Roger Theder (September 22, 1939 – October 1, 2016) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of California, Berkeley from 1978 to 1981, compiling an on-field record of 17–28. Theder was later an assistant coach for the Baltimore Colts and the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). Theder was an alumnus of Western Michigan University, where he played college football as a quarterback and joined Phi Kappa Tau fraternity. Theder died on October 1, 2016, from Parkinson's disease at the age of 77. Head coaching record College References External links Place of birth missing 1939 births 2016 deaths American football quarterbacks Baltimore Colts coaches Bowling Green Falcons football coaches California Golden Bears football coaches Northern Illinois Huskies football coaches Stanford Cardinal football coaches San Diego Chargers coaches San Jose State Spartans football coaches United States Football League coaches Western Michigan Broncos football players High school football coaches in Ohio Deaths from Parkinson's disease Neurological disease deaths in California Western Michigan Broncos baseball players