Keith Rowen

Keith Rowen (born September 2, 1952) is an American football coach. He served as the offensive coordinator for the Arizona Cardinals in 2005 until he was fired in October 2006 the day after the Cardinals lost to the Bears after leading by 20 points. He then moved to Atlanta, where he was the Falcons' tight end coach for the 2007 season, before moving to San Francisco for an office job with the Oakland Raiders.^[1]

Keith Rowen

Personal information
Born:	(1952-09-02) September 2, 1952 (age 72) New York City, New York, U.S.
Career information
College:	Stanford
NFL draft:	1975 / round: 11 / pick: 273
Career history
As a coach:
Long Beach State (1977) Offensive line coach University of Arizona (1979-1982) Offensive line coach New Orleans Breakers (1983) Offensive line coach New Orleans Breakers (1984) Offensive coordinator Cleveland Browns (1984) Running backs coach Indianapolis Colts (1985–1988) Offensive line coach New England Patriots (1989) Special teams coach Atlanta Falcons (1990–1993) Tight ends coach and offensive line coach Minnesota Vikings (1994–1996) Offensive line coach Oakland Raiders (1997–1998) Offensive line coach Kansas City Chiefs (1999–2004) Tight ends coach Arizona Cardinals (2005–2006) Offensive coordinator Atlanta Falcons (2007) Tight ends coach
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-Pac-8 (1974) Second-team All-Pac-8 (1973)
Record at Pro Football Reference

As a player, he was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles as a guard in the 11th round of the 1975 NFL draft.^[2]

Rowen is the son of Vic Rowen, who was the head coach at San Francisco State University from 1961 to 1989.

References

1. "Former aide Rowen rejoins Raiders". May 29, 2008. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
2. "1975 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 22, 2016.