Gilbert Renfroe Gilbert Renfroe ( Born February 18 , 1963 ) is a former professional football quarterback . Early career . Renfroe played college football at Tennessee State University from 1982 - 1985 . With the Tigers , he finished fourth all time in total offensive yards and passing yards . After going undrafted and unsigned by the National Football League , he signed in 1986 with the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League . he was traded to the Toronto Argonauts for the 1987 season , where he split the Argos starting job with fellow rookie John Congemi . The Argonauts finished 11 - 6 - 1 and played in the 75th Grey Cup . Renfroe started the game and threw two touchdowns , including a 61 yard pass to Gil Fenerty . He was injured in the third quarter and left the game with the Argonauts trailing 35 - 29 . Backup Danny Barrett rushed for the go ahead touchdown with 2 : 36 left in the game , but the Argos missed the two point conversion . The Edmonton Eskimos would go on win the game 38 - 36 on a Jerry Kauric field goal . He spent most of the season on the bench during the 1988 as the Argonauts started John Congemi . Congemi won the starting job in the 1989 season , but was injured in mid - September and Renfroe was once again the Argos ' starter . NFL Career . Renfroe moved to the NFL for the 1990 season . He was signed by the Atlanta Falcons on February 28 , 1990 . He did not make the final roster and was cut on the final day of the preseason . He was re - signed eight days later when Hugh Millen was granted his request for a release after falling all the way to the third spot on the depth chart . Renfroe practiced three times with the Falcons and saw some action on special teams in a 21 - 14 loss to the Detroit Lions before being waived on September 18 for the second time in a week and the third time in 17 days . On September 26 he was signed by the Minnesota Vikings after starting quarterback Wade Wilson was sidelined after thumb surgery . Renfroe was the Vikings first ever black quarterback . He was cut by the Vikings on November 21 when Wilson returned from injury . He returned to the Falcons the following season but was cut after Billy Joe Tolliver was traded to the Falcons to take the final spot behind Chris Miller and Brett Favre . After being cut by the Falcons , he played nine games for the Calgary Stampeders . He was charged with DUI in May 1992 . He had previously been charged less than a year earlier . Post NFL career . After a failed tryout with the Kansas City Chiefs , Renfroe signed with the Detroit Drive of the Arena Football League . In his first AFL season , he completed 103 of 194 passes for 1 , 417 yards , 24 touchdowns , an 8 interceptions . He led the Drive to a 56 - 38 romp over the Orlando Predators in ArenaBowl VI . He completed 17 of 26 passes for 229 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions . His 65 . 8 % completion rate was an ArenaBowl record . He had similar success the following year , completing 184 of 344 passes for 2 , 635 yards , 34 touchdowns and 10 interceptions . The Drive finished 11 - 1 and once again made the ArenaBowl VII , however they were defeated by the Tampa Bay Storm 51 - 31 . He returned to the CFL in 1994 , signing with the expansion Shreveport Pirates . He was cut before the start of the season .