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- Joe Roth is one of the most compelling figures in Pac-12 history. A star QB at Cal in the mid '70s, Roth was a preseason All-American expected by many to lead the Golden Bears to their first Rose Bowl in almost two decades. He played his senior season while battling an aggressive strain of malignant melanoma.
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Joe Roth. Joseph Lawrence Roth (May 29, 1955 – February 19, 1977) [1] was a college football player and All-American [2][3] 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 ...
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Oct 26, 2015 · 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.
Jul 19, 2023 · The Cal 100: No. 20 -- Joe Roth. The quarterback became a legend after secretly playing his final season of 1976 while deadly cancer ate away at his body. Jeff Faraudo. Jul 19, 2023 1:53 PM EDT.
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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.
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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Oct 28, 2015 · A star QB at Cal in the mid '70s, Roth was a preseason All-American expected by many to lead the Golden Bears to their first Rose Bowl in almost two decades. He played his senior season while...
Jun 5, 2024 · As Cal fans know, Joe Roth is the only player in the history of the football program to have his jersey retired. The new documentary, Don't Quit: The Joe Roth Story, explains why he is so honored, and it has almost nothing to do with his greatness as a quarterback.
