Doug Williams (quarterback)

Douglas Lee Williams (born August 9, 1955) is an American professional football executive and former quarterback and a coach. Quotes You didn't think it was a big deal, but you were in school, while you were coming to school, We understand the football part of it, but at the end of the day, if you're not eligible you can't play anyway. Therefore, it should have never been out there when you look at it. The good thing about it, a couple weeks ago, when you announced you were coming back to school, I think whatever you tweeted out there a couple years ago should be put to rest. You let them know that school is important. When I got to Washington in 1986, Coach Gibbs called me after the USFL had folded and he said 'Could you come to Washington and be a back-up?' and at that time I didn't have job, So I called Coach Gibbs and I said 'Coach Gibbs, I can be any 'up' you want.' So when I went to Washington I was the backup. Not in my mind, because I know who I was. I felt like I should be the starter. But I understood the dynamics of how that works. So I never went to practice with the fact that I was the backup quarterback. I went to practice with the fact that I was the starter. As I traveled, I ran across a lot of older men, especially African-American men, They look at me and they say, 'I still got that tape,' and they say, 'When I've got a bad day, I pop that tape in, it makes me feel good. When I got to Tampa in 1978, I got some mail at times and if there wasn't a return address on the envelope, it was best not to open it, The color thing doesn't come in the locker room or the huddle. I never played with a guy who didn't want me to play with him. When I walked off the field from the Super Bowl in 1988, Joe Jacoby walked up to me and he said, 'Hey, Doug Williams, white, green, purple, yellow, you're our quarterback.' That's a good feeling. Doug Williams Shares Wisdom With Cardale Jones On ESPN, February 23 2015 External links Category:American football players from the United States Category:1955 births Category:American football coaches Category:African Americans Category:Living people Category:People from Louisiana