Rohan Marley | |
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Born |
Rohan Anthony Marley 19 May 1972 Kingston, Jamaica |
Occupation |
Chairman of Marley Coffee Chief Passion Officer of Gisges |
Website |
rohanmarley |
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Career information | |
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Position(s) | LB |
Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
College | University of Miami |
Career history | |
As player | |
1992–1994 | Miami Hurricanes |
1995 | Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL) |
Chairman of Marley Coffee
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Rohan Anthony Marley (born 19 May 1972) is an entrepreneur and former American football player. He is the son of reggae artist Bob Marley and Janet Hunt. He was born during his father's marriage to Rita, and went to live with her from the age of four then lived with Marley's mother after his father died of cancer in Miami in 1981.
A 1991 graduate of Miami Palmetto Senior High School, Marley played linebacker for the University of Miami football team, where he played alongside, Dwayne Johnson, Warren Sapp and Ray Lewis. In 1993 he led the Hurricanes with 95 tackles. He later played professional football in the Canadian Football League with the now defunct Ottawa Rough Riders.
In 2009, he co-founded Marley Coffee, an organic coffee plantation and "sustainable" farming business in Jamaica's Blue Mountains, although the majority of coffee sourced through Marley Coffee is from Ethiopia. The business is run on a 52-acre estate in Portland Parish. In 2011, Marley Coffee went public under the name Jammin Java Corp (OTC:JAMN).
In January 2012, Marley advertised a new 'House of Marley' range of eco-friendly headphones at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Marley also helps run his family's charitable organization, 1Love, as well as the Tuff Gong Clothing Company.