In the
American Football Association, Black played with the
Alabama Vulcans in 1979, and
West Virginia Rockets in 1980. He signed with the
Calgary Stampeders of the
Canadian Football League (CFL) in 1980, and was released on June 6, 1980. Black signed with the
Washington Redskins of the NFL on May 6, 1981, but was released shortly after and signed with the
Kansas City Chiefs. He was placed on
injured reserve by the Chiefs during training camp on August 18, 1981. He was later waived with an injury settlement before the start of the season. Black played for the
Toronto Argonauts of the
Canadian Football League (CFL) in 1981. Black re-signed with the Chiefs, but was waived on August 5, 1982. Black signed with the
Denver Gold of the
United States Football League (USFL) on December 22, 1982. He signed with the
New Orleans Saints of the NFL on May 5, 1983, Black signed with the
Pittsburgh Maulers of the USFL on October 5, 1983. He was released on March 4, 1984. Black signed with the
Kansas City Chiefs as a
replacement player during the
1987 NFL season on September 23, 1987. He suffered a knee sprain and was placed on
injured reserve on October 9. ==Personal==