Dave Roller

Dave Roller

Date of birth:	October 28, 1949 (1949-10-28) (age 62)
Place of birth:	Dayton, Tennessee
Career information
Position(s):	Defensive tackle
College:	Kentucky
NFL Draft:	1971 / Round: 13 / Pick: 330
Organizations
As player:
1971 1974-1975 1975-1978 1979-1980	New York Giants Southern California (WFL) Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings
Career highlights and awards
Honors:	2x All-WFL (1974, 1975)
Playing stats at NFL.com

David Euell Roller (born October 28, 1949 in Dayton, Tennessee) is a former American football defensive lineman. While at Rhea Central High School in Dayton, David earned every honor including Parade Magazine's First Team All American and had 28 individual tackles in the first TSSAA All Star game in Nashville, TN, coached by Red Etter.

Roller played college football for the University of Kentucky Wildcats. David was nominated for defensive lineman of the week in his first collegiate game, as a sophomore, against Missouri and again against Tennessee his senior year. He was named to the first team All SEC in his junior and senior year as a Wildcat. In 2005, Mr. Roller was inducted into the University of Kentucky's inaugural Hall of Fame class along with George Blanda, Babe Parielli, Bear Bryant, Rick Pitno and many other UK athletes.

Roller later played professional football for 10 seasons, seven years in the National Football League, 2 years in the Canadian Football League, and 18 months with the World Football League, until the league folded. Roller played for the New York Giants (1971–1972), Green Bay Packers (1975–1978) and Minnesota Vikings (1979–1980).

Roller also played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League and for the Southern California Sun of the World Football League where he led the league in quarterback sacks in 1974 with 18 sacks and was defensive player of the year. Roller also signed with the Arizona Wranglers of the United States Football League (USFL) in 1982 after retiring with the Minnesota Vikings in 1981.

In March 1999 David was inducted into the Chattanooga's Sports Hall of Fame along with John Hannah of the New England Patriots and others by sportswriter Sam Woolwine of the Chattanooga News Free Press and other contributors.

Persondata
Name	Roller, Dave
Alternative names
Short description	American football player
Date of birth	October 28, 1949
Place of birth	Dayton, Tennessee
Date of death
Place of death