Bob Rohrbach
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | April 2, 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | Garden City, New York, United States | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1973–1977 | Dayton Flyers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977 | New York Cosmos | 0 | (0) |
| 1978 | Colorado Caribous | 26 | (6) |
| 1979 | Detroit Express | 8 | (4) |
| 1979–1980 | Pittsburgh Spirit (indoor) | 13 | (2) |
| 1979–1980 | Hartford Hellions (indoor) | 3 | (1) |
| 1980 | Columbus Magic | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Bob Rohrbach is a retired U.S. professional soccer forward who spent three seasons in the North American Soccer League, one in the Major Indoor Soccer League and one in the American Soccer League.
As an excellent basketball player his senior season in high school, Rohrbach attempted to gain an athletic scholarship. When no schools expressed an interest, he decided to attend the University of Dayton and walk on with the basketball team. During pre-season practices, he decided to also try out with the school's soccer team. He played on the men's soccer team from 1973 to 1977 scoring 69 goals career goals.[1] He was inducted into the school's Hall of Fame in 1993.[2] He turned professional in 1977 with the New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League, but saw no first team time. In 1978, he moved to the Colorado Caribous where he was a regular starter. He went to the Detroit Express in 1979. In 1979, he began the Major Indoor Soccer League season with the Pittsburgh Spirit but finished it with the Hartford Hellions.[1]
In April 1980, he was playing for the Columbus Magic when he collided heads with a player from the Cleveland Cobras.[3] The collision put him into a coma for four days and ended his soccer career.[1]
In the early 1990s, he co-owned an oil field equipment company, R&R Procurement.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c ROHRBACH GOT A KICK OUT OF UD Dayton Daily News (OH) - Sunday, February 28, 1993
- ^ UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME MEMBERS Archived 2009-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Lederer, Tom (August 24, 1980). "Athlete Fights Back After Soccer Injury: SPORTS". The New York Times. Retrieved August 14, 2024 – via ProQuest.
External links
[edit]- 1954 births
- Living people
- American Soccer League (1933–1983) players
- American men's soccer players
- Caribous of Colorado players
- Columbus Magic players
- Dayton Flyers men's soccer players
- Detroit Express players
- Hartford Hellions players
- Men's association football forwards
- Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players
- New York Cosmos (1970–1985) players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- Pittsburgh Spirit players
- People from Garden City, New York
- Sportspeople from Hempstead, New York
- Soccer players from Nassau County, New York
- 20th-century American sportsmen