They claim to be of noble ancestry. a person of unknown ancestry. She claims to be able to trace her ancestry all the way back to the earliest settlers.
By RICHARD GOLDSTEIN. Joe Gilliam, who was one of the first blacks to be a starting pro quarterback when he played for the Pittsburgh Steelers' 1974 Super Bowl champions but who later slid into drug addiction and homelessness, died Monday in Nashville. He was 49.
In 1974, Harris would become the first black QB to even start a playoff game. On Feb. 2, Russell Wilson will become the fifth black QB to start a Super Bowl. Doug Williams is the only one with a ring (Redskins, Super Bowl XXII). Ronald Martinez/Getty Images.