New football coach Bobby Rome building Field of Dreams at Central State

Posted Jun 26, 2020
Just a month after Bobby Rome took over as football coach at Central State, the COVID-19 pandemic hit, closing the school and putting a financial strain on the university. The 34-year-old Rome, who came from Virginia University at Lynchburg after being starting fullback and team captain at UNC, spent almost every day of the shutdown working on the fields. (Dayton Daily News)

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