Rollins College is a private liberal arts college in Winter Park, Florida. It was founded in November 1885 and has about 30 undergraduate majors and several master's programs. It is Florida's fourth oldest post-secondary institution.
Francis Williams Rockwell was a United States representative from Massachusetts. Born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, his father was Julius Rockwell, also a member of Congress.
Rex Ellingwood Beach was an American novelist, playwright, and Olympic water polo player.
Rollin Brewster Sanford was a U.S. Representative from New York.
Hamilton Holt was an American educator, editor, author and politician. He was President of Rollins College 1925 to 1949.
The 1892 Maryland Aggies football team represented the Maryland Agricultural College in the 1892 college football season. It was the first football team to officially represent the school. Maryland played three games, all of which it lost, and failed to score any points. Halfback Pearse "Shorty" Prough gained the only positive yardage for the team against Episcopal High School. He netted 35 yards from scrimmage after first running 30 yards in the wrong direction. It remained the only winless Maryland team until matched by the 1967 squad coached by Bob Ward.
The 1906 Florida football team was the first intercollegeate football squad fielded by the University of Florida, which was established in 1905 and opened its new Gainesville campus for the 1906–1907 academic year. Florida was a member of the Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States (IAAUS) but was not yet affiliated with an athletic conference. The university had not yet constructed on-campus sports facilities, so until 1911, its football and baseball teams played and practiced at a municipal park near downtown Gainesville known simply as The Ballpark.
The 1907 Florida football team represented the University of Florida during the 1907 college football season. The season was Jack Forsythe's second as the head coach of the University of Florida football team. The Orange and Blue lost to the Mercer Bears for the second season in a row, beat the Rollins College Tars in Gainesville, Florida, and tied the Tars on their home field in Winter Park, Florida. Forsythe's 1907 Florida football team posted an overall record of 4–1–1 in their second varsity season.
The Rollins Tars are the athletic teams that represent Rollins College, located in Winter Park, Florida, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Tars, an archaic name for a sailor, compete as members of the Sunshine State Conference (SSC) for all 23 varsity sports. Rollins has been a member of the SSC since 1975.
Bennett Auxford "B. A." Burks, Jr. was a college football player and physician.
The 1908 Rollins Tars football team represented Rollins College in the sport of American football as an independent during the 1908 college football season.
The Rollins Tars football team represented Rollins College in the sport of college football. They first completed in 1904, and last competed in 1949.
The 1940 Rollins Tars football team represented Rollins College during the 1940 college football season, and won the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) title. The Tars were disappointed the Florida Gators did not meet a challenge for a state championship.
The 1909 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1909 college football season. The team compiled a 7–0–1 record and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 86 to 36. Bill Roper was the head coach for the first and only season. The team played its home games at Rollins Field in Columbia, Missouri.
The 1906 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri as an independent during the 1906 college football season. The team compiled a 5–2–1 record and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 94 to 79. W. J. Monilaw was the head coach for the first of three seasons. The team played its home games at Rollins Field in Columbia, Missouri.
The 1906 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1906. Republican nominee Rollin S. Woodruff defeated Democratic nominee Charles Frederick Thayer with 54.83% of the vote.
The 1930 Rollins Tars football team was an American football team that represented Rollins College as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1930 college football season. Led by Jack McDowall in his second season as head coach, the Tars compiled an overall record of 2–1–3.
