Joe Gilliam American football player

Joseph Wiley Gilliam, Jr. (December 29, 1950 – December 25, 2000) was a professional football player, a quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League for four seasons. Primarily a backup, he started the first six games of the 1974 season.

Personal facts

Birth dateDecember 29, 1950
Birth place
Nashville Tennessee , Charleston West Virginia , United States
Date of deathDecember 25, 2000
Place of death
Nashville Tennessee , United States

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American football player

Career start1972
Career end1983
Debut team
1972 Pittsburgh Steelers season
Draft pick273
Draft round11
Draft year1972
Position
Quarterback
teams
Pittsburgh Steelers
Orlando Renegades
New Orleans Blue Knights

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Joe Gilliam on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.aaregistry.com/african_american_history/1373/Joe_Gilliam_Jr_Had_athletic_leadership_skills
  2. http://www.americanfootballassn.com
  3. http://www.americanfootballassn.com/forms/2010HallofFameListing.pdf
  4. http://www.blackathlete.net/artman/publish/article_0318.shtml
  5. http://www.post-gazette.com/steelers/20001230gilliam2.asp