Franco Harris Football League
11-29-2116
#95|Roots Canada Linebacker
Retired (1987, Age 35)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating  Help Conditioning 95%
Status Deceased (04-20-2019) Potential
Age at Death 67 Born 04-04-1952 in St. Croix, VI
Drafted Round 1, Pick 19 (1975) Experience 11 Years (226 Wks)
College Oregon University, 1975 Salary 845 ($1511.359M/2116 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power C- Catching C+ Pass Cover B- Kick Power D-
Throw Acc Pass Blocking D- Run Cover C+ Kick Acc D-
Carrying Run Blocking Tackling Kick Return D-
        Pursuit C+    
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed Stamina Execution B- Agility
Strength B- Health Aggressiveness Hands C+
Jumping B-     Attitude A- Break Tackle
ROLES
QB D+ C D+ DT C+ SS C+ K GUN C+
WR C- G C- DE C+ FS C+ P D- KR C-
HB/TB C- T C- ILB B- CB C+ LS KRB C-
FB C- TE C- OLB H C- HT C+ KOS D-
Year Type ICs Hlth Sta Att Exe ThrP ThrA Crry Ctch PBlk RBlk PCov RCov Tkl Purs KP KA KR Spd Str Jmp Agr Agl Hnd BrkT  Total 
1971 College 57 0/1 2/10 0/1 0/4             0/5 0/3 1/8           1/11 1/4   2/10     7/57
1972 College 75 0/1 0/2 1/3 0/9             0/8 1/7 4/15           4/18 0/3   1/6 2/3   13/75
1973 College 72 0/1 2/5 0/3 0/9             2/15 2/3 2/9         0/1 2/16 1/3   1/4 3/3   15/72
1974 College 77 2/6 1/3 0/2 1/5             3/10 0/3 1/11         1/3 2/17 1/2   1/13 1/2   14/77
1975 Position 56       2/7             1/17 1/5 1/12           5/14     0/1     10/56
1975 Drills 25 4/12 5/12   0/1                                         9/25
1976 Position 60   0/2   0/5             1/8 0/9 1/15           1/12     0/9     3/60
1976 Drills 25 1/10 3/15                                             4/25
1976 Declines 0                                   -1/0             -1/0
1977 Position 61   0/2   0/4             0/8 0/5 1/15           1/22     0/5     2/61
1977 Drills 26 1/11 1/15                                             2/26
1978 Position 49   0/4   1/4             0/13 1/9 1/8           0/8     0/3     3/49
1978 Drills 20 0/12 1/8                                             1/20
1979 Position 59   0/5   0/3             0/11 0/6 0/13           0/14     0/7     0/59
1979 Drills 25 0/7 0/18                                             0/25
1979 Declines 0                     -1/0                           -1/0
1980 Position 61   0/4   0/11             0/10 0/4 0/12           0/11     0/9     0/61
1980 Drills 24 1/13 0/11                                             1/24
1980 Declines 0                                         -1/0       -1/0
1981 Position 60   0/3   0/4             0/8 0/9 0/13           0/20     0/3     0/60
1981 Drills 25 1/10 0/15                                             1/25
1981 Declines 0       -1/0                   -2/0             -2/0     -2/0 -7/0
1982 Position 61   0/3   1/4             0/13 0/10 1/10           2/16     0/5     4/61
1982 Drills 25 2/14 1/11                                             3/25
1982 Declines 0           -1/0   -1/0       -1/0         -1/0       -1/0   -2/0   -7/0
1983 Position 57   0/3   0/4             0/10 0/7 0/13           0/16     0/4     0/57
1983 Drills 23 0/12 0/11                                             0/23
