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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.
He was a Cal quarterback named Joe Roth, and he had it all: looks (6-foot-4, with wavy blond hair and, in the words of his girlfriend, Tracy Lagos McAllister, “a super-cute smile”), brains, and an abiding Catholic faith that led him to take the Golden Rule seriously.
Oct 12, 2018 · Every year since 1977, Cal has designated the home football game against either USC or UCLA in memory of Joe Roth. Four decades after his death, for one Saturday a year, the memory of a man whose talents were snuffed out by cancer will be celebrated by generations who never saw him play.
Jul 19, 2023 · No. 20: Joe Roth. Cal Sports Connection: Roth led Cal to an 8-3 record and Pac-8 co-title in 1975 and finished ninth in the Heisman Trophy voting in '76 despite secretly battling melanoma.
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The authorized documentary about Joe Roth, the late Cal All-American quarterback.
Explore California Athletics Hall of Fame Members. Joe Roth, Class: 1976 Induction: 2000 Sport (s): Football - Directed Cal to the NCAA team total offense title in 1975, as the Bears averaged 458 yards per game.
Biography. Directed Cal to the NCAA team total offense title in 1975, as the Bears averaged 458 yards per game that season … the Bears were Pac-8 Co-Champions with an 8-3 record as Roth passed for 1,880 yards and 14 touchdowns with just seven interceptions ….
