Louisiana Legends; Doug Williams
- Series
- Louisiana Legends
- Episode
- Doug Williams
- Producing Organization
- Louisiana Public Broadcasting
- Contributing Organization
- Louisiana Public Broadcasting (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/17-23613f1d
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- Description
- Episode Description
- An interview with Doug Williams conducted by Gus Weill for Louisiana Legends. Williams, the MVP of Super Bowl XXII, is the only African American quarterback to win a Super Bowl. He discusses growing up as one of eight siblings in a poor family in Zachary, Louisiana; his early role models; his role as the first black pitcher on an integrated baseball team in Baton Rouge; not attending football games between LSU and Ole Miss because of the prevalence of Rebel flags; his recruitment by historically black colleges and his decision to attend Grambling State University and play football under Coach Eddie Robinson; the positive influence of Coach Robinson; his career at Grambling; becoming the second African American quarterback in NFL history; the pay discrimination because of his race; his career in both the National Football League and United States Football League; being the first black quarterback to play in a Super Bowl; his acceptance as a quarterback, instead of a "black quarterback"; wanting to coach at a historically black college; the importance of helping troubled black youth break through the race issue; the importance of being a strong role model; and his dislike of racially biased Louisiana politics.
- Episode Description
- This episode of the series "Louisiana Legends" from February 14, 1996, features an interview with Doug Williams conducted by Gus Weill. Williams played professional football from 1978-1989 and was the MVP of Super Bowl XXII. He also served as the head football coach at Grambling State University from 1998-2003 and 2011-2013. Williams discusses: growing up as one of eight siblings in a poor family in Zachary, Louisiana; his early role models; his role as the first black pitcher on an integrated baseball team in Baton Rouge; seeing crosses being burned as a child; his recruitment by historically black colleges; his decision to attend Grambling State University; the positive influence of Coach Eddie Robinson; becoming the second black quarterback in NFL history; the pay discrimination he faced because of his race; his career in the United States Football League; his career with the Washington Redskins under Coach Joe Gibb; playing in the Super Bowl; wanting to coach at a historically black college; and the importance of helping troubled black youth break through the race issue.
- Date
- 1996-02-14
- Asset type
- Episode
- Genres
- Interview
- Topics
- Biography
- Subjects
- Louisiana; Sports; Desegregation; Discrimination; Racism
- Rights
- Louisiana Educational Television Authority/Louisiana Public Broadcasting. Restricted Use. For permission or licensing information contact: comments@lpb.org
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Duration
- 00:00:00
- Credits
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Associate Producer: Heyer, Ashley
Audio: Williams, Ben
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Director: Eaglin, J. Carlos, II
Editor: Wade, Reggie
Graphics: Mitchum, Steve
Interviewee: Williams, Doug
Interviewer: Weill, Gus
Lighting: Miranda, Chris
Producer: Eaglin, J. Carlos, II
Producer: Fowler, Ken (Senior)
Producing Organization: Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Writer: Miranda, Chris
Writer: Langlois, Bryant
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Identifier: C3013 (Louisiana Public Broadcasting Archives)
Format: U-matic
Generation: Master
Duration: 00:26:29
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Identifier: C3013.mp4 (Louisiana Public Broadcasting Archives)
Format: video/mp4
Generation: Copy: Access
Duration: 00:00:00
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Identifier: C3013.mxf (Louisiana Public Broadcasting Archives)
Format: application/mxf
Generation: Master
Duration: 00:00:00
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Identifier: B61 (Louisiana Public Broadcasting Archives)
Format: Betacam
Generation: Master
Duration: 00:26:31
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- Citations
- Chicago: “Louisiana Legends; Doug Williams,” 1996-02-14, Louisiana Public Broadcasting, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed May 5, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-17-23613f1d.
- MLA: “Louisiana Legends; Doug Williams.” 1996-02-14. Louisiana Public Broadcasting, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. May 5, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-17-23613f1d>.
- APA: Louisiana Legends; Doug Williams. Boston, MA: Louisiana Public Broadcasting, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-17-23613f1d