Joseph Wiley Gilliam Jr.
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Joseph Wiley Gilliam Jr. was an American professional football quarterback best known for playing with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1970s and being one of the NFL’s early Black starting quarterbacks.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Joseph Wiley Gilliam Jr. canonical | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American football player
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human ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Gilliam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | professional American football ⓘ |
| fullName | Joseph Wiley Gilliam Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | professional sports ⓘ |
| givenName | Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
professional athlete
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starting quarterback ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| league | National Football League ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam | Pittsburgh Steelers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the early Black starting quarterbacks in the NFL
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breaking racial barriers at the quarterback position in professional American football ⓘ playing quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1970s ⓘ |
| occupation | American football player ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of African Americans in the National Football League
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history of the Pittsburgh Steelers ⓘ |
| playedInPeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | quarterback ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| sportNumberOfPlayersOnTeam | 11 ⓘ |
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