Former Michigan defensive lineman Craig Roh passes away
Former Michigan defensive end Craig Roh passed away after an 18-month battle with Stage IV colon cancer, his widow, Chelsea, reported on social media Wednesday. A GoFundMe has been set up to help cover Roh’s medical expenses and future schooling for his and Chelsea’s son, Max.
“I wanted to let all of his followers know that after an 18-month battle with Stage IV colon cancer, God brought Craig home on Monday, February 26,” Chelsea Roh wrote. “Craig was not very public with his battle, as he truly just wanted to focus on bringing the best content and building the best products he could.”
She expanded on his battle on the GoFundMe page.
“For those of you who don’t know, in August 2022 Craig was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer,” she wrote. “For the past 18 months Craig has been battling and fighting through various cancer treatments. Craig did not want to go public with his diagnosis and battle because, in true Craig fashion, he did not want the attention to be on him. From chemo, to targeted therapy, to clinical trials at MD Anderson and in Honduras, Craig was resilient till the very end, but God brought him home on Monday, February 26th 2024.
“All of the proceeds from this gofundme will go towards medical expenses, future schooling for Max, and life for Chelsea as they mourn and start to rebuild their life.”
Roh gained a large social media in years following football producing coaching videos for his online program, D-Line University.
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“After football, Craig wanted to expand his career into technology, and moved to Austin, Texas,” Roh’s wife wrote. “There, Craig started working for various tech startups while building an online defensive line coaching football business. More importantly, he and Chelsea started their family in September 2021, when Craig became a father to their son, Max, now 2 1/2 years old and already showing the athletic prowess of his Father.”
Roh played four seasons at Michigan (2009-12) and finished with 148 total tackles, 80 solo tackles, 26.5 tackles for loss, 10.5 sacks, one interception, one pass deflection and three forced fumbles. He went undrafted in 2013 but signed with the NFL’s Carolina Panthers for two seasons as a practice squad member. He played in the CFL with the Omaha Mammoths, BC Lions, Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Toronto Argonauts from 2014-21.
Roh suited up for 45 games for BC, recording 64 tackles to go along with six sacks in 2015, seven sacks and one forced fumble in 2016, and seven more sacks in 2017. He joined the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2018, winning his first Grey Cup with the team in 2019.
