27 Facts About Corky Rogers

Charles Buxton "Corky" Rogers IV was an American football coach.

Corky Rogers served as the head football coach at two high schools in Jacksonville, Florida, Robert E Lee High School from 1972 to 1988 and the Bolles School from 1989 to 2016.

Corky Rogers graduated from Lee High School in 1961 where he was a three-sport athlete, playing for the Generals' 1960 unofficial state championship football team, the 1961 baseball state championship team and the basketball team.

Chuck was football captain in his senior year at the University of Florida and Corky Rogers wanted to do likewise.

Corky Rogers was a quarterback on the Tech freshman team, a varsity defensive back for two seasons, then a wide receiver for his senior year in 1965.

Corky Rogers was on the balcony where this elderly woman was serving boiled shrimp.

Corky Rogers was drafted by the Baltimore Colts in 1966, but his college deferral had expired, so he was required to serve a year of active military duty in the Army Reserve.

Corky Rogers was back in Baltimore the next season, but with receivers like Raymond Berry, Jimmy Orr and John Mackey on the roster, Rogers didn't make the final cut.

Corky Rogers began playing semi-pro football in Atlanta while taking classes to finish his college requirements.

Corky Rogers married a flight attendant named Linda in 1968.

Corky Rogers sold insurance for a short time until he was offered a job as an assistant football coach at Jean Ribault High School and teaching at Ribault Junior High.

Corky Rogers spent three years as an assistant at Ribault before taking the head coaching position at his alma mater, Lee High School, in 1972.

Corky Rogers recorded 10 straight district titles from 1977 to 1986 and coached future Green Bay Packers Edgar Bennett and LeRoy Butler, who went on to become a four-time All-Pro safety.

Corky Rogers won his 100th game in 1984, but the goal that eluded him at Lee was a state championship, and it still bothered him:.

Corky Rogers spent two months in St Lukes Hospital, followed by almost a year on crutches and 18 surgeries over the years to correct the injury.

Corky Rogers accepted the head football coach position at the Bolles School, a private school of the affluent which was traditionally viewed with envy or as the enemy by the public-school system.

Corky Rogers took over the football program at Bolles, a well-financed private school with both a strong academic and athletic reputation.

In 1994, his fourth year at Bolles, Corky Rogers notched his 200th career win.

Corky Rogers' success has catapulted him to the top of the list of Florida's winningest high school football coaches.

Corky Rogers took over the top spot with his 314th win in September 2004.

Notably, among the Florida high school coaches with more than 300 wins, Corky Rogers was the only coach with fewer than 100 losses.

Corky Rogers was named USA Head Coach for NFL Global Junior Championships IX, and he received the Life Membership Award from the American Coaching Association "for outstanding contributions to high school athletics and the coaching profession".

Bolles' Corky Rogers was named to the Florida High School Athletic Association's All-Century Team Coaching Staff.

Corky Rogers was immediately transported to the hospital by ambulance and the next day he had a septuple bypass.

Corky Rogers took off two months for recovery and rehabilitation, but returned to school in late March and was back on the field in time for spring practice of the 2012 season.

Coach Corky Rogers will continue to coach until activities like fishing and golfing become more important or his health becomes an issue.

Corky Rogers became ill while on vacation during the summer of 2016 but returned to lead his team to a near-perfect season, losing in the state championship game.