Born in England, Roe moved to Bramalea, Ontario with his family when he was eleven.
In 1973, Roe signed with the Toronto Metros of the North American Soccer League as an eighteen-year-old.
He also briefly played for the New York Arrows during the 1978–79 Major Indoor Soccer League season.
[2] He is also the older brother of retired Canadian soccer player Paul Roe.
In 1973, Roe was up to the Canada U-20 men's national soccer team for a February 20, 1973 match with Nicaragua.