Bill Roe (American football)
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South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
Anaheim, California, U.S.
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||
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| Born | February 6, 1958 South Bend, Indiana, U.S. | ||||
| Died | September 13, 2003 (aged 45) Anaheim, California, U.S. | ||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||
| Weight | 233 lb (106 kg) | ||||
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| High school | Thornwood (South Holland, Illinois) | ||||
| College | Colorado | ||||
| NFL draft | 1980: 3rd round, 78th overall pick | ||||
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William Oliver Roe II (February 6, 1958 – September 13, 2003) was an American professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and New Orleans Saints. He also was a member of the Boston Breakers, Memphis Showboats and Birmingham Stallions in the United States Football League (USFL). He played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes.
Roe attended Thornwood High School, where he practiced football, basketball, baseball and track. He accepted a football scholarship from the University of Colorado Boulder. He became a starter at inside linebacker as a junior and received honorable mention All-Big Eight honors.[1] He lost the final 3 games with a right knee injury, which required offseason surgery.
As a senior, he received All-Big Eight honors, after leading the conference in tackles (162) and the team in interceptions (3).[2] He also had 10 tackles for loss, 3 sacks and 10 or more tackles in seven games, becoming the first player to win Big Eight Defensive Player of the Week honors two weeks in a row (Nov. 17 and Nov. 24). He posted 12 unassisted tackles and one sack against the University of Kansas. He registered 18 tackles against the University of Missouri. He returned an interception for a 69-yard touchdown against Nebraska. His best game came against Kansas State University, when he registered 24 tackles (second most in school history) and 2 interceptions.[3] In 1978, he won the school's heavyweight boxing championship.