Roberts played college football at Chattanooga, leading the NCAA in scoring in 1946 with 117 points.

He set the NFL and the New York Giants single game rushing record with 218 yards on November 12, 1950, against the Chicago Cardinals.

The Giants single game rushing record stood for over 55 years, until it was broken by Tiki Barber on December 17, 2005.

Roberts left the Giants in 1950 and played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Montreal Alouettes in 1951 and the Ottawa Rough Riders from 1952 to 1954.

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