List of quarterbacks of non-white and non-black descent or ancestry

This is a list of notable quarterbacks who are of races besides African or European descent who have played American or Canadian football professionally or in college. Although many Hispanics are of European descent or mixed descent (Tomo, Sanchez, and so on). In professional and college football, the quarterback position, often considered the most important position in the sport, has historically been mostly white, with black quarterbacks growing in number since the latter half of the 20th century despite race-related struggles. In 2013, only 1% of quarterbacks in the National Football League were of other races. This list will focus on quarterbacks who have ancestry from other races, such as Latin American (also includes the Caribbean), Asian (including East, South, Southeast, and Central Asian as well as Middle Eastern), Pacific Islander (also includes Indigenous Australians), and Native American. This list also counts quarterbacks of white or black descent as long as they also have ancestry from other races.
Hispanic/Latino
*Tom Flores (Mexican). First Hispanic American NFL starting quarterback for the Oakland Raiders.
*Joe Kapp (part Mexican). CFL and NFL quarterback, inducted into Canadian Football Hall of Fame.
*Jim Plunkett (Mexican, also Native American). NFL quarterback.
*Sammy Garza (Mexican). NFL quarterback.
*Mike Perez (Mexican). AFL quarterback.
*Anthony Calvillo (Mexican). CFL quarterback.
*Aaron Garcia (Mexican). AFL quarterback.
*Jeff Garcia (part-Mexican). CFL, NFL, and UFL quarterback.
*Pete Gonzalez (Cuban). CFL quarterback.
*Moses Moreno (Mexican). NFL quarterback.
*Tony Romo (part-Mexican). NFL quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys.
*J. P. Losman (part-Mexican). NFL and UFL quarterback for the Buffalo Bills and Las Vegas Locomotives.
*Nick Davila (Mexican). AFL quarterback.
*Matt Moore (part-Mexican). NFL quarterback for the Carolina Panthers, Miami Dolphins, and Kansas City Chiefs.
*Joe Ayoob (Mexican, also Lebanese). AF2 quarterback.
*Mark Sanchez (Mexican). NFL quarterback for the New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Redskins.
*John Skelton (part-Mexican). NFL quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals.
*EJ Manuel (Afro-Latin American). NFL quarterback for the Buffalo Bills and Oakland Raiders.
*Luis Perez (Mexican). AAF and XFL quarterback for the Birmingham Iron and New York Guardians.
*Deondre Francois (Haitian). NCAA quarterback for the Florida State Seminoles and Hampton Pirates.
*Steven Montez (Mexican). NCAA quarterback for the Colorado Buffaloes.
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Asian and Pacific Islander
*Sessue Hayakawa (Japanese). NCAA quarterback for the Chicago Maroons.
*Arthur Matsu (part-Japanese). First Asian-American quarterback in the NFL, played for the Dayton Triangles.
*Roman Gabriel (part-Filipino). First Asian-American NFL starting quarterback, played for the Los Angeles Rams and Philadelphia Eagles.
*Jack Thompson (Samoan). NFL quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Nicknamed the "Throwin' Samoan."
*Joe Paopao (Samoan). CFL quarterback for the BC Lions, Saskatchewan Roughriders, and Ottawa Rough Riders.
*Doug Flutie (part-Lebanese). USFL, NFL and CFL quarterback for the New Jersey Generals, Chicago Bears, New England Patriots, BC Lions, Calgary Stampeders, Toronto Argonauts, Buffalo Bills, and San Diego Chargers.
*Jeff George (part-Lebanese). NFL quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts, Atlanta Falcons, Oakland Raiders, Minnesota Vikings, and Washington Redskins.
*Ken Niumatalolo (Samoan). NCAA quarterback for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors.
*Sal Aunese (Samoan). NCAA quarterback for the Colorado Buffaloes.
*Hines Ward (part-Korean). NFL wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers, but took some snaps at quarterback in college for the Georgia Bulldogs.
*Brian Ah Yat (Chinese). IPFL, CFL and AFL quarterback for the Hawaii Hammerheads, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, and Chicago Rush.
*Marques Tuiasosopo (Samoan). NFL quarterback for the Oakland Raiders.
*Gibran Hamdan (mixed Pakistani and Palestinian). NFL and NFL Europa quarterback for the Washington Redskins and Amsterdam Admirals.
*Timmy Chang (mixed Chinese and Hawaiian). NFL Europa and CFL quarterback for the Rhein Fire, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. NCAA quarterback for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors.
*Chris Rix (part-Filipino). NCAA quarterback for the Florida State Seminoles.
*Joe Ayoob (Lebanese, also Mexican). AF2 quarterback for the Central Valley Coyotes and Tri-Cities Fever.
*Willie Tuitama (Samoan). IFL quarterback for the Nebraska Danger. NCAA quarterback for the Arizona Wildcats.
*Bryant Moniz (Hawaiian). AFL and CFL quarterback for the Georgia Force and Calgary Stampeders. Would play other positions for the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
*Jeremiah Masoli (Samoan). UFL and CFL quarterback for the Omaha Nighthawks and Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
*Ryan Nassib (Lebanese). NFL quarterback for the New York Giants.
*Johnny Manziel (part-Syrian). NFL, CFL and AAF quarterback for the Cleveland Browns, Montreal Alouettes, and Memphis Express. Heisman Trophy winner.
*Marcus Mariota (part-Samoan). NFL quarterback for the Las Vegas Raiders.
*Anu Solomon (Hawaiian). NCAA quarterback for the Arizona Wildcats and Baylor Bears.
*Kyler Murray (part-Korean). NFL quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals. Heisman Trophy winner.
*Jordan Ta'amu (Samoan). XFL and NFL quarterback for the St. Louis BattleHawks and Kansas City Chiefs.
*Tua Tagovailoa (Samoan). NFL quarterback for the Miami Dolphins.
References:
Native American
*Jimmy Johnson (Stockbridge Indian). College Football Hall of Fame quarterback for the Carlisle Indians and Northwestern Wildcats.
*Sonny Sixkiller (Cherokee). WFL quarterback for The Hawaiians.
*Jim Plunkett (Cherokee, also Mexican). NFL quarterback for the New England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers, and Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders.
*Sam Bradford (Cherokee). NFL quarterback for the St. Louis Rams, Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings, and Arizona Cardinals.
*Bryce Petty (Chickasaw). NFL quarterback for the New York Jets.

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