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Willie Roaf

Roaf in February 2008
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Position:	Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born:	(1970-04-18) April 18, 1970 (age 54) Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Height:	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:	320 lb (145 kg)
Career information
High school:	Pine Bluff (Pine Bluff, Arkansas)
College:	Louisiana Tech
NFL draft:	1993 / round: 1 / pick: 8
Career history
New Orleans Saints (1993–2001) Kansas City Chiefs (2002–2005)
Career highlights and awards
6× First-team All-Pro (1994–1996, 2003–2005) 3× Second-team All-Pro (1997, 2000, 2002) 11× Pro Bowl (1994–2000, 2002–2005) NFL 1990s All-Decade Team NFL 2000s All-Decade Team New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame New Orleans Saints Ring of Honor Consensus All-American (1992)
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 189 Games started: 189 Stats at Pro Football Reference
Pro Football Hall of Fame
College Football Hall of Fame

William Layton Roaf (born April 18, 1970), nicknamed "Nasty," is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons. He played college football for Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, where he earned consensus All-American honors. He was a first-round pick in the 1993 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the New Orleans Saints and Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL. An 11-time Pro Bowl selection and nine-time All-Pro, he was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2012 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 2014.

Early years

Roaf was born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. He graduated from Pine Bluff High School, where he played for the Pine Bluff Zebras high school football and basketball teams. He was lightly recruited out of high school, and even considered pursuing basketball instead of football in college.

Football career

Roaf received an athletic scholarship to attend Louisiana Tech University, where he had an outstanding career for the Bulldogs from 1989 to 1992. Known for his blocking ability and his considerable speed for his size, he was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American, and was also a finalist in his senior year for the Outland Trophy for the best offensive lineman in college. Roaf made appearances in the Hula Bowl and the East West Shrine Game.

Professional career

He began his professional football career with the NFL's New Orleans Saints, who drafted him with the eighth pick of the first round in the 1993 draft. The draft pick was acquired from the Detroit Lions for the rights to Pat Swilling. Roaf played nine seasons for the Saints; he was named to seven Pro Bowls, and won a spot on both the NFL 1990s All-Decade Team and the 2000s All-Decade Team, making him the most awarded player in Saints history. Roaf suffered a season-ending injury in 2001 and then was traded to the Kansas City Chiefs in March 2002 for a conditional draft choice. He played four more seasons with the Chiefs, and was selected for the Pro Bowl in each of those four years, for a total of 11 Pro Bowl selections. His election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame was announced on February 4, 2012. Roaf played a pivotal role in the run block on the offense with the most rushing touchdowns back to back seasons in NFL history. #1,4 & 5.

On July 28, 2006, Roaf told the Kansas City Star that he was retiring from football. General manager Carl Peterson said he was holding out hoping that Roaf would reverse his decision, but Roaf said he was "solid" on retirement. In 2009 Roaf took his first coaching job, as the offensive line coach at Santa Monica College in Santa Monica, California.

Roaf has been elected to Sports Halls of Fame for Louisiana Tech Athletics (in 2003), Arkansas (in 2007), Louisiana (in 2009), Greater New Orleans (in 2012), and the New Orleans Saints (in 2008). East West Shrine (2018) He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on February 4, 2012, in his second year of eligibility. Roaf went into the Saints Ring of Honor (2013) Arkansas Black Hall of Fame along with his mother, a legacy inductee. (2013) Roaf was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2014. Roaf is also in the KC Chiefs Hall of Honor (2011) NFL 100th Anniversary Team Finalist (2019) Missouri Sports Hall of Fame (2022)

Personal life

Roaf was born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas and attended Pine Bluff High School. His father, Clifton George Roaf, was a dentist and his mother, Andree Layton Roaf, was the first black woman to serve on the Arkansas Supreme Court.

Roaf has two sisters and one brother. His sister Phoebe Alison Roaf is the Episcopal Bishop for the Diocese of West Tennessee.

Roaf was married to Michelle House from 2001-2003. Roaf later married Angela Hernandez Roaf in 2013. He has five children, including one stepdaughter.

References

1. Damon Hack, "The Fall Hunt Is On at Arrowhead," New York Times (September 5, 2004). Retrieved February 15, 2012.
2. National Football League, Historical Players, Willie Roaf. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
3. databaseFootball.com, Players, Willie Roaf Archived March 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
4. ^ Mickles, Sheldon (June 21, 2009). "Saints' Roaf ruled the line". The Advocate. p. 3C.
5. Pro Football Hall of Fame, Draft History, Willie Roaf. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
6. Peter King, "Inside The NFL Draft," CNNSI (May 3, 1993).
7. Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players, Willie Roaf. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
8. Len Pasquarelli,"Chiefs Pro Bowl tackle Roaf retires", ESPN.com, July 28, 2006
9. "Willie Roaf brings expertise to Area Combine: Former Chiefs tackle to coach linemen", Amarillo Globe-News, May 17, 2009.
10. "Willie Roaf" at Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame website (retrieved July 4, 2009).
11. Brian Allee-Walsh, "Ex-New Orleans Saints tackle Willie Roaf to make stop at the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame", The Times-Picayune, June 20, 2009
12. Mike Triplett, "Roaf chosen for Saints' Hall of Fame", The Times-Picayune, May 21, 2008.
13. "Class of 2011 finalists". Pro Football HOF. January 9, 2011. Archived from the original on November 12, 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
14. "Willie Roaf Selected to 2014 College Football Hall of Fame". Sporting Life Arkansas. May 22, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
15. "Roaf selected for college hall". Arkansas Online. May 22, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
16. "Andree Yvonne Layton Roaf (1941–)" at Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture (retrieved July 1, 2009).
17. "Andree Layton Roaf, first black woman to serve on Arkansas Supreme Court, dies at 68", Associated Press at KFSM-TV website, July 1, 2009.
18. Kuruvilla, Carol (May 9, 2019). "Former Lawyer Becomes First Black Female Episcopal Bishop In The South". HuffPost. Retrieved December 1, 2020.

• 1970 births
• Living people
• African-American players of American football
• All-American college football players
• American Conference Pro Bowl players
• American football offensive tackles
• College Football Hall of Fame inductees
• Kansas City Chiefs players
• Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football players
• National Conference Pro Bowl players
• New Orleans Saints players
• Players of American football from Arkansas
• Sportspeople from Pine Bluff, Arkansas
• African-American Episcopalians
• American Episcopalians
• Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees
• 21st-century African-American sportspeople
• 20th-century African-American sportspeople