Roman Fortin

{{Short description|American football player (born 1967)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{BLP sources|date=July 2017}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Roman Fortin

| number = 48, 65, 67

| position = Center
Guard
Tackle

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|2|26|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Columbus, Ohio, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 5

| weight_lb = 297

| high_school = Ventura (CA)

| college = San Diego State

| draftyear = 1990

| draftround = 8

| draftpick = 203

| pastteams =

• Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|1990|1991}})
• Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|1992|1997}})
• San Diego Chargers ({{NFL Year|1998|2001}})

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 147

| statlabel2 = Games started

| statvalue2 = 102

| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue3 = 5

| pfr = FortRo20

}}

Roman Brian Fortin (born February 26, 1967) is an American former professional football National Football League (NFL) player from 1991 to 2000. He played center, guard, tackle, and tight end through the course of his career. He was the quarterback for his high school team at Ventura High School. He played the first part of his college football career at Oregon State University, and later transferred to San Diego State. He was selected in the 1990 NFL draft by the Detroit Lions.{{Cite web |title=1990 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1990/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-25 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He played with them in the 1991 season, but would end up being picked up by the Atlanta Falcons in 1992. He stayed there through the 1997 season, where he would then play for the San Diego Chargers for his last three seasons.

He now lives in Atlanta, Georgia, and is part owner of The Forum Athletic Club.{{cite news |last1=Bachman |first1=Rachel |title=The New Place to Open a Gym: Inside a Gym |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-new-place-to-open-a-gym-inside-a-gym-1461694036 |accessdate=15 September 2020 |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=26 April 2016}}