Bobby Ross
Bobby Ross
Robert Joseph Rossis a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at The Citadel, the University of Maryland, College Park, the Georgia Institute of Technology, and the United States Military Academy, compiling a career college football record of 103–101–2. Ross was also the head coach of the National Football League's San Diego Chargers from 1992 to 1996 and the Detroit Lions from 1997 to 2000, tallying a career NFL mark of 77–68. He guided...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth23 December 1936
CityRichmond, VA
Both of our teams, we're very close. We have been mutually supportive of each other.
Boy, he played hard. That's a very, very complete ballgame for him.
We had three shots at him but he made a remarkable play on it. It was a remarkable athletic play,
I have every intention of using them and hope we can execute.
One of the really, really big reasons why the league has been so good is that it has had outstanding leadership. The commissioner has led the league through some real growth periods. Obviously they're going to lose a great man who has done a tremendous job a tremendous job. That has to be one of the toughest jobs that anyone could ever deal with: the owners and the players and all the issues that come up with that. I can understand why he might have felt it was time to retire.
Carlton is our go-to guy. It helped having him.
Maggie was a wonderful girl. She will be greatly, greatly missed. Our players have handled this tragic loss well.
Last year, we probably exceeded some things on offense, ... This year, we've had to mend some fences. You lose a certain degree of continuity.
We use the Naval Academy and Air Force Academy as our models, ... I have to give credit to Johnson and his staff. They turned it around so quickly. It's amazing how fast they have done it.
Justin was actually sick before the game, but took a little medicine and came up with his best performance.
I think they'll be moving up in the rankings. They're as big as any team I've coached against, and that includes my 13 years in the National Football League. They're really big.
Koenig is the guy to beat. He has to be, he had a great year for us, but it's going to be a heck of a fight. I like the way Nielson competes. He competes like the devil.
Glenn Davis was my hero. I think that Carlton, when he has time to get over the excitement of this victory, will be able to look at what he has done as an unbelievable accomplishment.
He was a very special man. He was a strong supporter of our program and he really, really cared. We're very honored to have the opportunity to wear his (uniform) number. He was a great, great player, but he was also a great, great man. We just think it's the right thing to do. Our players are pleased and excited about it.