African-American quarterbacks, long absent on Super Bowl Sunday, have become commonplace on football’s brightest stage.

Carolina’s Cam Newton will be just the sixth African-American quarterback to start a Super Bowl when the Panthers face the Denver Broncos on Sunday in Super Bowl 50 in Santa Clara, Calif.

On Sunday, Newton will become the third African-American starter at the Super Bowl since 2013, following San Francisco’s Colin Kaepernick in 2013 and Seattle’s Russell Wilson in 2014 and 2015.

That means there will be an African-American Super Bowl quarterback for four straight years. And the brilliant Newton appears to be capable of returning many more times.

Doug Williams (from Grambling State University in Louisiana) became the first African-American quarterback to start a Super Bowl in 1988 when he guided Washington to a 42-10 win over Denver in San Diego, Calif.

Seizing the moment in history, Williams earned MVP honors, passing for 340 yards and four touchdowns.

The next African-American quarterback to start a Super Bowl was Tennessee’s Steve McNair (from Alcorn State University in Mississippi) in a 23-16 loss to the St. Louis Rams in 2000.

The game, known as “The Longest Yard,” ended dramatically. On the final snap, McNair completed a pass to Kevin Dyson, who was tackled on the 1-yard line as time expired.

The next African-American quarterback after McNair was Philadelphia’s Donovan McNabb in 2005. In a 24-21 loss to New England, McNabb passed for 357 yards and three touchdowns but suffered three interceptions.

Kaepernick passed for 302 yards and rushed for 62 more in 2013, but the San Francisco 49ers lost 31-34 to Baltimore.

Then Richmonder Wilson (from Collegiate School) arrived in Seattle for back-to-back appearances in 2014 in East Rutherford, N.J., and 2015, in Glendale, Calif.

In outdueling Denver’s Peyton Manning in 2014, Wilson passed for 206 yards and two touchdowns in Seattle’s 43-8 rout.

Last year, Wilson tossed for 247 yards and two touchdowns. But his late interception on the goal line was crucial in a 28-24 loss to New England.

Among the African-American quarterbacks, only Wilson in 2014 and Williams in 1988 have tasted victory.

The first African-American to score a Super Bowl touchdown was Kansas City’s Curtis McClinton on a pass from Len Dawson in Super Bowl 1 — a 35-10 Green Bay victory.