Marlin Briscoe - wikipedia Marlin Briscoe Marlin Briscoe No. 15, 27, 86 Position : Wide Receiver Born : ( 1945 - 09 - 10 ) September 10, 1945 ( age 72 ) Omaha, Nebraska Height : 5 ft 11 in ( 1.80 m ) Weight : 178 lb ( 81 kg ) Career information High school : Omaha ( NE ) South College : Nebraska -- Omaha NFL Draft : 1968 / Round : 14 / Pick : 357 Career history Denver Broncos ( 1968 ) Buffalo Bills ( 1969 -- 1971 ) Miami Dolphins ( 1972 -- 1974 ) San Diego Chargers ( 1975 ) Detroit Lions ( 1975 ) New England Patriots ( 1976 ) Career highlights and awards Pro Bowl ( 1970 ) All - Pro ( 1970 ) 2 × Super Bowl champion ( VII, VIII ) Career NFL statistics Receptions : 224 Receiving Yards : 3,537 Touchdowns : 30 Player stats at NFL.com College Football Hall of Fame Marlin Oliver Briscoe ( born September 10, 1945 ) is an American former collegiate quarterback and Professional Football quarterback and wide receiver. In October 1968, after being drafted by the Denver Broncos, he became the first starting black quarterback in the American Football League and established a Denver rookie record of 14 touchdown passes that season. He played professionally for nine years. From Omaha, Nebraska, Briscoe played high school football at Omaha South High School and college football at Omaha University, now known as the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Contents 1 Professional career 2 Retirement 3 See also 4 References 5 External links Professional career Briscoe was 5 - foot - 10 and 177 pounds when the AFL 's Broncos took him in the 14th - round of the 1968 draft. He started eighth on the Broncos ' QB depth chart in training camp, so the team switched him to defensive back. On September 29, 1968, starter Steve Tensi suffered a broken collarbone, and backup Joe DiVito was spotty. Head coach Lou Saban summoned Briscoe from the sidelines in the fourth quarter against the Boston Patriots to give him a try. Briscoe 's first play was a 22 - yard completion. On his second series he orchestrated an 80 - yard touchdown drive. He completed a 21 - yard pass and ran for 38 more himself, carrying it the last 12 yards for the score. A week later, on October 6, he became the first starting African - American quarterback in the AFL. Briscoe threw 14 touchdown passes that year in just 5 starts, including 4 on Nov 24 against Buffalo ; both are still Broncos rookie records. He also threw for 335 yards in that game, a rookie record that stood until John Elway broke it in 1983, and one of only three 300 + yard rookie games in franchise history. He completed 41.5 percent of his passes, and averaged 7.1 yards per attempt and his 17.1 yards per completion led the American Football League ( and ranks 18th all - time ). He also ran for 308 yards and three touchdowns. Before the 1969 season started, Briscoe still determined to play quarterback, discovered that head coach Saban intended to use Pete Liske as the starter, so he asked to be released. He went to the AFL 's Buffalo Bills where he was turned into a receiver, since the Bills already had superstar Jack Kemp, former Pro Bowler Tom Flores, and James Harris, another black quarterback with a more prototypical 6 - foot - 4 and 210 - pound frame. Briscoe never played quarterback again, but he enjoyed a splendid career. He led Buffalo in touchdown catches in each of his three seasons there and in receptions twice. In 1970 he was in the top two in receptions and receiving yards and became an All - Pro. After the AFL - NFL merger, he played in the National Football League from 1970 though 1976, mostly with American Football Conference teams. In 1971, the Bills traded Briscoe to the Miami Dolphins for a first - round draft pick Joe Delamielleure, who developed as a Hall of Fame guard. Briscoe went on to win a pair of Super Bowls. Briscoe led the undefeated 1972 team with four touchdown receptions and was the leading receiver on the Dolphins in 1973, catching more passes than future Pro Football Hall of Famer, Paul Warfield. Briscoe made stops with the San Diego Chargers, and Detroit Lions before ending his career in 1976 with the New England Patriots. He had 10 receptions for 136 yards and 1 TD in 14 regular season games for the New England Patriots in 1976. He caught a 16 - yard TD pass from Steve Grogan in the Patriots 48 - 17 rout of the Oakland Raiders at Schaefer Stadium on 10 - 03 - 76. Early in his career, Briscoe was intercepted by Boston Patriots AFL All Star Defensive Back Leroy Mitchell in Denver 's 35 - 14 rout of the Patriots at Fenway Park on November 3, 1968. He is the only player to have been intercepted by a Patriot player and later to have caught a TD as a Patriot receiver. Retirement Upon retirement from professional sports, Briscoe moved to Los Angeles. He became established as a successful financial broker, dealing in municipal bonds. Today, he works as the director of the Boys and Girls Club in Long Beach, California. He founded a football camp for children. See also List of American Football League players References Jump up ^ Rakowsky, Ryan ( 2006 - 07 - 05 ). `` Former UNO, NFL football star subject of locally produced film ''. The Gateway. Retrieved 19 January 2017. Jump up ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YEYtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=b58FAAAAIBAJ&pg=875,3300323&dq=marlin-briscoe+broncos+waived&hl=en Jump up ^ Vermaas, Herb ( 1974 - 11 - 13 ). `` Marlin `` The Magician '' Briscoe is Happy Pro ``. The Gateway Newspaper. Retrieved 19 January 2017. Jump up ^ `` Briscoe Fourth Hall of Famer ''. The Gateway Newspaper. 