News about Doug Williams

Bill Hayes made his final appearance on Days of Our Lives, six months after his death at 98. The late actor, who portrayed Doug Williams on NBC's long-running soap opera for 53 years, shared his last scene with his on-and-off-screen wife, Susan Seaforth Hayes. As he graced fans' television screens one last time, his character and Susan, who plays Doug's spouse Julie Williams, reflected on their love story. After the couple's characters learn their daughter Abigail might still be alive, Julie turns to her spouse and says: 'Chad and Abby never really did have much time together, and you and I had years and years. Did I ever tell you how much I love you?'

Days Of Our Lives will see three old faces from the 1980s return to the fold, amid a series of dramatic changes to the cast. Two new stars have been added to the long-running soap opera in roles that have currently not been disclosed to the public. Meanwhile one actor has decided to leave the show and pursue college as a full-time student, requiring his role to be recast.

Bill Hayes, who was best known for his portrayal of Doug Williams on the long-running soap opera series Days Of Our Lives, has died at the age of 98. In a tweet on Friday, the late performer's death was announced in a tweet to TVLine. The actor's official cause of death has yet to be disclosed despite being on the set of his 98th birthday.

On the heels of his second Super Bowl victory and Super Bowl MVP award, the Kansas City Chiefs took the time to honor some of the black quarterbacks who came before him. When Jalen Hurts and the Mahomes became the first black quarterbacks to face each other in the Super Bowl, they made history. It was a memorable moment.' Even though the game made me a little anxious at the end, Mahomes told CNN's Jake Tapper, I was glad that it ended the way it was played.' But Jalen played his tail off,'s the guy.' He has earned our respect.

PETER CARLINE IN ARIZONA: Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts understand the importance of being the first black quarterbacks to debut in a Super Bowl on Sunday night. Two of the NFL's most versatile players face off in Arizona for the second time. Kansas City's Mahomes, who earned his second MVP award and is aiming for his second Super Bowl, is battling Philadelphia's Hurts, whose team has gone 16-1 since they began this season. With three - Doug Williams, Russell Wilson, and Mahomes - celebrating victory on the NFL's biggest stage, seven Black quarterbacks have started a Super Bowl.

Doug Williams and Donovan McNabb have both paved the way for Mahomes and Hurts, and Mahomes has realised the importance of him and Hurts' meeting off. I think it's fantastic to be on the international stage and have two black quarterbacks start in the Super Bowl, and I've learned more about the Black quarterback's past since I've been in this league,' Mahomes told reporters Thursday. The guys who came before me and Jalen set the tone for this, and now, I'm just glad that we can now speak to guys that are younger than me and Jalen.'

Since Fritz Pollard became the first black quarterback to play in the league in 1923, Doug Williams was the first black quarterback to start and win a Super Bowl since the 1987 season. Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts will be the first Black QBs to face the Falcons in a Super Bowl. It's fitting that a season that began with 11 Black QBs starting in Week 1 would come to an end with a historic matchup.

Michael Vick, the former NFL quarterback, is set to debut an eight-part docuseries with Fubo Studios focusing on the evolution of African-American signal callers. The initiative, which will feature current and former black quarterbacks, such as Patrick Mahomes and Doug Williams, will explore the challenges that faced some of the best to ever play the position. Randall Cunningham, former Patriot Steve McNair, and others have all paved the way for young African-American players to make their marks under center, whether black quarterbacks were advised to move to wide receiver or cornerback.