Stan Rome
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| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born | June 4, 1956 Valdosta, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 212 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Valdosta | ||||||||
| College | Clemson | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1979 (11th round, 277th overall pick) | ||||||||
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Stanford Bernard Rome (born June 4, 1956) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Clemson Tigers and was selected by the Chiefs in the 11th round of the 1979 NFL draft.[1]
Rome also played college basketball at Clemson and was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the fourth round of the 1978 NBA draft.[2]
Personal life
[edit]His son, Brandon Frye, played college football for the Virginia Tech Hokies and played in the NFL from 2007 to 2009.[3] Another son, Jay Rome, plays college football for the Georgia Bulldogs.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "1979 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2026.
- ↑ 1978 NBA Draft
- ↑ Brandon Frye Virginia Tech bio
- ↑ The rise and fall and rise of the Romes
Categories:
- 1956 births
- Living people
- American football wide receivers
- Clemson Tigers football players
- Clemson Tigers men's basketball players
- Kansas City Chiefs players
- Washington Federals/Orlando Renegades players
- Cleveland Cavaliers draft picks
- American men's basketball players
- Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
- Players of American football from Valdosta, Georgia
- 20th-century American sportsmen