1. Robert Joseph Ross was born on December 23,1936 and is an American former football coach.
17 Facts About Bobby Ross
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Bobby Ross guided his 1990 Georgia Tech squad to the UPI national championship and coached the 1994 San Diego Chargers to an appearance in Super Bowl XXIX.
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Bobby Ross graduated from VMI in 1959 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and history.
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Bobby Ross coached at Colonial Heights High School, and at his own nearby alma mater of Benedictine, both located near Richmond, Virginia.
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Bobby Ross was the 16th head football coach at The Citadel and held that position for five seasons, from 1973 until 1977.
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Bobby Ross then spent four years as an assistant coach with the Kansas City Chiefs under head coach Marv Levy, before returning to the collegiate ranks as head coach at Maryland.
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Bobby Ross won three consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference Championships from 1983 to 1985.
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On December 31,1991, Bobby Ross announced his decision to take the head coaching position of the San Diego Chargers.
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Bobby Ross had been approached by general manager Bobby Beathard about the position days after the team fired Dan Henning.
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On January 3,1997, Bobby Ross resigned from the Chargers with two years remaining on his contract.
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Bobby Ross held the position until the middle of the 2000 season.
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Detroit had long been considered underachievers under Wayne Fontes, and Bobby Ross was brought in to provide the team a more structured atmosphere.
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Bobby Ross sought to change the identity of the Detroit Lions, having them become a more traditional, physical, football team, less dependent on Hall of Fame running back Barry Sanders for success.
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Bobby Ross structured his drafts accordingly, drafting highly regarded college offensive linemen such as Stockar McDougle and Aaron Gibson, neither of whom panned out professionally.
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Ultimately, Bobby Ross was unable to change the culture in Detroit and lost the trust of his players.
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Bobby Ross became frustrated at what he perceived to be the team's lack of effort, accusing them of just playing for their paychecks.
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In 1997, Bobby Ross was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.