What Black coaches have won the Super Bowl?
Emily Sparks
Published Jan 24, 2026
Dungy was the first Black coach to win a Super Bowl, and the aforementioned Tomlin became the second after his Steelers topped the Arizona Cardinals just a couple years later in Super Bowl XLIII.
How many Black coaches have won the Super Bowl?
Thanks in large part to Dungy, since 2007, the five Super Bowls played have had five African-American head coaches.
Has any Black coach won the Super Bowl?
Tony Dungy made Black history by becoming the first African American NFL head coach to win the Super Bowl.
How many Black head coaches have there been in the NFL?
There have been 500 head coaches in the NFL's history — 24 of them have been Black. That's 4.8%. In 2022, with the Steelers' Mike Tomlin and recently-named Texans head coach Lovie Smith, that percentage is 6.3%. Thirty percent of assistant NFL coaches are Black.
Has a Black coach won a national championship?
In 1994, Richardson became the second Black coach in history to win a men's NCAA Tournament title, leading the Arkansas Razorbacks to a 76-72 win over the Duke Blue Devils.
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There are currently only 14 Black head coaches at NCAA FBS programs, representing just 10.8% of the head coaches at the 130 member institutions.
Who was the 1st Black NFL player?
Kenny Washington Became the First Black NFL Player, But Why Isn't He a Household Name? The National Football League has been around for over 100 years.
Who is the only Black NFL owner?
'” The NFL's ownership ranks are overwhelmingly white. Of the league's 32 teams, the only minorities to have a controlling ownership stake are the Jacksonville Jaguars' Shad Khan and the Buffalo Bills' Kim Pegula, who co-owns the team with her husband, Terry.
Which NFL team has the most Black coaches?
Four out of 12 Buccaneers head coaches have been Black throughout its history, the most of any NFL team.
Who is the longest Black head coach in the NFL?
In NFL history, no African-American head coach has been on the job longer than Marvin Lewis of the Cincinnati Bengals. He outlasted Hall of Famer Tony Dungy.
Who is the longest tenured Black NFL coach?
Marvin Lewis is the longest-tenured African-American head coach in the big four North American pro sports. Who better to explain the complexities and challenges of manning the sidelines?
Has a Black QB won the Super Bowl?
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Who are the three Black head coaches in the NFL?
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Smith and McDaniel will join longtime head Coach Mike Tomlin of the Pittsburgh Steelers as the only three Black head coaches in the 32-franchise NFL.
What is the blackest NFL team?
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The Raiders also had the NFL's highest percentage of Black players (82.3 percent) in 2016, according to ProFootballLogic.
What is the whitest NFL team?
The Whitest Team in the NFL Isn't What You Would Expect (Or Maybe It Is) The Philadelphia Eagles — and by a huge margin. The team's roster consists of 25 white dudes. According to "Unofficial 2014 Player Census" compiled by the Best Tickets blog, the Texans are the only other team that has even 20.
What NFL team is owned by a black man?
The NFL's only minority owners are Shahid Khan of the Jacksonville Jaguars and Kim Pegula of the Buffalo Bills.
Who is the best black QB of all time?
The Six Greatest Black Quarterbacks of All Time
- Warren Moon.
- Randall Cunningham. ...
- Steve McNair. ...
- Michael Vick. ...
- Marlin Briscoe. ...
- Doug Williams. The only black QB to win a Super Bowl and a Super Bowl MVP had a less than spectacular career before it. ...
What races make up African American?
On average, African Americans are of West/Central African with some European descent; some also have Native American and other ancestry. According to U.S. Census Bureau data, African immigrants generally do not self-identify as African American.
What percentage of the NFL is black?
But wow—about 70% of NFL players are black.
Who is the highest paid Black college football coach?
Michigan State and coach Mel Tucker have agreed to a historic 10-year, $95 million contract extension that makes the second-year Spartans leader the highest-paid Black coach in sports.
Are there any Black football managers?
Patrick Vieira and Nuno Espirito Santo are currently the only managers with black heritage in the Premier League. Two out of 20 is a low number, but this is not exclusive to English football. In the 2018 World Cup, the only black manager out of the 32 teams was Aliou Cisse of Senegal.
What of college football players are Black?
More than 43% of players at that level are Black, but in 2020, at college football's top level, there are 13 African American head coaches at FBS schools, down from 15 two years ago and roughly in line with the NFL's puny numbers (three out of 32).
Who is the most successful Division I coach?
1. John McDonnell, Arkansas — 40. There are few coaches in the history of sports that come close to what John McDonnell achieved at Arkansas. From 1984-2000 — a span of 17 years — at least one of McDonnell's three teams brought home a national championship.
Who is the best college football coach?
1. Nick Saban, Alabama. The standard for excellence in college football, Nick Saban seems to get better with age.