Keith Rowen

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Keith Rowen
Personal information
Born: (1952-09-02) September 2, 1952 (age 71)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Career information
College: Stanford
NFL draft: 1975  / Round: 11 / Pick: 273
Career history
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
Coaching stats at PFR

Keith Rowen (born September 2, 1952) is an American football coach. He served as the offensive coordinator for the Arizona Cardinals in 2005 until he was fired in October 2006 the day after the Cardinals lost to the Bears after leading by 20 points. He then moved to Atlanta, where he was the Falcons' tight end coach for the 2007 season, before moving to San Francisco for an office job with the Oakland Raiders. [1]

As a player, he was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles as a guard in the 11th round of the 1975 NFL Draft. [2]

Rowen is the son of Vic Rowen, who was the head coach at San Francisco State University from 1961 to 1989.

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References

  1. "Former aide Rowen rejoins Raiders". May 29, 2008. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  2. "1975 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved August 22, 2016.