Robert Garth

Robert Garth
No. 10
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Date of birth: (1979-10-02) October 2, 1979
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight: 250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school: Flint (MI) Northern
College: New Mexico State
Undrafted: 2000
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • af2 Playmaker of the Year (2007)
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Robert Garth (born October 2, 1979) is a former American Football linebacker and wide receiver, who played for eight seasons in arenafootball2. He is best known for his six-plus seasons with the Green Bay Blizzard. He played for the team from 2003–2006 and again in 2008 through 2009.[1] Garth was honored by Arena Football 2 as one of the top 10 ironman players of all time for his play both ways on offense and defense.[2] Garth is known as to the fans because of his aggressive and acrobatic style of play.[3]

High school

Garth attended Flint Northern High School and was a member of their state championship basketball and football team.[4]

College

Garth attended the City College of San Francisco for his first two years of college. Garth then transferred to New Mexico State University where he played both basketball and football.[5]

Arena Football 2

Garth played eight seasons in arenafootball2. He retired as a player at the conclusion of the 2009 af2 season even though he set career-highs in receptions (88) and receiving yards (971 yards). He finished his career as the Blizzard all-time leading scorer (650 points). After his retirement he was hired as the Assistant Head Coach for the upcoming 2010 Indoor Football Season.

Garth has also played professional basketball in the CBA for the Fort Wayne Fury.

Coaching

Garth currently resides in Green Bay Wisconsin where he Coaches Freshman basketball at Green Bay East High School. His first go around as a high school coach came for the 1996-97 Hartland High School Freshman basketball team in Michigan. A team packed with talent went 17-1 while winning most of their games by 20 or more points. The lone loss came in an overtime game against a rival school from Brighton. Not even the buzzer beating 3-pointer by Andrew Gelardi, which sent the game into overtime, and the hot shooting from Jon Cook, was enough to complete the undefeated season. The loss that season came as the only blemish in the careers of that class of students, as many of the players left the team the following season due to local politics and poor coaching in the upper levels of the school's program. Therefore, coach Garth was on the sideline for the final win in what could be considered one of the most talented classes of high school boys basketball players ever assembled.

Robert Garth coached football in Little Chute, Wisconsin, and help guide the team to the 2014 state championship game.

Currently, Robert resides in Orlando Florida where he coaches football at West Orange High School.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3865327&FORM=ZZNR2
  2. ↑ http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3784419
  3. ↑ http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3865327&FORM=ZZNR2
  4. ↑ http://www.greenbayblizzard.com/NewsDetail.php?ID=323
  5. ↑ http://www.nmstatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=1900&ATCLID=3676799
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