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Joseph Lawrence Roth (May 29, 1955 – February 19, 1977) was a college football player and All-American quarterback for the California Golden Bears. Roth played the 1976 season knowing he was dying of melanoma ; he died in February 1977, three months after his last regular season game and just weeks after playing an all-star game in Japan.
Oct 12, 2018 · Joe Roth: A life that keeps on giving. Tomorrow, the Golden Bears host UCLA in a football game dedicated to the memory of a quarterback and human who was the epitome of a Cal student athlete. He died of cancer during his senior year in 1977. By John Hickey.
But what only Coach White and Joe Roth’s closest friends knew was that he was hiding a terrible secret: He was dying from melanoma, an especially vicious cancer of the skin. And the memory of his stoicism and courage in fighting that lonely battle still moves them to tears, 40 years later.
The authorized documentary about Joe Roth, the late Cal All-American quarterback.
Oct 27, 2015 · Joe Roth died 34 days after playing his last game, the Japan Bowl. It was Feb. 19, 1977, and he was 21. Since that day, Bay Area sports fans have been waiting for a Hollywood feature or...
- Sam Whiting
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Joe was a quarterback recruited from Grossmont to play football. And play football he did! On 22 Fall Saturday’s during the 1975 and 1976 seasons, Joe crafted his quarterbacking skills, became a Heisman Trophy contender, and dazzled NFL scouts.
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Feb 19, 2007 · Encased behind plexiglas, Cal quarterback Joe Roth's locker remains as it was in 1977 at Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, Calif. on Wednesday, February 14, 2007. The star quarterback died of...
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