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Daron K. Roberts (born November 29, 1978, in
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University of Texas
where he also serves as a lecturer in the Plan II Honors program, teaching courses on sports leadership and innovation. His writing has appeared in ''The Houston Chronicle'' and Huffington Post as well as ''Forbes'' and ''Fortune''. He has served as a guest analyst for ESPN's Longhorn Network.
/ref> After graduating with a master's degree in public policy, Roberts entered Harvard Law School. During the summer before his third year, Roberts volunteered at the Steve Spurrier Football Camp at the University of South Carolina.Six Easy Steps to Being an NFL Coach. ESPN The Magazine.
/ref> That experience prompted Roberts to pursue a football coaching job. He returned to Harvard and wrote 164 letters seeking an internship. After writing letters to the head coach and defensive coordinator of every NFL franchise and 50 FBS teams, Roberts received an offer to serve as a training camp intern with the Kansas City Chiefs.Daron Roberts: For the Love of the Game. Harvard Kennedy School Alumni Profile. August 2010.
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/ref> a nonprofit that provides free ACT prep, football skills training, and life skills development to high school students in Texas and Michigan. The first 4th and 1 Football Camp was offered at
/ref> A select group of 35 student-athletes were chosen from four East Texas counties. Former Longhorn stars
Daron K. Roberts (born November 29, 1978, in Mt. Pleasant, Texas
Mount Pleasant is the county seat of and largest city in Titus County, in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, Mount Pleasant's population was 16,047; it is situated in Northeast Texas.
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) is a university lecturer and former football coach. He is the founding director of the Center for Sports Leadership & Innovationat th
University of Texas
where he also serves as a lecturer in the Plan II Honors program, teaching courses on sports leadership and innovation. His writing has appeared in ''The Houston Chronicle'' and Huffington Post as well as ''Forbes'' and ''Fortune''. He has served as a guest analyst for ESPN's Longhorn Network.
Early years
Daron Roberts was born inLongview, Texas
Longview is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, and county seat of Gregg County, Texas, Gregg County; a small part of Longview extends into the western portion of neighboring Harrison County, Texas, Harrison County. Longview is located in East Tex ...
, on November 29, 1978. He is a fifth-generation East Texan. His family moved to Mount Pleasant, Texas, when Roberts was 5, and he attended Mount Pleasant Independent School District public schools before graduating from Mount Pleasant High School in 1997. As a member of the varsity football team, Roberts earned 1st Team All-District Honors as a strong safety in 1996. During high school, Roberts served as class president all four years.
College years
Roberts attended the University of Texas and double majored in the Plan II Honors Program and Government while being an active member of theTexas Cowboys
The Texas Cowboys is an honorary student organization at the University of Texas that is currently suspended due to hazing violations. The organization was founded in 1922 by Arno Nowotny and Bill McGill, with the purpose of serving the University ...
. During his senior year, Roberts won the student government presidency of the largest student body in the United States. After graduating in 2001, Roberts deferred entrance to the Harvard Kennedy School of Government
The Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), officially the John F. Kennedy School of Government, is the public policy school, school of public policy and government of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school offers master's degrees in p ...
at Harvard University and worked as an intern for Senator Joseph I. Lieberman and Lt. Governor Bill Ratliff before attending the Harvard Kennedy School beginning in the fall of in 2004"Daron Roberts: Harvard Law to Gridiron." ESPN Insider./ref> After graduating with a master's degree in public policy, Roberts entered Harvard Law School. During the summer before his third year, Roberts volunteered at the Steve Spurrier Football Camp at the University of South Carolina.Six Easy Steps to Being an NFL Coach. ESPN The Magazine.
/ref> That experience prompted Roberts to pursue a football coaching job. He returned to Harvard and wrote 164 letters seeking an internship. After writing letters to the head coach and defensive coordinator of every NFL franchise and 50 FBS teams, Roberts received an offer to serve as a training camp intern with the Kansas City Chiefs.Daron Roberts: For the Love of the Game. Harvard Kennedy School Alumni Profile. August 2010.
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Coaching career
Impressed by his enthusiasm and people skills, Chiefs coachHerman Edwards
Herman Edwards Jr. (born April 27, 1954) is an American football coach and former cornerback who was most recently the head football coach at Arizona State. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons, primarily with the Phil ...
allowed Roberts to volunteer for the 2007 season before hiring him as a defensive quality control assistant in 2008. He assisted the defensive backs coach with off-the-field matters while in Kansas City.
In 2009, Roberts left the Chiefs to work as the assistant secondary coach with the Detroit Lions.
In 2011, Roberts left his position with the Detroit Lions to become the special teams and inside receivers coach at West Virginia University. For the 2012 season, Roberts was the Mountaineers' cornerbacks coach.
The following year he made the jump back to the NFL and was the assistant secondary coach for the Cleveland Browns. WVU Profile of Roberts/ref>
4th and 1
In 2010, Roberts founded 4th and 1,Moving the Chains, On and Off the Field. The Alcalde. July 7, 2011./ref> a nonprofit that provides free ACT prep, football skills training, and life skills development to high school students in Texas and Michigan. The first 4th and 1 Football Camp was offered at
Northeast Texas Community College
Northeast Texas Community College (NTCC) is a Public college, public community college near Mount Pleasant, Texas.
History
In January 1984, the voters of Camp, Morris, and Titus counties approved a community college district for the area. The c ...
in Mount Pleasant, Texas.Running, Sacking, Sewing. Texas Bar Journal. July 2010./ref> A select group of 35 student-athletes were chosen from four East Texas counties. Former Longhorn stars
Derrick Johnson
Derrick O’Hara Johnson (born November 22, 1982) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at the University of Texas at Austin, where he earned consensus All-American honors twice. He was drafted by the Kansas City ...
and Ahmad Brooks visited the camp. 4th and 1 held camps at Michigan State
Michigan State University (Michigan State, MSU) is a public land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the first of its kind in the United States. It i ...
(East Lansing) and Mount Pleasant, Texas, in 2011 and 2012.
For his efforts. the University of Texas awarded him the 2011 Outstanding Young Texas "Ex."2011 Outstanding Young Texas "Ex"References
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