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Paul Roach (American football)

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Sport(s)
  
Football

1977–1980
  
Denver Broncos (OB)

Alma mater
  
Black Hills State

1987–1990
  
Wyoming

1972–1974
  
Oakland Raiders (OB)

Name
  
Paul Roach

1975–1976
  
Green Bay Packers (OC)


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Born
  
October 24, 1927 (age 96) (
1927-10-24
)

Role
  
American football head coach

Education
  
Black Hills State University

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Paul L. Roach (born October 24, 1927) is a former American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the University of Wyoming from 1987 to 1990. While there, he compiled a 35–15 record, had a .700 winning percentage, highest in school history, and two seasons of ten or more wins (1987–1988). During that time he also served as the school's athletic director, and won two Western Athletic Conference championships. In both those years, he won WAC Coach of the Year honors, and was a two-time finalist for National Coach of the Year.

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Roach also worked as an assistant coach in the National Football League (NFL) with the Denver Broncos, Green Bay Packers, and Oakland Raiders. He graduated from Black Hills Teacher's College (now Black Hills State University) in 1952.

Coaching tree

Assistant coaches under Paul Roach who became NCAA head coaches:

  • Joe Tiller: Wyoming (1991–1996), Purdue (1997–2008)

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