Tom Rogers (American football, born 1910) explained

Tom Rogers
Birth Date:26 August 1910
Birth Place:Hinton, West Virginia, U.S.
Death Place:Durham, North Carolina, U.S.
Player Sport1:Football
Player Years2:1931–1933
Player Team2:Duke
Player Positions:End
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1934–1937
Coach Team2:Duke (assistant)
Coach Years3:1938–1940
Coach Team3:Wake Forest (assistant)
Coach Years4:1941–1942
Coach Team4:Clemson (ends)
Coach Years5:1946–1950
Coach Team5:Wake Forest (line)
Coach Years6:1951–1955
Coach Team6:Wake Forest
Coach Sport7:Baseball
Coach Years8:1941–1942
Coach Team8:Clemson
Overall Record:21–25–4 (football)
18–14 (baseball)
Awards:

Thomas Tinsley Rogers (August 26, 1910 – June 16, 1990)[1] was an American football player and coach of football and baseball. He served as the head football coach at Wake Forest University from 1951 to 1955, compiling a record of 21–25–4. He was also the head baseball coach at Clemson University from 1941 to 1942, tallying a mark of 18–14.

Born in 1910 and a native of Hinton, West Virginia, Rogers played college football as an end at Duke University under Wallace Wade from 1931 to 1933.[2] He served as an assistant football coach at Wake Forest from 1938 to 1940 and at Clemson University in 1941 and 1942.[3] After serving in the United States Navy during World War II, Rogers returned to Wake Forest as an assistant coach in 1946. He succeeded Peahead Walker as head coach there in 1951. He resigned from his post at Wake Forest in February 1956 to go into real estate development near Southport, North Carolina.[4] Tinsley died at his home, in Durham, North Carolina, on June 16, 1990.[5]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H4CM-FYN2 North Carolina Deaths and Burials: Thomas Tinsley Rogers Sr.
  2. Web site: 2013 Duke Football Media Guide . . Duke Sports Information Office . 117 . December 24, 2013.
  3. News: . Rogers, Sanford Are Mentioned For Wake Forest Coaching Job . . . March 5, 1951 . December 24, 2013 . .
  4. News: . Rogers Quits Coaching Ranks For Work In Public Relations . . . February 14, 1956 . December 24, 2013 . .
  5. News: . For the record... . . . June 18, 1990 . F2 . April 29, 2020 . .