AFC East

Quarterback pioneer and former Dolphins ’72 team wide receiver Marlin Briscoe dies at 76

Marlin Briscoe, the first Black starting quarterback in professional football history and a key wide receiver on the Dolphins’ 1972 undefeated team, died on Sunday night in a hospital in Norwalk, Cal. He was 76. The Dolphins were told that heart failure was the cause of death. His daughter, Angela Marriott, told The Associated Press that Briscoe had been battling pneumonia after being hospitalized with circulation issues in his legs. Drafted as a cornerback in the 14th round by the Broncos in 1968 – as the 357th overall pick – out of Nebraska-Omaha, Briscoe replaced injured quarterback Steve T…