Roe named to All-Ironman Team
May 26, 2005 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I)
San Jose SaberCats News Release
SAN JOSE, Calif. (May 26, 2005) â For the third consecutive year, San Jose WR/LB James Roe was tabbed as a member of the Arena Football League's All-Ironman team after another solid season on both offense and defense, the league announced today.
Roe (6-1, 198, Norfolk St.) finished the season as the top receiver in the league's most potent offense, hauling in 116 passesâa new team-recordâfor 1,440 yards and 30 touchdowns. Roe tied his career-high in receiving yards, which matches the second-highest total in team history, and fell just 24 yards shy of tying the team record. His 30 touchdowns are tied for third-most in team history.
Roe also ranked in the top 10 in the league in receptions, receiving yards, TD receptions and receiving yards per game (90.0).
The five-year AFL veteran started all 16 games for San Jose and contributed 24.5 tackles, two tackles for a loss, two pass breakups and an interception on defense.
San Jose's upcoming opponent in the first-round of the playoffs, the Colorado Crush, led all AFL teams with three selections, while the Dallas Desperados were the only other team with multiple selections with two.
The U.S. Army Ironman of the Year will be announced on Thursday, June 9. Following is the complete list of the 2005 U.S. Army All-Ironman team:
U.S. ARMY ALL-IRONMAN TEAM
Fullback/Linebacker: Rich Young, Colorado
Fullback/Linebacker: Duke Pettijohn, Dallas
Fullback/Linebacker: Chris Avery, Grand Rapids
Offensive/Defensive lineman: Kyle Moore-Brown, Colorado
Offensive/Defensive lineman: B.J. Cohen, New Orleans
Offensive/Defensive lineman: Marcus Owen, New York
Wide receiver/Linebacker: Etu Molden, Chicago
Wide receiver/Linebacker: Darryl Hammond, Nashville
Wide receiver/Linebacker: Cory Fleming, Orlando
Wide receiver/Linebacker: James Roe, San Jose
Wide receiver/Defensive back: Willis Marshall, Colorado
Wide receiver/Defensive back: Cornelius White, Columbus
Wide receiver/Defensive back: Will Pettis, Dallas
Wide receiver/Defensive back: Kevin Ingram, Los Angeles
The SaberCats travel to Colorado on Sunday, May 29 to face the top-seeded Crush in the 2005 Conference Semifinals. The game will be televised live, locally, on NBC 11 at 12:30 p.m. San Jose's flagship station KNBR 1050 AM will also be broadcasting the action live.
Arena Football League (1987-2008) Stories from May 26, 2005
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- Roe named to All-Ironman Team - San Jose SaberCats
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- Nash named AFL Offensive Player of the Month - Las Vegas Gladiators
- AFL honors five players with monthly awards for May - AFL I
- VooDoo OL/DL B.J. Cohen named to AFL's All-Ironman Team - New Orleans VooDoo
- Molden named All-Ironman - Chicago Rush
- Cornelius White named to AFL's All-Ironman Team - Columbus Destroyers
- AFL must-see matchups: divisional round - AFL I
- Arena Football League names All-Ironman Team - AFL I
- Marcus Owen Earns First AFL Award - New York Dragons
- Hammond Named To All-Ironman Team - Nashville Kats
- Avery named to All-Ironman team - Grand Rapids Rampage
- Destroyers re-sign receiver/defensive back Jeremy Unertl - Columbus Destroyers
- AFL stars Bishop, Hamilton and Molden to compete in ArenaBattle Celebrity Skills Challenge - AFL I
- Soul quarterback Tony Graziani's bobbleheads arrive...finally - Philadelphia Soul
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