Roger Chanoine
{{Short description|American football player (1976–2016)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Roger Chanoine
| number = 69
| position = Offensive tackle
| birth_date = {{birth date|1976|9|11}}
| birth_place = Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2016|7|14|1976|9|11}}
| death_place = Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lb = 305
| high_school = Linden (Linden, New Jersey)
| college = Temple
| undraftedyear = 1998
| pastteams =
- St. Louis Rams ({{NFL Year|1998}})
- Cleveland Browns ({{NFL Year|1999|2002}})
- Jacksonville Jaguars (2002)
- Houston Texans ({{NFL Year|2003}})*{{cite web |title=Transactions |url=https://www.nfl.com/transactions/league/signings/2003/7 |website=NFL.com |access-date=1 September 2024}}
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 33
| statlabel2 = Games started
| statvalue2 = 18
| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue3 = 1
| pfr = ChanRo21
}}
Roger Chanoine Jr. (September 11, 1976 – July 14, 2016) was an American professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) between 1998 and 2002, appearing primarily for the Cleveland Browns.
Biography
Born in Newark, New Jersey, Chanoine was raised in Linden, New Jersey, and played prep football at Linden High School.[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/ChanRo21.htm Roger Chanoine], Pro Football Reference. Accessed February 5, 2025. "Born: September 11, 1976 in Newark, NJ; High School: Linden (NJ)."
Chanoine played on the offensive line with the Temple University football team between 1994 and 1997. He went undrafted after college and he joined the St. Louis Rams as a free agent in 1998. He signed with the Cleveland Browns the next year. Of his 18 career games started, 16 of them came in the 2001 season, when he was the right tackle for the Browns. He split the 2002 season between the Browns and the Jacksonville Jaguars.{{cite web|last1=Maks|first1=Patrick|title=Former Browns OL Roger Chanoine passes away|url=http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/article-5/Former-Browns-OL-Roger-Chanoine-passes-away/64668880-bfa4-433d-8623-4ffcd33fde7d|publisher=Cleveland Browns|accessdate=July 21, 2016|date=July 18, 2016}}
After his professional football days, Chanoine remained in the Cleveland area, and he was a sales manager with Konica Minolta. He died on July 14, 2016, of pancreatic cancer.{{Cite web|url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2016/07/15/ex-browns-tackle-roger-chanoine-dies/|title=Ex-Browns tackle Roger Chanoine dies|last=Jackson|first=Zac|date=July 15, 2016|website=NBC Sports|access-date=2016-07-16|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160718054358/http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2016/07/15/ex-browns-tackle-roger-chanoine-dies/|archivedate=July 18, 2016}} He was survived by his wife and five children.{{cite web|title=Former Owl Roger Chanoine passes|url=http://owlsports.com/news/2016/7/19/football-former-owl-roger-chanoine-passes.aspx|publisher=Temple University|accessdate=July 21, 2016|date=July 19, 2016}}
References
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Category:Linden High School (New Jersey) alumni
Category:Sportspeople from Linden, New Jersey
Category:Players of American football from Newark, New Jersey
Category:Players of American football from Union County, New Jersey
Category:American football offensive tackles
Category:Temple Owls football players
Category:St. Louis Rams players
Category:Cleveland Browns players
Category:Jacksonville Jaguars players
Category:Deaths from pancreatic cancer in Ohio
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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