William Rogers

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameWilliam Lister•Rogers
Used nameWilliam•Rogers
Nick/petnamesLefty
Born6 February 1902 in Ventura, California (USA)
Died13 November 1987 in Monterey, California (USA)
Measurements79 kg
AffiliationsStanford Cardinal, Stanford (USA)
NOC United States
Medals OG
Gold 1
Silver 0
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

Lefty Rogers was an outstanding basketball player at Stanford and he continued to serve the University throughout his life. He graduated in 1923 and took an M.D. degree from Stanford in 1926. Dr Rogers served as professor of clinical surgery at Stanford Medical School. He started out as a general surgeon but became interested in the new field of thoracic surgery and was one of the founding members of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. Rogers was also President of the Stanford Alumni Association and in 1966 he was elected to the Board of Trustees, replacing the well-known shot putter Otis Chandler, later the publisher of the Los Angeles Times.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1924 Summer Olympics Rugby (Rugby) USA William Rogers
Rugby, Men (Olympic) United States 1 Gold