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Apr 27, 2014 · The first name NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle announced at the 1977 NFL Draft belonged to Cal quarterback Joe Roth, but it wasn't because the one-time Heisman candidate was the No. 1 overall pick.
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Don't Quit: The Joe Roth Story. Joe Roth came to Cal in 1975 as a melanoma survivor and led the Golden Bears to a Pac-8 Championship. A Heisman Trophy favorite in 1976, Joe's story took an unexpected turn when his cancer returned during the season. He continued to play, and kept his deteriorating condition a private matter.
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Feb 17, 2006 · Freedomland: Directed by Joe Roth. With Samuel L. Jackson, Julianne Moore, Edie Falco, Ron Eldard. A black police detective must solve a strange case of a kidnapped boy and deal with a big racial protest.
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Sep 11, 2014 · “I remember how sad it was, taken by a mystery illness,” recalled former Grossmont coach Dave Jordan, a member of the state community college hall of fame and Roth’s former Head Coach. “Joe confided in me at the end of the 1976 season, but I told no one. It’s the way Joe wanted it.”
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 ...
Joseph Emanuel Roth (born June 13, 1948) is an American movie executive, producer and director. He co-founded Morgan Creek Productions in 1988. He was was chairman of 20th Century Fox (1989–1993), Caravan Pictures (1993–1994), and Walt Disney Studios (1994–2000).
That rare phoenix, Joe Roth came to Cal in 1975 as a melanoma survivor and led the Golden Bears to a Pac-8 Championship. A Heisman Trophy favorite in 1976, J...
