Anybody that would like to argue against Steve McNair as the best black college quarterback of all-time? You better have Doug Williams on HD to compete with this.
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Steve McNair Mixtape
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Steve McNair's Death Brings New Life to Black College Football
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While I haven’t cried about it, I do find myself regularly searching for new updates, new statements, anything new to bring proper closure and understanding to the tragic death of Steve McNair. And if it’s that consuming for me, I can only imagine what it is like for the people whose lives he directly affected.But if there is any truth to the “silver lining” adage, it’s that his loss may be a gain for black college football. It is morose to think about before his body is committed to Earth, I know; but were McNair not lost in such a sudden and shocking way, would there be any contemporary reason for black college football to be at the forefront of sports discussion?
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Could Steve McNair Be The Last of the First-Round HBCU Quarterbacks?
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There have only been three quarterbacks in NFL history drafted in the first round out of historically black colleges and universities; Tennessee State’s Eldridge Dickey, Grambling’s Doug Williams, and Alcorn State’s Steve McNair.
And, as ESPN’s Len Pasquarelli eloquently and honestly writes, McNair may be the last.
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Why Steve McNair is the Greatest Black College Football Quarterback of All Time
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There are four pillars that ingrain black college football into the psyche of sports fans everywhere. Eddie Robinson, Walter Payton, Jerry Rice, and Steve McNair.
Eddie Robinson served as the tenured ambassador of black college football, ushering the sport from segregation into a brave new place of worldwide exposure and acceptance. Everything that the common sports fan knows about black college football, is a direct result of Coach Rob’s influence on the game.
Walter Payton was the first standard of excellence in a post-desegregation sports landscape. The first round pick out of Jackson State in 1975 set a standard of performance, production and humility with one of the NFL’s flagship franchises.
Jerry Rice brought black colleges into the 80′s spotlight with a story of quiet greatness. While he was a highly-touted player out of Mississippi Valley State, no one could’ve anticipated the longevity and prolific impact Rice would have on the game.
And then there is Steve McNair, a player who turned the attention of the 1990′s from many power conference teams and forced it in the direction of Lorman, MS. McNair’s exploits as an Alcorn State Brave were legendary, and unlike black college quarterbacking stars who preceded him, his career spanned more years, yielded more accolades, and did more to legitimize not only the quality of talent at black colleges, but the ability of black quarterbacks entering the NFL.
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Steve McNair on the Sports Machine
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In the days to come, many tales of Steve McNair’s greatness at Alcorn State will re-emerge and remind people of his great career as an Alcorn State Brave. In the meantime, all my D.C. folks will appreciate this trip back in time to visit McNair’s SWAC days courtesy of George Michael and the Sports Machine.
Oh yeah, there is a Jay Walker sighting as well.
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Former Alcorn State Quarterback Steve McNair Shot and Killed in Nashville
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Steve McNair, a black college football legend and former NFL MVP has been shot and killed. Details are still coming in, but McNair and an unidentified woman were found fatally-wounded by gunshots in a Nashville condominium earlier today.McNair played 13 seasons in the NFL for the Tennessee Titans and the Baltimore Ravens, passing for 31,304 yards and 174 touchdowns. As a collegian at Alcorn State University, McNair was a finalist for the Heisman Award in 1994, and was among the first African-American quarterbacks to find a long-term place in the NFL.
More details and analysis to come.
