John Roush (American football)

American football player (born 1953)

John Roush
Career information
No. 62
Date of birth	(1953-01-07) January 7, 1953 (age 72)
Position(s)	Offensive guard
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	248 lb (112 kg)
US college	University of Oklahoma
NFL draft	1975 / round: 15 / pick: 370
Drafted by	San Diego Chargers
Career history
As player
1974	Oklahoma Sooners

Career highlights and awards
National champion (1974) Consensus All-American (1974) 2× First-team All-Big Eight (1973, 1974)

John Roush (born January 7, 1953) is a former American football player. He attended the University of Oklahoma and played at the offensive guard position for the Oklahoma Sooners football team. He was a member of the 1974 team coached by Barry Switzer that compiled an 11–0 record and won the national championship. He was also a consensus first-team selection to the 1974 College Football All-America Team. He was also an Academic All-America selection in 1974.

References

"John Roush NFL Stats and Bio". profootballarchives.com.
"OU Getting a Roush-ing Finish". The Daily Oklahoman. November 15, 1972. p. 59 – via Newspapers.com.
"Roush Plays Like Skyscraper: OU Guard Not So Short". The Daily Oklahoman. October 2, 1974. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
"2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 26, 2018. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
M. Hofeld. "Oklahoma's Greatest Football All-American (1974)". SB Nation. Retrieved August 28, 2014.

v t e 1974 College Football All-America Team consensus selections
Offense	QB Steve Bartkowski RB Anthony Davis RB Archie Griffin RB Joe Washington WR Peter Demmerle TE Bennie Cunningham OT Marvin Crenshaw OT John Roush G Gerry DiNardo G Ken Huff C Steve Myers
Defense	DL Rubin Carter DL Leroy Cook DL Pat Donovan DL Mike Hartenstine DL Louie Kelcher DL Jimmy Webb DL Randy White LB Kenneth Bernich LB Woodrow Lowe LB Rod Shoate LB Richard Wood DB Dave Brown DB John Provost DB Pat Thomas

v t e 1974 Oklahoma Sooners football—AP national champions
Vickey Ray Anderson Karl Baldischwiler Dean Blevins Billy Brooks Sam Claphan Jim Culbreath Kyle Davis Steve Davis Jimbo Elrod Gary Gibbs Zac Henderson Dave Hudgens Randy Hughes Horace Ivory Tinker Owens Elvis Peacock Jimmy Rogers John Roush Tony Peters Lee Roy Selmon Dewey Selmon Rod Shoate Mike Vaughan Joe Washington Head coach: Barry Switzer Assistant coaches: Donnie Duncan Galen Hall Warren Harper Larry Lacewell Wendell Mosley Rex Norris Jerry Pettibone

v t e San Diego Chargers 1975 NFL draft selections
Gary Johnson Mike Williams Louis Kelcher Fred Dean Mike Fuller Kenneth Bernich Kevin Nosbusch Charles Waddell John Carroll Billy Shields Rickey Young Barry Collier Ralph Perretta Larry Keller Otha Bradley Vince Phason Ike McBee Jerry Dahl Peter Demmerle Glen Printers Reggie Barnett John Roush Chip Salvestrini Neal Jeffrey