Steve Gleason

Nascimento : 1977-03-19, Spokane, Washington, USA

História

Stephen Michael Gleason (born March 19, 1977) is a former professional American football player who played as a safety with the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). Originally signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2000, he played for the Saints through the 2007 season. As a free agent in 2008, Gleason retired from the NFL after eight seasons. Gleason is particularly known for his block of a punt early in a 2006 game, which became a symbol of recovery in New Orleans in the team's first home game after Hurricane Katrina. In 2011, Gleason revealed that he was battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease). His experiences while living with the disease were captured on video over the course of a five-year period and featured in the 2016 documentary Gleason. In 2019, Gleason was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for his contributions to ALS awareness.

Filmes

The Wild
The Wild
Self
Newly into addiction recovery, an urgent threat emerges to spur filmmaker, Mark Titus back to the Alaskan wilderness - where the people of Bristol Bay and the world's last intact wild salmon runs face devastation if a massive copper mine is constructed.
A Luta de Steve
A Luta de Steve
Himself
A história do jogador da NFL, Seteve Gleason, que aos 34 anos foi diagnosticado com esclerose lateral amiotrófica. A previsão dos médicos para seu tempo de vida era de dois a cinco anos, ainda assim Gleason optou por viver com o propósito de dedicar seu tempo a esposa, ao filho recém-nascido e outras pessoas que sofrem da mesma doença.