Public Figure Profiles

Jay Roberts

Jay Roberts (October 20, 1942 – October 6, 2010) was a Canadian football player who played for the Ottawa Rough Riders. He won the Grey Cup in 1968 and 1969. He previously played college football at the University of Kansas. He was one of the last three sport lettermen at the University of Kansas where he played football, basketball and did the high jump in track. Roberts' brightest moment in a two-year hoops career at KU came when the 6-foot-4, 220-pounder's 12-foot jumper with three seconds left gave KU a 90-88, four-overtime victory over rival Kansas State in the finals of the 1962 Big Eight Holiday Tournament at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo. In 2010, Roberts died of small cell lung cancer at the age of 67. He donated his brain and spinal cord to medical research and was the first CFL player ever to do so. Later research showed that Roberts' brain showed a presence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a disease linked to repeated sustenance to concussions. His son, Jed Roberts, also played in the CFL, for the Edmonton Eskimos.

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Some of their strengths

Jay Roberts has many admirable traits.

Based on spiritual traditions from around the world, they are someone who can be described as Intelligent, Altruistic, Practical, Diplomatic, Creative, Intuitive, and Innovative.

Intelligent and Inquisitive

According to Mysticism’s Astrology tradition, Jay Roberts is someone who is an intelligent, inquisitive, and imaginative person, who is practical, considerate, kind, and diplomatic in dealings with others. A person who sees life as a journey not a destination.

Passionate and Intense

Based on Daoism’s Ba-Zi or ‘Chinese Zodiac’ tradition, people who know Jay Roberts well know them as someone who can be passionate, proud, and intense, like the sun or a blazing fire.

Altruistic and Innovative

According to Hinduism’s Jyotisha or ‘Vedic Astrology’ tradition, many would also describe Jay Roberts as someone who is altruistic, inventive, energetic, and socially-conscious.

Who is inventive, open-minded and inquisitive, optimistic and cooperative, and who loves working together with others.

Justice-seeking and Insightful

Based on the Mayan Tzolk’in or ‘Mayan Astrology’ tradition, Jay Roberts is someone who tends to be intolerant of unfairness in life, and who has an uncanny ability to reveal the truth in any situation.

They are also someone who is creative, expressive, and insightful, and who has a pioneering spirit with self-determination and natural artistic expression.

Justice-seeking and Peaceful

According to Judaism’s Kabbalah tradition, Jay Roberts tends to be someone who loves peace and is ready to go to any costs to achieve it. Who has a taste for the good things in life, tends to be a good organizer, has a thirst for knowledge, and who tends to have the respect of friends and acquaintances.

Some of Jay Roberts's challenges

While Jay Roberts has many strengths, nobody is perfect. They also have some challenging traits they need to manage.

For example, Jay Roberts can be Unrealistic, Hesitant, Narcissistic, Indecisive, Rebellious, Emotionally Distant, and Anxious.

Hesitant and Narcissistic

One of Jay Roberts's key challenges is that they are someone who can be hesitant and narcissistic.

Jay Roberts must also exercise caution as they can be short-tempered and aggressive, and can be excessive and unrealistic.

Anxious and Inflexible

Jay Roberts is someone who can be high-strung, impatient, and inflexible, who can be "penny wise and pound foolish", have poor listening skills, and who can be intolerant of people who share a different world view.

Pleasure-seeking and Indecisive

Finally, Jay Roberts also can put others first too much, and hem-and-haw too much when making a decision.

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