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Willie Rogers (other)
Willie Rogers may refer to: * Willie Rogers (Australian footballer) Willie Rogers (23 May 1883 – 8 August 1956) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne Football Club, Melbourne in the Australian Football League, Victorian Football League (VFL). Notes External links * * 1883 ... (1883–1956), Australian footballer for Melbourne * Willie Rogers (basketball) (born 1945), retired American basketball player * Willie Rogers (footballer, born 1919) (1919–1974), English footballer (Blackburn Rovers, Barrow AFC) * Willie Rogers (Tuskegee), member of the Tuskegee Airmen See also * William Rogers (other) {{hndis, Rogers, Willie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Rogers (Australian Footballer)
Willie Rogers (23 May 1883 – 8 August 1956) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne Football Club, Melbourne in the Australian Football League, Victorian Football League (VFL). Notes External links * * 1883 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Melbourne Football Club players 1956 deaths {{AFL-bio-1883-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Rogers (basketball)
Willie Rogers (born September 11, 1945) is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 8th round (94th pick overall) of the 1968 NBA draft. A 6'3" guard from the University of Oklahoma, Rogers played one season in the American Basketball Association The American Basketball Association (ABA) was a major men's professional basketball league from 1967 to 1976. The ABA ceased to exist with the ABA–NBA merger, American Basketball Association–National Basketball Association merger in 1976, ... (ABA). That year, he played in 40 games and scored 85 points. While at Oklahoma, Rogers scored 1,153 points to become the fourth leading scorer at the time. He remains among only 33 Sooners to have scored over 1,000 points at the university. Rogers was also the third-leading rebounder. References * * 1945 births Living people American men's basketball players Basketball players from Texas Denv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Rogers (footballer, Born 1919)
Willie Rogers (3 July 1919 – 8 February 1974) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger for Blackburn Rovers and Barrow Barrow may refer to: Places England * Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria ** Borough of Barrow-in-Furness, local authority encompassing the wider area ** Barrow and Furness (UK Parliament constituency) * Barrow, Cheshire * Barrow, Gloucestershire * Barro .... References 1919 births 1974 deaths English men's footballers Men's association football wingers English Football League players Blackburn Rovers F.C. players Barrow A.F.C. players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. wartime guest players Preston North End F.C. players Place of birth missing {{England-footy-midfielder-1910s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Rogers (Tuskegee)
MSgt. Willie Rogers (April 12, 1915 – November 18, 2016) was a member of the famed group of World War II-era African-Americans known as the Tuskegee Airmen. He was shot twice in Italy during World War II. Military service Rogers was drafted into the United States Army in 1942. He was sent to the European theater of the war, and served in a support role in logistics. During a mission in Italy in 1943, he was wounded in action. He was shot twice, once in the stomach and once in the leg by German soldiers. Rogers spent several months recovering in a London Hospital. Rogers arrived at the Dachau concentration camp in Germany shortly after it was liberated by American troops April 29, 1945. He and a contingent of Americans took an inventory of the camp. Rogers did not tell his family that he was a member of the Tuskegee Airmen until 2012. There is a portrait of Rogers hanging in the St. Petersburg Museum of History. Controversy It was reported that Rogers was part of the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
