Ike Rogers

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Ike Rogers
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Position Tackle
Personal information
Born Vina, Alabama, U.S.
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
College
  • Florence State Normal School
  • Alabama (1916–1917; 1919)
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Isaac J. "Ike" Rogers was a college football player.

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Early years

Rogers attended the Florence State Normal School in Florence, Alabama. [1]

University of Alabama

Rogers was a prominent tackle for the Alabama Crimson Tide of the University of Alabama, [2] He was a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity. [3]

1919

He was captain of the 1919 Alabama team that lost just one game. [1] Rogers had been previously elected captain, but had to serve in the First World War. He was twice selected All-Southern. [4] [5] In his last game, a 14–6 win over Mississippi A & M, he scored a touchdown on a punt he blocked. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Rogers Captains Crimson". Atlanta Constitution. September 26, 1919. p. 12. Retrieved March 4, 2015– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. ↑ "Isaac "Ike" Rogers". Archived from the original on January 3, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  3. ↑ "1". The Delta of Sigma Nu Fraternity. 37: 230. 1920.
  4. ↑ Christopher Walsh (August 2012). 100 Things Crimson Tide Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die. Triumph Books. p. 220. ISBN   9781623680763.
  5. ↑ e. g. "All-Southern Elevens". Spalding Football Guide. Shawnee Mission, Kansas, NCAA Publishing Service. 1921 [1920]. pp. 41, 69, 27, 67.
  6. ↑ "Alabama Triumphant Over Mississippi's Aggies, Score 14-6". Atlanta Constitution. November 28, 1919. p. 19.
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