For the second time in three years, two Black starting quarterbacks faced off against each other in the Super Bowl.
The award is named after New Kensington native Willie Thrower, a two-time WPIAL champion (1946-47) who became the first Black quarterback to take a snap in an NFL game. The award winner receives a ...
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Finalists were announced by the Willie Thrower Award Committee ... in the Big Ten Conference while with Michigan State in 1952, and the first Black quarterback to take a snap in an NFL game while with ...
Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts lead a rising number of Black NFL QBs. When will coaches and GMs of color celebrate similar equality?
Jan. 21—The WPIAL's leading passer, two district champions and a quarterback with more than 6,000 career yards were among the finalists revealed Tuesday for the Willie Thrower Award. The annual ...