Phin Phanatic » 2008 » April http://phinphanatic.com A Miami Dolphins Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more. Wed, 16 May 2012 12:45:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Who Is "The Magician"? http://phinphanatic.com/2008/04/30/who-is-the-magician/ http://phinphanatic.com/2008/04/30/who-is-the-magician/#comments Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:02:21 +0000 Brian Miller http://phinphanatic.com/2008/04/30/who-is-the-magician/ According to the officially launched web site, “The Magician” sat in a dark dingy hotel room in a rough part of Los Angeles. Crack pipe in hand. He lights another rock, inhales and his pain subsides. He flashes in and out, sees images of his former self. A life that held promise despite the color of his skin. He is “The Magician“. He would become an All-Pro wide receiver. He would become a drug addict walking the thin line between life and death. Paying prices to names he didn’t know, people who didn’t care, while at the same time, unknowing [...]

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]]> Marlin Briscoe - MarlinBriscoemovie.comAccording to the officially launched web site, “The Magician” sat in a dark dingy hotel room in a rough part of Los Angeles. Crack pipe in hand. He lights another rock, inhales and his pain subsides. He flashes in and out, sees images of his former self. A life that held promise despite the color of his skin. He is “The Magician“.

He would become an All-Pro wide receiver. He would become a drug addict walking the thin line between life and death. Paying prices to names he didn’t know, people who didn’t care, while at the same time, unknowing at times in those darkened recesses of his mind, paving the way for the Warren Moons’, Doug Williams’, and Donovan McNabbs’.

Entering the NFL in 1968, a draftee of the Denver Broncos, “The Magician” was on the defensive side of the ball, but after a chance opportunity he found himself on offense. At quarterback. The first African-American QB in the NFL. “The Magician” would break almost every rookie QB record for the Broncos that season and to show their gratitude, the team released him at the end of the season with not so much as an explanation or a thank you.

The NFL’s version of Jackie Robinson had broken through football’s color barrier. While his life would end and then be reborn somewhere in those years surrounding that dark hotel, it would be in 1968-69 that Marlin “The Magician” Briscoe would pave the way for what would eventually become today’s NFL.

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