the Doug Williams autographed ""SB XXII MVP"" Redskins mini helmet and other sports items only at Sportsmemorabilia.com. His name is sometimes mistaken by people as Doug William, Doug Williamz, Dhoug Williams, Douge Williams, Dug Wiliams, Doughe Williams and Dhouge Williamz.