Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 1990
- Class:
- 1965
A halfback from Corpus Christi, Texas, Roland lettered at MU in 1962-64-65, and was an all-Big Eight choice all three years. An outstanding two-way player, Roland was team captain and consensus all-American in 1965. Following that season, he played in the Senior Bowl, Coaches All-America Game and College All Star Game. At MU, he led the Tigers in rushing and scoring in 1962, in punt returns in 1964-65, in kickoff returns in 1962 and ‘64, and in pass interceptions in 1965. Roland led the Big Eight in scoring in 1962. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1998 and his number 23 at Missouri is retired. He played with the St. Louis Cardinals of the NFL from 1966-72, earning the league’s nod as “Rookie of the Year” in ’66, and with the New York Giants in 1973. He was named to the Pro Bowl in both 1966 and 1967. He got his coaching start under Dan Devine with the Green Bay Packers in 1974, then followed Devine to Notre Dame in ’75. He then moved back to the NFL where he coached running backs with the Philadelphia Eagles (1976-78), Chicago Bears (1983-92), New York Jets (1993-94), St. Louis Rams (1995-96), Arizona Cardinals (1997-2003), Green Bay Packers (2004) and New Orleans Saints (2005). He was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2011 and the St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame in 2014.
