Tampa Bay, which had won just two games in the first two years of the franchise, went to the playoffs three times in five seasons with Williams as starter and played in the 1979 NFC Championship game. During his time in Tampa Bay, Williams improved his completion percentage each season.

Nov 4, 2009 · Those grand '79 Bucs came within a game of the Super Bowl, but lost 9-0 to the Rams in the NFC championship game on Jan. 6 in the old Tampa Stadium. It was a heartbreaker, but still,...

Feb 8, 2013 · He was the first quarterback to see extended success in Tampa, helping the team win their first playoff games and reaching the NFC Championship game in 1979. He was tremendously gifted, with a...

Doug Williams was the first African-American quarterback to win the Super Bowl. Read the game-by-game narrative of the 1987 Washington Redskins.

Williams became the first African-American quarterback taken in the first round of an NFL draft. Tampa Bay, which had won just two games in the first two years of the franchise went to the playoffs three times in five seasons with Williams as the starter and played in the 1979 NFC Championship game.

They finished as NFC Central division champions and won the first playoff game in franchise history. The Buccaneers added offensive threats to complement their solid defense; a healthy Doug Williams played his first full season and Ricky Bell became the team's first 1,000-yard back, rushing for a career-high 1,263 yards. [1]

Feb 8, 2023 · Williams earned the start in Washington's opening-round playoff game vs. the Bears, a 21-17 win. He filled in under center once more for the NFC championship game victory vs. Minnesota.

Doug Williams was the first African American quarterback to win MVP in a Super Bowl. As quarterback for the Washington Redskins football team, he not only helped win the game, but was named the Most Valuable Player in Super Bowl XXII on Jan. 31, 1988 in San Diego, California.

In his four years in Tampa Bay, Williams led the team to the playoffs three times, including in 1979, the team’s first trip to the NFC Championship game. After two years in the USFL playing for the Oklahoma/Arizona Outlaws, Williams then signed with Washington in 1986.

Doug Williams was selected as one of two inductees into the Ring of Honor in 2015, along with former fullback Mike Alstott.