Stan Rome

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Stan Rome
No. 87
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1956-06-04) June 4, 1956 (age 67)
Valdosta, Georgia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:212 lb (96 kg)
Career information
College: Clemson
NFL Draft: 1979  / Round: 11 / Pick: 277
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:22
Yards:286
Touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com

Stanford Bernard Rome (born June 4, 1956) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 11th round of the 1979 NFL Draft. He played college football at Clemson.

Rome also played college basketball at Clemson and was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the fourth round of the 1978 NBA draft. [1]

Personal life

His son, Brandon Frye, played college football at Virginia Tech and played in the NFL from 2007 to 2009. [2] Another son, Jay Rome, plays college football at Georgia. [3]

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