William Rogers (rugby union)
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Representing the  United States
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1924 Paris | Team competition |
William Lister (Lefty) Rogers (February 6, 1902 – November 13, 1987) was an American rugby union player who competed with the team in the 1924 Summer Olympics when it won the gold medal. He graduated from Stanford University in 1923 and then went on to get his M.D. in 1926 from the same university; in 1966 he became a member of the university's board of trustees. He became one of the founding members of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery.[1] Besides rugby he also played basketball at Stanford.[1]
References
- ^ a b ""William Rogers"". SR/Olympic Sports. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
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Categories:
- 1902 births
- 1987 deaths
- American rugby union players
- Rugby union players at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Olympic rugby union players of the United States
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in rugby
- United States international rugby union players
- Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Stanford University trustees
- Stanford University alumni