They claim to be of noble ancestry. a person of unknown ancestry. She claims to be able to trace her ancestry all the way back to the earliest settlers.
By RICHARD GOLDSTEIN. Joe Gilliam, who was one of the first blacks to be a starting pro quarterback when he played for the Pittsburgh Steelers' 1974 Super Bowl champions but who later slid into drug addiction and homelessness, died Monday in Nashville. He was 49.
October 30, 2011. 1  Ben Roethlisberger is a very good NFL quarterback, who, at the age of 29, has led the Pittsburgh Steelers to the Super Bowl three times, winning twice. Despite such a strong surge early in his career, Big Ben won't reach the heights that New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has.