Black College Football Hall of Fame to Induct First Members in 2010

Doug Williams, the only African-American quarterback to win the Super Bowl, and James “Shack” Harris, one of the first black quarterbacks in the National Football League, have announced plans to establish the Black College Football Hall of Fame.

Williams and Harris, who both played football for historically black Grambling State University and are now executives for NFL teams, are soliciting donations and corporate sponsors for the project. The Hall of Fame will induct its first members this February at a ceremony in Atlanta.

Initially the Black College Football Hall of Fame may be a traveling exhibit or be housed in a wing of the College Football Hall of Fame. But Williams and Harris hope that eventually the museum will find a permanent home.

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