1975 - 11 - 07. Retrieved 19 January 2017. External links http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BrisMa00.htm `` Marlin `` The Magician '' Briscoe : The Legendary Quarterback of the University of Omaha '' online exhibit, Criss Library Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska at Omaha. Miami Dolphins Super Bowl VII champions 1 Garo Yepremian 7 Billy Lothridge 11 Jim Del Gaizo 12 Bob Griese 13 Jake Scott ( MVP ) 15 Earl Morrall 20 Larry Seiple 21 Jim Kiick 22 Mercury Morris 23 Charles Leigh 25 Tim Foley 26 Lloyd Mumphord 28 Ed Jenkins 32 Hubert Ginn 39 Larry Csonka 40 Dick Anderson 42 Paul Warfield 45 Curtis Johnson 49 Charlie Babb 51 Larry Ball 53 Bob Matheson 54 Howard Kindig 56 Jesse Powell 57 Mike Kolen 59 Doug Swift 60 Al Jenkins 62 Jim Langer 65 Maulty Moore 66 Larry Little 67 Bob Kuechenberg 68 Mike Kadish 72 Bob Heinz 73 Norm Evans 75 Manny Fernandez 77 Doug Crusan 78 Jim Dunaway 79 Wayne Moore 80 Marv Fleming 81 Howard Twilley 82 Otto Stowe 83 Vern Den Herder 84 Bill Stanfill 85 Nick Buoniconti 86 Marlin Briscoe 88 Jim Mandich 89 Karl Noonan Head coach : Don Shula Coaches : Bill Arnsparger Monte Clark Tom Keane Mike Scarry Howard Schnellenberger Carl Taseff Miami Dolphins Super Bowl VIII champions 1 Garo Yepremian 10 Don Strock 12 Bob Griese 13 Jake Scott 15 Earl Morrall 20 Larry Seiple 21 Jim Kiick 22 Mercury Morris 23 Charles Leigh 25 Tim Foley 26 Lloyd Mumphord 29 Tom Smith 34 Ron Sellers 36 Don Nottingham 39 Larry Csonka ( MVP ) 40 Dick Anderson 42 Paul Warfield 45 Curtis Johnson 48 Henry Stuckey 49 Charles Babb 51 Larry Ball 53 Bob Matheson 55 Irv Goode 56 Jesse Powell 57 Mike Kolen 58 Bruce Bannon 59 Doug Swift 62 Jim Langer 64 Ed Newman 65 Maulty Moore 66 Larry Little 67 Bob Kuechenberg 70 Larry Woods 72 Bob Heinz 73 Norm Evans 75 Manny Fernandez 76 Willie Young 77 Doug Crusan 79 Wayne Moore 80 Marv Fleming 81 Howard Twilley 82 Bo Rather 83 Vern Den Herder 84 Bill Stanfill 85 Nick Buoniconti 86 Marlin Briscoe 88 Jim Mandich 89 Charlie Wade Head coach : Don Shula Coaches : Bill Arnsparger Monte Clark Tom Keane Bill McPeak Mike Scarry Carl Taseff Denver Broncos starting quarterbacks Frank Tripucka ( 1960 -- 1963 ) George Herring ( 1961 ) George Shaw ( 1962 ) Mickey Slaughter ( 1963 -- 1966 ) John McCormick ( 1963, 1965 -- 1966, 1968 ) Don Breaux ( 1963 ) Jacky Lee ( 1964 -- 1965 ) Max Choboian ( 1966 ) Scotty Glacken ( 1966 ) Steve Tensi ( 1966 -- 1970 ) Jim LeClair ( 1966 -- 1967 ) Marlin Briscoe ( 1968 ) Pete Liske ( 1969 -- 1970 ) Alan Pastrana ( 1970 ) Don Horn ( 1971 ) Steve Ramsey ( 1971 -- 1972, 1974 -- 1976 ) Charley Johnson ( 1972 -- 1975 ) John Hufnagel ( 1975 ) Craig Penrose ( 1976, 1978 ) Craig Morton ( 1977 -- 1982 ) Norris Weese ( 1978 -- 1979 ) Matt Robinson ( 1980 ) Steve DeBerg ( 1981 -- 1983 ) Mark Herrmann ( 1982 ) John Elway ( 1983 -- 1998 ) Gary Kubiak ( 1983 -- 1984, 1988 -- 1989 ) Ken Karcher ( 1987 ) Tommy Maddox ( 1992 ) Hugh Millen ( 1994 ) Bill Musgrave ( 1996 ) Bubby Brister ( 1998 ) Brian Griese ( 1999 -- 2002 ) Chris Miller ( 1999 ) Gus Frerotte ( 2000 -- 2001 ) Steve Beuerlein ( 2002 -- 2003 ) Jake Plummer ( 2003 -- 2006 ) Danny Kanell ( 2003 ) Jarious Jackson ( 2003 ) Jay Cutler ( 2006 -- 2008 ) Kyle Orton ( 2009 -- 2011 ) Chris Simms ( 2009 ) Tim Tebow ( 2010 -- 2011 ) Peyton Manning ( 2012 -- 2015 ) Brock Osweiler ( 2015, 2017 ) Trevor Siemian ( 2016 -- present ) Paxton Lynch ( 2016 -- 2017 ) VIAF : 66300294 LCCN : no2008184156 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marlin_Briscoe&oldid=796444357 '' Categories : 1945 births Living people American football quarterbacks American football wide receivers Buffalo Bills players Denver Broncos ( AFL ) players Detroit Lions players Miami Dolphins players Nebraska -- Omaha Mavericks football players New England Patriots players San Diego Chargers players American Conference Pro Bowl players Super Bowl champions Sportspeople from Oakland, California Sportspeople from Omaha, Nebraska University of Nebraska Omaha alumni American Football League players Hidden categories : NFL player missing current team parameter Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Português Edit links This page was last edited on 20 August 2017, at 21 : 51. 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