William Rogers (rugby union)
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William Lister (Lefty) Rogers (February 6, 1902 – November 13, 1987) was an American rugby union player who competed with the team in the 1924 Summer Olympics when it won the gold medal.[1] He graduated from Stanford University in 1923 and then went on to get his M.D. in 1926 from the same university; in 1966 he became a member of the university's board of trustees. He became one of the founding members of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery.[2] Besides rugby he also played basketball at Stanford.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "William Rogers". Olympedia. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ a b ""William Rogers"". SR/Olympic Sports. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
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