Biggest Loser Couples contestant Roger Schultz is a former University of Alabama linebacker, who began the competition weighing in at 363 pounds. He was one of four finalists heading into the season finale on April 15, 2008.
Over the course of the show Schultz shed 144 pounds - more total weight than any other Biggest Loser contestant. Schultz was an associate athletic director at Jacksonville State University when the show began taping, but has since lost his job. University officials said they had no choice but to let Schultz go, because he'd been on leave for such a long period of time.
Schultz, who is a Type 2 diabetic, says he was highly motivated to lose weight to improve his health.
Roger Schultz Fast Facts
- Age at filming: 40
- Hometown: Enterprise, Alabama
- Height: 6'3
- Partner: Trent Patterson
- Played center for the University of Alabama
- Starting weight: 363 pounds
- Weight lost before finale: 144 pounds
- Original team color: blue
- Main trainer: Bob Harper
Biggest Loser Couples Fast Facts
- Season premiere: January 1, 2008
- Network: NBC
- Trainers: Jillian Michaels and Bob Harper
- Prize: $250,000
Roger Schultz News and Information
NBC: Roger
Buddy TV: Roger Schultz Profile
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Google News: Roger Schultz Search
NBC: Roger & Trent (Time: 1:16)
ajc.com: Former Tide Player Loses Job Over Biggest Loser (March 28, 2008)
The Troy Messenger: Biggest Loser Competitor Returns to Troy (March 5, 2008)
