Rick Rogers (born March 26, 1963) is an American former
college football
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Unlike most ...
player who was a
running back
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. He grew up in
Inkster, Michigan
Inkster is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2010 census, the city population was 25,369.
History
The area was originally inhabited by Native Americans. It was settled by non-indigenous people in 1825. A post offi ...
, and attended
Wayne Memorial High School
Wayne Memorial High School is a high school in Wayne, Michigan in Metro Detroit, on the corner of Glenwood Road and Fourth Street, sitting near the border of Wayne and its district partner Westland. It is a part of Wayne-Westland Community Scho ...
.
He played at the
University of Michigan
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for the
Wolverines
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from 1981 to 1984. As a junior in 1983, he rushed for 1,002 yards on 209 carries for a 4.9 yard average and nine touchdowns.
[(Rogers' statistics can be retrieved by typing "rogers" into the space provided for the player's last name.)] He was selected as a second-team running back on the
1983 All-Big Ten Conference football team
The 1983 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Ten Conference teams for the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season, 1983 college football season. The 1983 Illinois Fi ...
.
In four years at Michigan, he gained 1,942 yards on 435 carries for an average of 4.5 yards per carry and 16 touchdowns.
[ He had four games in which he rushed for over 100 yards – 124 yards on 19 carries against Washington State on September 10, 1983 (including 62 yards in the fourth quarter);][
]
References
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American football running backs
Michigan Wolverines football players
1963 births
Living people
People from Inkster, Michigan
Players of American football from Michigan