Tim Rossovich

Tim Rossovich
Career information
Date of birth:	(1946-03-14) March 14, 1946
Place of birth:	Palo Alto, California
Position(s):	Linebacker
College:	Southern California
NFL Draft:	1968 / Round: 1 / Pick: 14
Organizations
As player:
1968-1971 1972-1973 1976	Philadelphia Eagles San Diego Chargers Houston Oilers
Career highlights and awards
Pro Bowls:	1969
Honors:	All-American (1967)
Career stats
Playing stats at NFL.com

Timothy John "Tim" Rossovich (born March 14, 1946) is a retired American football linebacker and a television and movie actor, active from 1977 to 1998. He is the brother of actor Rick Rossovich.

Rossovich was born in Palo Alto, California. He played college football at the University of Southern California, and was one of five USC Trojans players taken in the first round of the 1968 NFL Draft after his senior year. Rossovich played for the National Football League Philadelphia Eagles, San Diego Chargers, and Houston Oilers between 1968 and 1976. He played in the Pro Bowl in 1969. He also played for the Philadelphia Bell of the WFL in 1974-1975, until the league folded mid-way through the 1975 season.

In 1977, Rossovich appeared in the episode "The Shortest Yard" of the ABC situation comedy The San Pedro Beach Bums.

Rossovich currently resides in Grass Valley, California.

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1968 NFL Draft First Round Selections

Ron Yary Bob Johnson Claude Humphrey Russ Washington Fred Carr Dennis Byrd Kevin Hardy Larry Csonka Haven Moses Mike Taylor Greg Landry Jim Smith MacArthur Lane Tim Rossovich Forrest Blue Mike Hull Lee White Jim Hill Mo Moorman Dennis Homan Marvin Upshaw George Daney John Williams Earl McCullouch Eldridge Dickey Bill Lueck Doug Crusan

1967 College Football All-America Team consensus selections

Offense	B Gary Beban B Larry Csonka B Leroy Keyes B O. J. Simpson E Dennis Homan E Ron Sellers OT Edgar Chandler OT Ron Yary G Rich Stotter G Harry Olszewski C Bob Johnson

Defense	DL Dennis Byrd DL Ted Hendricks DL Granville Liggins DL Wayne Meylan DL Tim Rossovich LB Don Manning LB Adrian Young DB Dick Anderson DB Bobby Johns DB Frank Loria DB Tom Schoen

1967 USC Trojans football—consensus national champions

Mike Battle Dennis Crane Jimmy Gunn Bill Hayhoe Mike Holmgren Mike Hull Bob Klein Earl McCullouch Tim Rossovich O. J. Simpson Mike Taylor Ron Yary Head coach: John McKay Assistant coaches: Dick Coury Craig Fertig Phil Krueger

Philadelphia Eagles 1968 NFL Draft selections

Tim Rossovich Cyril Pinder Adrian Young Len McNeil Mike Dirks Mark Nordquist Thurman Randle Dave Martin Joe Przybycki Al Lavan Mike Evans John Mallory Len Persin Thurston Taylor George Barron Dan Williamson Joe Graham Phil Creel Joe Forzani Frank Antonini

Draft years: 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 (AAFC) 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Philadelphia Eagles first-round draft picks

Berwanger S. Francis J. McDonald O'Brien McAfee Kmetovic Muha S. Van Buren Yonakor Riggs Armstrong Scott Bednarik Tripucka Grant E. Van Buren Mutryn Bright Worden Bielski Pellegrini Peaks Kowalczyk Burton Baker Budde B. Brown Beisler H. Jones Rossovich Keyes Zabel R. Harris Reaves Sisemore C. Young J. Robinson R. Young L. Mitchell Quick Haddix Kenny Jackson K. Allen Byars Brown Keith Jackson B. Smith Davis Holmes L. Renfro B. Williams Mamula Mayberry J. Harris W. Thomas McNabb Simon F. Mitchell Sheppard McDougle Andrews Patterson Bunkley Maclin Graham Watkins Cox Johnson M. Smith Agholor

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