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Ike Rogers

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Ike Rogers
Alabama Crimson Tide
PositionTackle
ClassGraduate
Personal information
Born:Vina, Alabama
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career history
College
  • Florence State Normal School
  • Alabama (1916–1917; 1919)
Career highlights and awards

Isaac J. "Ike" Rogers was a college football player.

Early years

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

University of Alabama

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b "Rogers Captains Crimson". Atlanta Constitution. September 26, 1919. p. 12. Retrieved March 4, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  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.