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A 1988 graduate of Union, Rich was named the “Collegiate Rookie of the Year” by the Albany Times Union in his first year. 1984. Romer’s sophomore season saw him lead the Dutchmen with his 13 sacks and had 84 tackles. He earned his first All-American status by being named to the AP honorable mention team and to the Pizza Hut Second team. The 1986 season saw Romer earn the following awards: AP All-American First Team, ECAC Upstate New York All-Star as the Region’s Top Vote-getter; Pizza Hut First-Team as the top vote-getter; Football News First Team and the CoSIDA District I Academic All-American. Rich finished his junior year as the team's leader in both sacks, with 14, and in tackles with 77. He was the recepient of the William Pike Award. In 1987, he was once again the top vote-getter for the ECAC and Pizza Hut teams and was once again named to the AP First-Team as well as to the CoSIDA District 1 Academic Team. He went on to capture the CoSIDA/Kodak First-Team All-American Award and was named a winner of the NCAA Post Scholarship Award. Union recognized Rich’s accomplishments with the William B. Jaffe Medal as the College’s “Outstanding Senior Male Athlete.” He led the Dutchmen with 85 total tackles and 8 ½ sacks to finish his career with 282 tackles and 42 ½ sacks. Romer was drafted in the 7th round by the Cincinnati Bengals as the 168th player selected. That season the Bengals advanced to the Super Bowl.
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