ROMAN OBEN

'Roman Dissake Oben' (born October 9, 1972 in Cameroon) is an American football offensive tackle for the San Diego Chargers of the NFL.

Contents

Early years

College career

NFL career

San Diego Chargers

References

External links

Early years

At the age of four he moved with his mother to the United States and they settled in Washington, DC. In high school Oben played for Gonzaga College High School.

College career

Oben attended the University of Louisville, and was a four-year letterman in football and won one varsity letter in track and field as a freshman. In football, he was an All-National Independent first team selection as a junior. In track and field, he placed at the Metro Conference Championship on the shot put. Oben is also a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

NFL career

Previously Oben has played for the New York Giants, Cleveland Browns and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He was also a member of Tampa Bay's 2002 Super Bowl champion team.

San Diego Chargers

In 2004, the Chargers traded a fifth round pick in the 2005 NFL Draft to the Buccaneers for the rights to Oben. Oben was used with the pick obtained from the Giants in the Rivers-Manning trade. Oben quickly became a fixture at the left tackle position and is now more of a player-mentor as a reserve on the Charger's young offensive line.^[1]

References

1. http://chargers.com/team/roster/roman-oben.htm

External links

★ http://www.nfl.com/players/playerpage/4035

★ http://www.romanoben.com/

★ http://www.myspace.com/oben1