Al Roberts

Al Roberts
Personal information
Date of birth	January 6, 1944 (age 80)
Place of birth	Fresno, California
Alma mater	University of Puget Sound
Team(s) as a coach/administrator
1977–1982	Washington; (Running Backs Coach)
1983	Los Angeles Express; (Running Backs Coach)
1984–1985	Houston Oilers; (Running Backs Coach)
1986	Purdue; (Running Backs Coach)
1987	Wyoming; (Special Teams Coach)
1988–1990	Philadelphia Eagles; (Special Teams Coach)
1991–1993	New York Jets; (Special Teams Coach)
1994–1995	Arizona Cardinals; (Special Teams Coach)
1996	Washington; (Running Backs Coach)
1997–2002	Cincinnati Bengals; (Special Teams Coach)
2003–2006	Garfield High School; (Head Coach)
2007–2008	St. Louis Rams; (Special Teams Coach)
2009–2010	Florida Tuskers; (Special Teams/Tight Ends)

Al Roberts (born January 6, 1944) is an American football coach. Most recently, he served as the special teams/tight ends coach for the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League, and currently coaches at O'Dea High School in Seattle, WA.

Playing career

Roberts attended Merced High School and played college football at the University of Washington from 1964 to 1965, and the University of Puget Sound from 1967 to 1968. He holds a holds a bachelor of arts degree from Puget Sound.

Roberts began his coaching career at Mercer Island High School from 1969 to 1972, then became the head coach at Garfield High School from 1973 to 1976. He was the running backs coach on Don James's staff at Washington from 1977 to 1982.

Roberts joined the Los Angeles Express of the United States Football League (USFL) in 1983 as running backs coach under head coach Hugh Campbell, and followed Campbell to the Houston Oilers in the same capacity from the 1984 and 1985 seasons. After one-year stints on the college staffs at Purdue University (1986) and the University of Wyoming (1987) as running backs and special teams coach, he joined Buddy Ryan with the Philadelphia Eagles in 1988. He served as the Eagles' special teams coach for three seasons. He held the same position with the New York Jets from 1991 to 1993 and the Arizona Cardinals from 1994 to 1995.

Roberts returned to Washington in 1996 as the running backs coach. From 1997 to 2002 he headed the special teams unit for the Cincinnati Bengals.

Roberts and his wife, Arvella, have two sons, Kali and Kyle, and a daughter, Genesis.