As an excellent basketball player his senior season in high school, Rohrbach attempted to gain an athletic scholarship.
When no schools expressed an interest, he decided to attend the University of Dayton and walk on with the basketball team.
[2] He turned professional in 1977 with the New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League, but saw no first team time.
In 1979, he began the Major Indoor Soccer League season with the Pittsburgh Spirit but finished it with the Hartford Hellions.
[1] In April 1980, he was playing for the Columbus Magic when he collided heads with a player from the Cleveland Cobras.