ROSEY GRIER LOOKS TO BLITZ PROSTATE CANCER.Byline: - Nicole Sunkes As one of the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Rams' ``Fearsome fear·some adj. 1. Causing or capable of causing fear: "The Devil is a fearsome enemy" Jimmy Breslin. 2. Fearful; timid. Foursome,'' former defensive lineman Rosey Grier Roosevelt "Rosey" Grier (born July 14, 1932 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American football player, actor, and Christian minister. One of twelve children, Grier was named after Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who was governor of New York at the time and was elected president later that was a force to be reckoned with on the football field. Today, Grier is fighting on different turf - he's working with the Prostate Cancer prostate cancer, cancer originating in the prostate gland. Prostate cancer is the leading malignancy in men in the United States and is second only to lung cancer as a cause of cancer death in men. Foundation to raise awareness about the disease. ``It's a way to see a lot of people working together (fighting against cancer),'' said Grier, who has never had the disease. ``People always feel secure that there's someone on the battle line fighting for them. It has been a real, real dream for me to do something about the people who suffer from prostate cancer.'' Two of the four men in the Rams' ``Fearsome Foursome'' survived prostate cancer, and Grier wants to let people know about the foundation's research efforts. This year, taxpayers in California and New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of can contribute to the Prostate Cancer Foundation's work. Line 64 of California tax forms allows for a donation to the foundation's Prostate Cancer Research Fund. Vice chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Leslie Michelson said all the money raised from line 64 donations will go to research facilities in California. ``It's a very efficient way for people to support causes that are important to them,'' Michelson said. Grier, 72, has served on the Prostate Cancer Foundation's board of directors since 1993. A good friend, Michael Milken Michael Milken As an executive at Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc. during the 1980s, Milken used high-yield junk bonds for financing and corporate takeovers. While his personal wealth was enormous, he spent two years in prison after pleading guilty to charges of securities fraud. , founded the organization that year after surviving prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is the most common nonskin cancer in the country, and one in six males will get the disease. African-American men are 65 percent more likely to be diagnosed with it and twice as likely to die. ``I will do whatever I can (to educate people about prostate cancer),'' said Grier, who played professional football from 1955 to 1966. ``Everywhere I go, I ask men if they are getting examinations. A lot of men don't like to talk about it. ``When you want to fight something, you know you need a team,'' Grier said. For more information about the Prostate Cancer Foundation's visit www.prostatecancerfoundation.org or call (800) 757-2873. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: GRIER |
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