Roman Fortin

Football Player at Ventura H.S., Oregon State University, SDSU, Professional Football Detroit Lions, Atlanta Falcons, San Diego Chargers

Born: February 26th, 1967 in Columbus Ohio

Ventura High School
Oregon State University
San Diego State University

Roman moved to Ventura in 1970 and was the starting quarterback at Ventura High School for three years.

He was recruited by Oregon State and was moved to tight end.

Roman transferred to San Diego State University where he played tackle, center and guard. He earned All WAC Conference honors as a senior and was on the WAC All Academic team as both a junior and senior. He holds a degree in Accounting.

Roman was drafted by the Detroit Lions in 1990. He played one year for Detroit, six years for the Atlanta Falcons and three years for the San Diego Chargers. He played in one hundred and forty-seven NFL games before retiring in 2000. In Atlanta he played all five offensive line positions as well as tight end and blocking fullback in short yardage situations.

Roman met his wife, Kathleen, at an eighth grade Pop Warner Football game in Ventura, where she was a cheerleader . They reside in Atlanta where they are raising their five children- Roman Jr., Dillon, Simone, Bradon and Turner.

Roman is part owner of the Forum Athletic Club and supervises an apartment complex near the Hartsfield Airport.