Joe Gilliam - Wikipedia
Gilliam died of a cocaine overdose [23] on Christmas Day, 2000 shortly after watching an NFL game between the Dallas Cowboys and Tennessee Titans. He was four days away from his 50th birthday. Gilliam was sober for three years prior to his death and able to attend the final Steelers game at Three Rivers Stadium. [24] [25]
Joe Gilliam Is Dead at 49; Pioneer Black Quarterback
2000年12月27日 · Joe Gilliam, who was one of the first blacks to be a starting pro quarterback when he played for the Pittsburgh Steelers' 1974 Super Bowl champions but who later slid into drug addiction and ...
Quarterback Joe Gilliam Died of Drug Overdose - ABC News
2001年1月12日 · According to Dr. Bruce Levy, the former Tennessee State and Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Gilliam died of an accidental overdose of cocaine on Dec. 25, 2000. The Nashville native started for the ...
The Tragic Career Of Joe Gilliam, The NFL's First Opening Day
2023年2月9日 · But on December 25, 2000, just four days before his 50th birthday, Gilliam died of an accidental cocaine overdose. "He gave the NFL a breakthrough," Gilliam's best friend and former high school and college teammate, Howard Gentry, told Andscape.
Former Steelers QB Dies - CBS News
2000年12月26日 · Joe Gilliam Jr., one of the first black quarterbacks to start an NFL game but who later fell into drug addiction and a life on the streets, has died of an apparent heart attack. He was 49....
Former Steelers QB Gilliam dies at 49 - New Haven Register
2000年12月27日 · Former Steelers QB Gilliam dies at 49. NASHVILLE, Tenn. Joe Gilliam Jr., who was one of the first black quarterbacks to start an NFL game but fell into drug addiction and spent two years...
Ex-Steeler Gilliam Is Dead at 49 - Los Angeles Times
2000年12月27日 · Obituary: One of NFL's first black starting quarterbacks, he succumbs to apparent heart attack on Christmas Day.
ESPN.com - NFL - Gilliam had 'given his life to God'
Funeral services were held Friday for the former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback, who died of an apparent heart attack on Christmas Day and was buried on his 50th birthday. Jesse James pays...
Pioneering NFL quarterback dies - UPI Archives
2000年12月26日 · Joe Gilliam, the first black quarterback to start a game in the National Football League, died of an apparent heart attack on Monday night. He was 49.
Pioneer QB Gilliam dies - Tampa Bay Times
2000年12月27日 · Joe Gilliam Jr., who was one of the first black quarterbacks to start an NFL game but fell into drug addiction and spent two years living under a bridge in a cardboard box, has died at 49.