George Rogers (American football)
Statue of Rogers outside the Williams-Brice Stadium | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | December 8, 1958 Duluth, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 228 lb (103 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Duluth | ||||||||||||
| College: | South Carolina (1977–1980) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1981: 1st round, 1st pick | ||||||||||||
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George Washington Rogers Jr. (born December 8, 1958) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL) from 1981 to 1987. He played college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks, earning unanimous All-American honors and winning the Heisman Trophy in 1980. He was the first overall pick in the 1981 NFL draft, and he played for the New Orleans Saints and the Washington Redskins.