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Feb 7, 2021 · Taking the call: While Alan Faneca received his news in person, Lynell Nunn found out that her late father, Bill Nunn Jr., made it to the Hall of Fame in a different manner. She received the news via a Zoom call, one where they had to twist her arm a bit and maybe just stretch the truth to get her on there, but she eventually gave in.
Aug 12, 2021 · Bill Nunn Jr. was formally inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame during the league’s celebration weekend from Aug. 5-8. However, he was immortalized in the eyes of many African Americans long before that ceremony finally occurred.
William Goldwyn Nunn III (October 20, 1953 – September 24, 2016) was an American actor known for his roles as Radio Raheem in Spike Lee's film Do the Right Thing, Robbie Robertson in the Sam Raimi Spider-Man film trilogy and as Terrence "Pip" Phillips on The Job (2001–02).
- Key Role in Steelers Dynasty
- Fighting Segregated America
- 'Bill Was That Person For Me'
That all-star team from the leading voice of the Black press was held in such regard that, during an era which pales in sophistication when compared to the predraft prep today, legend has it that then-New York Giants owner Wellington Mara had the Courier in his hand as he instructed underlings to draft tackle Roosevelt Brown in the first round in 1...
Newspapers such as the Chicago Defender and the Baltimore Afro-American played a key advocacy role in a largely segregated America, addressing social issues and general topics relating to Black people that the mainstream press ignored. In its heyday the Courier, distributed nationwide, had a circulation in excess of 400,000, a huge reach at the tim...
What many may not know about Nunn’s impact on Stallworth is what happened after the rookie arrived in Pittsburgh. Stallworth said he didn’t have a single player or coach from A&M who could help with his adjustment to the next level. “Bill was that person for me,” Stallworth said. Nunn mentored him, even calling him in the evenings after practice wi...
- Jarrett Bell
- NFL Columnist
Sep 24, 2016 · Bill Nunn, the actor best known for his roles as Radio Raheem in Do the Right Thing and the Duh Duh Duh Man in New Jack City, died Saturday in his native Pittsburgh. He was 62.
Sep 24, 2016 · UPDATE 9:49PM: 6ABC is reporting that Bill Nunn had been battling cancer, and that his wife Donna confirmed that he passed away at his home in Pittsburgh. Original post is below.
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May 7, 2014 · Nunn is survived by his wife, two children and three grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are being made for next week at John A. Freyvogel Sons in Oakland. Staff writer Alan Robinson contributed...
