85th Anniversary Redskins Fan Stories: Michael Ealy

Actor and DMV native Michael Ealy cherishes the Redskins’ 1987 Super Bowl season for two reasons.The first is easy: the Redskins became world champions for the second time in franchise history. The second? Quarterback Doug Williams became the first African-American quarterback to raise the Lombardi Trophy.

“It had just sunk in that as the first African-American quarterback to [win a Super Bowl], he had just made history,” Ealy said. “So that put him up there with the likes of Jesse Owens and Muhammad Ali and such and Joe Lewis. He’s a hero.”

As for his favorite player, Ealy said Hall of Fame wide receiver Art Monk inspired him tremendously.“After games I’d go out and play games in the…