Buccaneers DOUG WILLIAMS jersey, Men’s size Large in EXCELLENT CONDITION! ⚔️🏈⚔️

Tampa Bay drafted Doug Williams in the first round (17th overall) of the 1978 NFL Draft. Williams became the first African-American quarterback taken in the first round of an NFL draft. His first preseason pass, a 75-yard incompletion that sailed 10 yards past receiver Isaac Hagins, drew a standing ovation from the Tampa Stadium crowd. He was the first quarterback in Buccaneer history capable of throwing long passes downfield.

In a 1979 game against the Chicago Bears, Williams and Bears quarterback Vince Evans made history by making it the first NFL game ever to have a black starting quarterback on both teams. 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.

This vintage “Creamsicle” jersey is indicative of the Bucs earliest era, from their inception as an expansion franchise in 1976 until the mid 1990’s.