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Ben Roethlisberger's sister Carlee was a dual sportswoman, playing basketball and volleyball

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30th April, 2025 16:32 IST


Big Ben —Pittsburgh Steelers legend Ben Roethlisberger ruled the NFL planet from 2004 to 2017, being a two-time Super Bowl Champion, six-time Pro Bowler, two-time NFL passing yards leader, and one-time NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year. What everyone didn’t see coming was another sportsperson in the Roethlisberger family. Ben Roethlisberger’s sister Carlee .

Carlee was a dual sportswoman , mastering basketball and beach volleyball till 2017. It’s not every day that you hear about women acing at two sports! That too with grand and unbelievable numbers.

Roethlisberger’s sister, Carlee, shared with The Blade that she would play basketball in the driveway with her brother, Ben when they were kids. Before completely focusing on basketball and volleyball, Carlee played soccer and participated in swimming up until middle school. There’s more to her than these four sports! Let’s find out.




Ben Roethlisberger’s sister Carlee was a First-Team All-Ohio selection for basketball and volleyball at Findlay High School



In the basketball world of Findlay High School, Carlee Roethlisberger accumulated 1,625 points (534 in one season) and 199 career steals. In 2007, Roethlisberger led her USC Trojans Women’s Basketball Team to the state-level tournament. In the volleyball world of Findlay High School, Carlee averaged 3.7 kills per set and accumulated 90 blocks as a senior. Roethlisberger was named First-Team All-Ohio selection for basketball and volleyball at Findlay High School.




Back in 2011, Carlee shared about her experience at FHS with Fox Sports, “The biggest thing I learned at OU is that it’s not what everybody else thinks that matters. It’s what you believe in as a team, as yourselves, and as a program that you know that you can accomplish because you know when people believing in us, the media is believing in us hasn’t gotten too far on the floor.”




Ben Roethlisberger’s sister Carlee played four seasons for the Oklahoma Sooners College Football at NCAA



Ben Roethlisberger’s sister Carlee played 139 games for the Oklahoma Sooners College Football at NCAA - third highest for the Oklahoma Sooners. She accumulated 427 points, 106 offensive rebounds per game, 192 defensive rebounds per game, 298 rebounds per game, 76 assists per game, 50 steals per game, 22 blocks per game, 118 turnovers per game, 139-377 field goals made-attempted per game, 36.9 field goal percentage, and 179 fouls per game in the season totals for 2009-2010 and 2010-2011.


Carlee Roethlisberger stood by her big brother Ben when he was accused of sexual assault by a 21-year-old college student



In March 2010, when Carlee was playing for the Oklahoma Sooners, her brother, Ben Roethlisberger, was accused of sexual assault by a 21-year-old college student. A Nevada woman filed a civil suit alleging the same accusation against Big Ben. Carlee talked about her brother Ben with The Oklahoman, “There’s only so much you can do. I can’t let it get to me emotionally. I have a team, my second family. If there’s something I need to know, my brother or parents let me know. We just keep in touch to know he’s okay. From there, it’s school and basketball.”




As per the official website of Ben Roethlisberger(BigBig7), Carlee Roethlisberger is currently pursuing the AVP(Association of Volleyball Professionals) tour. According to the Beach Volleyball Database website, she last played for the 2017 AVP Pro Beach Tour. In 2017, both Ben and Carlee Roethlisberger received the Hancock County Sports Hall of Fame.



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