Warren Moon
Warren Moon
Harold Warren Moonis an American former professional gridiron football quarterback who played for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League, and the Houston Oilers, Minnesota Vikings, Seattle Seahawks, and Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He is currently the color commentator for the Seahawks radio network, working alongside Steve Raible. He was the first African-American quarterback inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth18 November 1956
CityLos Angeles, CA
CountryUnited States of America
When people talk about the great quarterbacks, it's almost exclusively the guys who have won Super Bowls. There have been some very good ones who hardly get mentioned because they never won the big one. I don't know if that's fair, but that's the way it is.
I've always tried to lend my support to worth while causes, and I feel you should use your celebrity to help with worldwide causes and help them gain exposure.
There are so many bad influences out there. I don't care if a kid is rich or poor, if he lives in a million-dollar house or the ghetto, he is going to find some sick things on the street. And if we don't clean it up soon, we're all going to pay the price.
This is a big year for him, ... He's in a group of exceptions to the rule. This is his team. Everything is in place. Yeah, I'd say it's a big year.
I think all the guys that have played in the game before me as African- Americans have to share in this a little bit. We've made tremendous strides over the years and I really don't want to make this a racial thing because it shouldn't be. But it is significant because it is the first and I think whenever there is a first it is significant. When Doug Williams was the first African-American quarterback to win a Super Bowl, I think that helped a lot of things as far as young black quarterbacks getting more opportunities. I think this will be significant also. It shows we have arrived at the pinnacle of our sport.
Last year, he was somewhat frustrated with not playing,
I think that's what the whole 12th-man thing has done. It's made them really feel like they are part of every victory.
I went a different route but I ended up playing a lot longer than I thought I would or that I could.
He's always been able to do just enough to give you hope that we're close,
He's passionate about it, but he's not so passionate that he has to be on the sideline at the end of every ballgame like (Dallas Cowboys owner) Jerry Jones or some of the others. He's going to try to hire the best people that he can get to run his football team because that's not his expertise and he'll admit that. And he'll give them all the things they need to work with.
He made a big jump this summer. That's when you create leadership opportunities. Isaiah is one of those special guys.
I think all of the guys who played the game before me who were African-American can share this with me. It is significant. Anytime there is a first, it is significant.
I know I had a guy who argued my case extremely well. But I also had to relegate myself to having to wait. I had to wait to get to a major college, and I had to wait to get to the NFL.
I'm as happy for the guys as if I had played in the football game. I'm so relieved. This franchise has been trying for so long and to finally get there is great.