Former UNC Football Player Bobby Rome Named Virginia University of Lynchburg Head Football Coach
Posted Jan 11, 2018
The Virginia University of Lynchburg announced the hiring of new head football coach Bobby Rome. Rome most recently was head coach of the UNC club football program. Prior to that, he was the head coach of Far Eastern Federal University in Russia, where he started the football program. Rome was a four-year starter at UNC, where he played fullback and graduated in 2009.
(Lynchburg News & Advance)
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