1983 Declines 0 -4/0 -1/0     -1/0       -1/0 -2/0 -3/0 -1/0 -1/0 -2/0 -2/0 -1/0 -1/0 -3/0 -2/0 -2/0   -2/0 -2/0 -1/0 -32/0
1984 Position 52       0/1             0/4 0/8 0/17           0/14     0/8     0/52
1984 Drills 21 0/12 0/9                                             0/21
1984 Declines 0 -6/0 -4/0       -2/0 -2/0   -1/0 -3/0 -1/0 -1/0 -5/0   -2/0   -3/0 -5/0 -2/0 -1/0 -5/0 -6/0 -2/0 -2/0 -53/0
1985 Position 60   0/1   2/7             0/6 0/4 0/17           1/17     0/8     3/60
1985 Drills 26 0/17 0/9                                             0/26
1985 Declines 0 -13/0 -4/0   -4/0 -1/0   -2/0 -2/0 -3/0 -2/0 -4/0 -4/0 -4/0 -4/0 -2/0 -1/0 -4/0 -3/0 -4/0 -3/0 -3/0 -2/0 -1/0 -4/0 -74/0
1986 Position 18                     0/2 0/3 0/2           0/10     0/1     0/18
1986 Drills 25 0/5 1/3 0/2 0/4                 0/2         0/2 0/1 0/3   0/1 0/2   1/25
1986 Declines 0 -15/0 -7/0   -2/0 -4/0 -2/0 -9/0 -4/0 -3/0 -4/0 -3/0 -6/0 -5/0 -3/0 -2/0 -3/0 -4/0 -9/0 -4/0 -3/0 -6/0 -6/0 -3/0 -7/0 -114/0
1987 Position 11       0/1               0/1 0/5           0/4           0/11
1987 Drills 24 0/2 0/1 0/3 0/3                 0/2         0/3 0/1 0/1   0/4 0/4   0/24
1987 Declines 0 -19/0 -7/0   -1/0 -5/0 -5/0 -5/0 -3/0 -2/0 -3/0 -7/0 -8/0 -12/0 -3/0 -8/0 -6/0 -3/0 -9/0 -5/0 -5/0 -8/0 -7/0 -5/0 -7/0 -143/0
Total -45/146 -6/185 1/14 -1/90 -11/0 -10/0 -18/0 -10/0 -10/0 -14/0 -12/148 -16/96 -14/199 -14/0 -16/0 -11/0 -16/0 -29/9 2/242 -11/16 -26/0 -18/101 -9/14 -23/0 -337/1260

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-1988Roots Canada has retired from football.
09-01-1986The New Jersey Sharks have waived Roots Canada.
08-25-1986The New Jersey Sharks have moved Pete Hasty to the active roster. The New Jersey Sharks have moved Roots Canada to the inactive roster.
08-11-1986The New Jersey Sharks have moved Roots Canada to the active roster. The New Jersey Sharks have moved Pete Hasty to the inactive roster.
08-04-1986The New Jersey Sharks have moved Jeremy Hendren to the active roster. The New Jersey Sharks have moved Roots Canada to the inactive roster.
10-08-1984The New Jersey Sharks have moved Dr Larson and Roots Canada to the active roster. The New Jersey Sharks have moved Pete Hasty and Doc Martens to the inactive roster.
09-17-1984The New Jersey Sharks have moved Willie Figaro to the active roster. The New Jersey Sharks have moved Roots Canada to the inactive roster.
09-16-1984Roots Canada of the New Jersey Sharks is injured with an ankle ligament sprain and is expected to be out for approximately 22 days.
10-23-1983Roots Canada of the New Jersey Sharks is injured with a hip contusion and is expected to be out for approximately 9 days.
10-14-1979Roots Canada of the Edmonton Mall Rats is injured with a leg contusion and is expected to be out for approximately 6 days.
09-17-1978Roots Canada of the Edmonton Mall Rats is injured with a patella tendon injury and is expected to be out for approximately 30 days.
08-10-1975The Edmonton Mall Rats have moved RC Toys, Star Bucks, Rip Curl, Clyde Montgomery, and Roots Canada to the active roster. The Edmonton Mall Rats have moved Charm Diamond, Dairy Queen, Dragon FX, Dollar Rama, and SevenFor AllMankind to the inactive roster.
08-10-1975The Edmonton Mall Rats have changed Gene Boll's name to Roots Canada.