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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-star game ...
Joseph Emanuel Roth (born June 13, 1948) [2] [1] is an American film executive, producer and director. He co-founded Morgan Creek Entertainment in 1988 and was chairman of 20th Century Fox (1989–1993), Caravan Pictures (1993–1994), and Walt Disney Studios (1994–2000) before founding Revolution Studios in 2000, then Roth/Kirschenbaum Films ...
Joe Roth was born on 13 June 1948 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a producer and director, known for The Great Debaters (2007), Maleficent (2014) and Snow White and the Huntsman (2012). He has been married to Irene Oh since 8 April 2006.
The authorized documentary about Joe Roth, the late Cal All-American quarterback.
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.
Joe Roth was born on June 13, 1948 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a producer and director, known for The Great Debaters (2007), Maleficent (2014) and Snow White and the Huntsman (2012). He has been married to Irene Oh since April 8, 2006.
Oct 12, 2018 · Three months to the day after his last game as the Bears’ quarterback, Joe Roth was dead. A recurrence of melanoma, identified that September, sprinted through his body, ravaging it to the point where doctors suggested the amputation of one, and then both of his legs. Roth said no.
Oct 27, 2015 · Cal bears fans Phil Schaaf and Bob Rider collaborated on a documentary about Joe Roth, the star quarterback for the Bears who died of cancer in 1977, just days after playing his final game.
Nov 14, 2013 · Joe Roth’s ‘Third Act’: From ‘Gigli’ to Billion-Dollar Producer and Pro Soccer Superstar. After the fall of Revolution, a string of bombs, and a "flunked midlife crisis," the two-time studio...
Don't Quit: The Joe Roth Story is the authorized documentary that chronicles his remarkable life. An All American quarterback came to Cal as a cancer survivor and his personal battle was the greatest kept secret in college football history.