Famous People with Name Roger

Roger Lee Brown            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Roger Lee Brown: is a former American football defensive tackle who retired after the 1969 NFL season.Brown was drafted 4th in the 1960 NFL Draft out of Maryland Eastern Shore by the Detroit Lions. Played in the College All-star game in Chicago vs the Baltimore Colts. Played with the original fearsome foursome, with Alex Karras, Sam Williams and Darris McCord,

Roger Dale Carr            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Roger Dale Carr: is a former National Football League wide receiver who played mainly for the Baltimore Colts. He was selected to the Pro Bowl after the 1976 season.He has since returned as a graduate assistant at Louisiana Tech University and is now coaching community college football.

Roger Wehrli            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Roger Wehrli: is a Hall of Fame National Football League cornerback who played his entire 14-year career with the St. Louis Cardinals from 1969 until 1982. He was a seven-time Pro Bowler after playing college football at the University of Missouri, where he was a consensus All-American and a first-round draft choice by the Cardinals in 1969.

Roger Vick            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Roger Vick: is a former professional American football running back/fullback in the NFL for the New York Jets and Philadelphia Eagles from 1987 to 1990. He played college football at Texas A&M University.

Roger Zatkoff            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Roger Zatkoff: is a former American football player who played linebacker for the Green Bay Packers from 1953-56. He then went on to play for the Detroit Lions. He was a starting player on the 1957 Detroit Lions World Championship team. It has been rumored that Roger Zatkoff was forced to wear a cowbell around his neck during practice.

Frère Roger            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Frère Roger: baptised Roger Louis Schütz-Marsauche, also known as Brother Roger, was the founder and prior of the Taizé Community, an ecumenical monastic community.In 1940, he rode a bicycle from Geneva to Taizé, a small town near Mâcon, about 390 kilometres (240 miles) southeast of Paris. Taizé was then in unoccupied France, just beyond the line of demarcation to the zone occupied by German troops. For two years Brother Roger hid Jewish refugees before being forced to leave Taizé. In 1944, he returned to Taizé to found the Community, first as a small quasi-monastic community of men living together in poverty and obedience.