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...prejudice of white fans against a black man calling signals and directing the team does not help. Joe Gilliam was one of the first black N.F.L. quarterbacks, starting six preseason and another half-dozen regular-season games for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1974. His record up to that point was 10-1-1, but his life was hell in a very small place. Lynn Swann recalls: "He would get anonymous phone calls. They said they could rip him off any time they wanted to, there were two guns pointed at him, that if he started the ball game...
Directed by TERRY GILLIAM...
...TERRY GILLIAM...
...eleven) in his conference. When Foreman is not handling the ball, Tarkenton can also give it to two other solid young runners, Ed Marinaro and Brent McClanahan, or can look downfield for veteran Tight End Stu Voigt. Next to Foreman, Tarkenton's favorite target is Wide Receiver John Gilliam, who, after a brief spell in the World Football League, has returned to Minnesota with his sprinter's speed...
JOHN CLEESE, TERRY GILLIAM, ERIC IDLE...