Michael Roan

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Michael Roan
No. 80
Position: Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1972-08-29) August 29, 1972 (age 51)
Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:251 lb (114 kg)
Career information
High school: Iowa City [1]
College: Wisconsin
NFL Draft: 1995  / Round: 4 / Pick: 101
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played:86
Games started:19
Receptions:45
Receiving yards:405
Touchdowns:4
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Michael Phillip Roan (born August 29, 1972) is a former professional American football tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He is now a high school teacher, vineyard owner and former football coach.

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Amateur career

A graduate and standout athlete at Iowa City High School, Roan played mostly on the defensive line and fullback during his high school days. He also was named to the Iowa 3A All-State Basketball Team in 1990. [2]

He was converted to the tight end position at the University of Wisconsin, and was a member of the 1994 Rose Bowl championship squad. A key contributor to the turnaround success of the Badgers under Barry Alvarez, Roan earned acclaim as a bookend tight end that was "big, strong and consistent." [3] Roan earned All-Big Ten honors in both his junior and senior seasons, catching 34 passes for the Badgers in 1993. [4]

NFL career

A fourth round selection in the 1995 NFL Draft, Roan played all six seasons of his NFL career for the Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans franchise. [5] Roan was on the Titans roster during their run in 1999 to the AFC Championship. He caught three touchdown passes in his career, all of them during the 1999 season.

He also recovered a fumble for a touchdown against the Pittsburgh Steelers in a 23–14 win in Nashville in November 1998. Playing for the special teams shortly after Al Del Greco kicked a go-ahead field goal with three seconds left, Roan recovered the subsequent fumbled kickoff as time expired. [6]

Injuries began to pile up by the start of the 2000 season, as a recurring neck problem kept Roan out for all of the Titans' 1999 postseason run. It came to a head in the first week of 2000, when Roan's own teammate broke his leg in a blindside collision against Buffalo. [7]

Post-NFL Career

After retiring from the NFL, Roan moved to Sonoma wine country in California and bought a vineyard in the Russian River valley. Known today as Roan Family, the vineyard's Pinot Noir grapes are sourced by Screen Door Cellars. [8]

Roan earned a master's degree from the University of San Francisco, as well as a teaching certificate. [4]

Starting his education career as a junior varsity coach, Roan eventually became the head varsity football coach at El Molino High School in Forestville, California until 2011 (when he brought his team to the playoffs). [9] After the 2011 season, Roan passed the job onto J.V. coach Matt Transue.

He currently serves as the physical education teacher and athletic director at Analy High School in Sebastopol, California. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ Gross, Ted (May 27, 2005). "Coach brings NFL experience to El Molino High". San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  2. ↑ The Telegraph-Herald. The Telegraph-Herald.
  3. ↑ The Telegraph-Herald. The Telegraph-Herald.
  4. 1 2 "The '93 Badgers: Michael Roan, tight end". Wisconsin Badgers. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  5. ↑ "1995 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  6. ↑ 1998 - Wk. 11 Steelers vs. Oilers , retrieved December 27, 2022
  7. ↑ Gross, Ted (May 27, 2005). "SPORTS / Coach brings NFL experience to El Molino High". SFGATE. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Roan Family | The PinotFile". www.princeofpinot.com. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  9. ↑ "El Molino High School". www.wscuhsd.org. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Congratulations to Teacher of the Month Mike Roan!". Oldies 107.9. Retrieved December 27, 2022.


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