Oscar Roan

Oscar Roan

An inner city kid raised in a rough area of South Dallas, Oscar Roan, like so many others, dreamed of success in athletics as the road to fulfillment in life. Oscar worked hard at making his dreams a reality. At South Oak Cliff High School he was an outstanding performer in football, baseball, track, and basketball. His senior year he received all-district honors in all four sports. College years brought Oscar more recognition for his athletic ability. By the time he was a junior at Southern Methodist University, he could see his dreams coming true. He was second team All Southwest Conference in football and the league’s newcomer of the year in basketball. Everything seemed to be going right, but success and recognition weren’t enough. Married now, Oscar was having problems with his wife. He had developed a serious drinking problem and was asking questions about meaning and purpose in life that he couldn’t find answers for. The answers came when he met an evangelist who led him to Christ, who shared the best news Oscar had ever heard—God loved him and had a plan for his life. A plan that freed him from drinking, set in motion the restoration of his marriage, and provided a definite sense of direction and real meaning in life. Oscar was drafted in the third round by the Cleveland Browns in 1975 after finishing his collegiate career at SMU where he made the 1974 Time Magazine All American Football Team at tight end. In his rookie year with the Browns he caught 41 passes for 463 yards and three touchdowns and was named 4th runner up for rookie of the year. During his pro football career Oscar worked in the off season with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA). He retired from the pros in 1979 and went into full-time Christian service, working as Area Director with the Dallas Chapter of the FCA. Since 1980, Oscar, his wife Linda, and their sons Mario and Quincy, have traveled throughout the United States co-laboring with such ministries as: The Fred Jordan Mission, Mike Barber Prison Ministries, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and The Salvation Army.

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