Soon after Lyle Alzado developed the brain lymphoma that would eventually cause his death, he announced that the cancer had been caused by anabolic steroids and human growth hormone. Alzado, who ...

However the documentary of Alzado's life, which premieres Friday at 9 p.m. ET on NFL Network, paints a much more complex picture of this man than that of a volcanic pass rusher — he was known as ...

And if anyone ever was designed as the perfect Raider, it was Lyle Alzado. He played for the then-Los Angeles Raiders from 1982-85, made the All-AFC Team in 1982 and was named Pro Football Weekly 's ...

Alzado`s representative, Greg Campbell, had no comment. She said she remembers reading Lyle a Sports Illustrated story on steroids and how they affected an athlete`s life. ”He ignored it,” she ...

How you take the case of Lyle Alzado, one of the best and fiercest linemen ever to play football. He died 21 years ago, at the age of 43, and his skill as a player overshadows the fact that he ...

Lyle used football as a way of expressing his anger at the world and at the way he grew up," says Peter Alzado, Lyle's brother, on ESPN Classic's SportsCentury series. Lyle Alzado's ticket to the ...

The latest edition of 'A Football Life' profiled former Raiders and Broncos player Lyle Alzado. Known for his fierce play and steroid use, there was more to Alzado that few rarely saw.

In 1979, when Ali signed to fight an eight-round exhibition in mid-July against Broncos defensive end Lyle Alzado at Mile High Stadium, I still was capable of awe.

Lyle Alzado, who became a crusader against steroid use when he was found to have brain cancer a year ago, died yesterday at age 43. The NFL’s defensive player of the year in 1977, he played 14 ...

Lyle Alzado, who for the past four seasons has stood as a snarling embodiment of the Los Angeles Raiders’ tough, take-no-guff approach to football, will announce his retirement from the game today.