TAMPA Doug Williams didn't practice his acceptance speech in advance of Saturday night, when the former Buccaneers quarterback was scheduled to be inducted into the Black College Football Hall of Fame.
Besides, how do you simulate trying to talk through all those teardrops?
Williams, the first black quarterback to win a Super Bowl, was honored along with 10 other players and coaches from historically black colleges and universities in a gala ceremony in Atlanta emceed by ex-Bucs coach Jon Gruden.
"It's a heck of a class and a heck of an honor," said Williams, who joined Pro Football Hall of Famers Mel Blount (Southern), Lem Barney (Jackson State), Bob Hayes (Florida A&M) and Art Shell (Maryland Eastern Shore) in the second induction group. "It's a first-class affair and this honor ranks right up there near the top." CONTINUE....
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