Ron Rogerson

Ron Rogerson
Sport(s) Football
Biographical details
Born (1943-06-27)June 27, 1943
Died August 8, 1987(1987-08-08) (aged 44)
Wolfeboro, New Hampshire
Playing career
1963–1965 Maine
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1967–1968 Colorado State (assistant)
1969 Lebanon Valley (assistant)
1971–1980 Delaware (assistant)
1981–1984 Maine
1985–1986 Princeton
Head coaching record
Overall 26–36–1

Statistics

Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Yankee Conference Coach of the Year (1982)

Ronald A. "Ron" Rogerson (June 27, 1943 August 8, 1987) was the head coach of the Maine Black Bears football team from 1981 to 1984 and the Princeton Tigers football team from 1985 to 1986. He compiled an 26–36–1 overall record.

Rogerson played offensive tackle at Maine, where he won the Harold Westerman Award as outstanding football player in 1964, and graduated in 1966. He began his coaching career in 1967, serving as an assistant line coach at Colorado State University while also earning a master's degree in education. He moved on to Lebanon Valley College as coach of both the offensive and defensive lines. He was also intramural director at Lebanon Valley.

At the University of Delaware Rogerson spent 10 years as an assistant, coaching offensive and defensive lines as well as defensive backs. As Maine's head coach, he was named Yankee Conference Coach of the Year in 1982 after his team shared the league title.

Rogerson died August 8, 1987, of an apparent heart attack while jogging in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, where he was vacationing with his family. He was 44 and about to begin his third season as head coach at Princeton.[1][2]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Maine Black Bears (Yankee Conference) (1981–1984)
1981 Maine 3–7–1
1982 Maine 7–4 T–1st
1983 Maine 4–6
1984 Maine 5–6
Maine: 19–23–1
Princeton Tigers (Ivy League) (1985–1986)
1985 Princeton 5–5 5–2 T–2nd
1986 Princeton 2–8 2–5 T–6th
Princeton: 7–13 7–7
Total: 26–36–1
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title

References

  1. Harvin, Al. "Ron Rogerson, Princeton Coach", New York Times, 10 August 1987 (retrieved 12 November 2011).
  2. Yavener, Harvey. "Ronald A. Rogerson", Princeton University Memorials, 16 September 1987 (retrieved 12 November 2011).

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