Archie Roberts (American football)
| Date of birth | November 4, 1942 |
|---|---|
| Place of birth | Holyoke, Massachusetts |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| College | Columbia |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1967 | AFL Miami Dolphins |
| Career stats | |
| Pass attempts | 10 |
| Pass completions | 5 |
| Completion percentage | 50% |
| TD-INT | 0-1 |
| Yards | 11 |
| QB Rating | 16.7 |
Arthur J. Roberts[1] (born November 4, 1942)[2] is a retired cardiac surgeon and former collegiate and professional football player. He played at Columbia University.[3] He was drafted in the seventh round of the 1965 American Football League (AFL) draft by the New York Jets. In 1967 he was traded to the AFL Miami Dolphins,[4] playing only one game with the team, in the final minutes of a 41-0 loss.[5]
Roberts subsequently became a cardiac surgeon.[6][7] He performed over 4,000 open-heart operations before retiring.[7] He founded the New Jersey-based[1] Living Heart Foundation in 2001.[7][1]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "About LHF". Living Heart Foundation. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
- ↑ "Archie Roberts". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
- ↑ Eskenazi, Gerald (October 10, 1963). "Yale's Antidote for Columbia Is the 'Archie Roberts Defense'". New York Times.
- ↑ "Roberts Traded To Miami Team". Hartford Courant. September 27, 1967.
- ↑ Schonbrun, Zach (November 1, 2015). "It May Be Just Academic, but Fitzpatrick Is Near a Hall of Famer's Record". New York Times.
- ↑ Valenti, John (January 10, 1990). "Heart Of A Lion Ex-Columbia quarterback and shortstop Archie Roberts is a distinguished cardiac surgeon who rarely dwells on his glorious athletic past". Newsday.
- 1 2 3 Livingston, Bill (January 5, 2013). "Archie Roberts did not make much of a mark with the Cleveland Browns, but made an indelible mark on the NFL". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
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