The Magician

Briscoe film in the works

Ryan Weidman — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:49:05 GMT

The final script of a film documenting the life of Marlin Briscoe, the first African-American quarterback in the NFL, is close to completion. The movie is set for a release sometime next year.

ESPYs Offer Shout-Out to Denver Broncos Groundbreaker Marlin Briscoe

Ryan Weidman — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:45:50 GMT

Colorado sports personalities and franchises made a handful of appearances in ESPN’s sixteenth-annual ESPY awards, broadcast on July 20 – not all of them flattering.

A Shout-Out to PhinPhanatic

Carolyn Kruger — Thu, 29 May 2008 21:50:56 GMT

“Brian Miller over at our Miami Dolphins Fan-Sided Blog has informed us colleagues of some recent accomplishments that deserve promoting. Although this is an Oakland Raiders blog, as my boss put it, ‘[this] really involves all football fans’.“

Coming Soon to a Theatre Near You!

Carolyn Kruger — Thu, 29 May 2008 21:46:03 GMT

“Four decades have passed since Marlin ‘The Magician’ Briscoe became the first African American starting quarterback in the NFL as a rookie for the Denver Broncos in 1968…”

MHR's Forgotten Broncos Marlin Briscoe

Carolyn Kruger — Thu, 29 May 2008 21:35:56 GMT

“There has been much discussion in recent years about the ability of an African American to quarterback in the NFL. Prior to the new millennium, the Warren Moon’s and Randall Cunningham’s of the world were more exceptions to the rule rather than a rewriting of the rule.”