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James "Shack" Harris is a former NFL quarterback and executive who played for the Bills, Rams and Chargers. He was the first black player to start a season at quarterback in pro football and the first to win an NFL playoff game as a starter.
Jan 20, 2014 · But when James Harris started a playoff game in 1974, America wasn't so color-blind. In ESPN The Magazine, Steve Wulf writes that when Russell Wilson starts Super Bowl XLVIII, fans won't bat an...
- Steve Wulf
Aug 28, 2013 · Inspired by the “I Have a Dream” speech delivered by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., James Harris became the first black player to be a regular, full-time starter at quarterback in the N.F.L.
Mar 13, 2015 · On January 31st, James Harris, the first black man to regularly start as quarterback for an N.F.L. team, who was also part of the first wave of black executives in the league, retired from...
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- July 20, 1947
Feb 8, 2023 · James ‘Shack’ Harris was an NFL pioneer on and off the field. From starring as a rare Black quarterback in the 1970s to the front office, Harris’ perseverance and excellence laid groundwork for Super Bowl LVII.
Oct 12, 2017 · James ‘Shack’ Harris is prominent on list of groundbreaking quarterbacks. The first African-American to start a season opener also was the first to start and win an NFL playoff game. James “Shack” Harris in 1976. AP Photo. By Jason Reid @JReidESPN. October 12, 2017.
