Bill Rogers (American football)
| South Carolina Gamecocks | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Graduate |
| Career history | |
| College | South Carolina (1924–1926) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Bill Rogers was a college football, baseball, and basketball player for the South Carolina Gamecocks of the University of South Carolina.
Gamecocks
Rogers earned nine varsity letters in his time at South Carolina.[1]
Football
On Branch Bocock's football teams, he was quarterback and punter. Once against rival Clemson Rogers picked up his own punt, which had bounced off a Clemson player, and ran seventeen yards for a 10 to 0 lead in what would be a 33 to 0 victory.[2][3][4] Rogers was selected All-Southern in 1926.[5] In Rogers three years leading the football team it went 20–10.[1]
Basketball
The basketball team went 33–16 while Rogers was on the team. He scored 345 points in 47 career games.[1]
Rogers was elected to the South Carolina Athletics Hall of Fame in 1969.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "South Carolina Athletics Hall of Fame".
- ↑ Travis Haney. Classic Clashes of the Carolina-Clemson Football Rivalry: A State of Disunion. p. 32.
- ↑ Sarah Ellis (November 26, 2013). "Snapshot of a rivlry:USC vs. Clemson".
- ↑ "Spurrier one of few USC coaches to enjoy success in series". November 16, 2012.
- ↑ "Alabama Places 4 Men On Newspaper All-Southern Team". The Kingsport Times. November 28, 1926.
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