23 Facts About Rogers Lehew

Rogers Lehew was an American and Canadian football executive.

Rogers Lehew served as the general manager of the Calgary Stampeders from 1965 to 1974.

Rogers Lehew went on to become vice president and assistant general manager of the Detroit Lions.

Rogers Lehew started working for the Stampeders in 1960 and was appointed general manager at the end of 1964.

Rogers Lehew subsequently moved to the Lions in 1974, before retiring as an executive four years later and returning to Calgary.

Rogers Lehew was born in Corsicana, Texas, on July 30,1928.

Rogers Lehew studied at the University of Tulsa, obtaining a Bachelor of Arts in 1950.

Rogers Lehew was a guard for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane from 1946 until 1949.

Rogers Lehew led the team to one of their most notable upsets that same year, with their victory over Villanova.

Rogers Lehew concurrently undertook postgraduate studies and earned a master's degree in educational administration in 1951.

Rogers Lehew joined the United States Air Force that same year and played on its football team at Carswell Air Force Base in Fort Worth, Texas, until 1952.

Rogers Lehew was invited to the Calgary Stampeders training camp in 1959 as a guest coach.

Rogers Lehew joined the Canadian Football League franchise on a permanent basis the following season, working as coordinator of minor football development and as an assistant to the general manager.

Rogers Lehew was promoted to general manager in November 1964, succeeding Jim Finks.

Rogers Lehew was responsible for signing players like Wayne Harris, Herm Harrison, John Helton, Jerry Keeling, Earl Lunsford, Don Luzzi, Larry Robinson, and Harvey Wylie, and for turning the Stampeders into a competitive team.

Rogers Lehew was influential in starting the team tradition of featuring a horse at the sidelines during games at McMahon Stadium.

Rogers Lehew created the Presidents' Ring in 1967, to honour the player who "best demonstrates excellence on and off the field as voted by the players".

Rogers Lehew oversaw the inclusion of the white horse to Stampeders helmets.

Rogers Lehew proceeded to serve as the vice president and assistant general manager of the Detroit Lions of the National Football League from that year until 1978.

Rogers Lehew was inducted into the Tulsa Athletics Hall of Fame in 1997.

Rogers Lehew was honoured by the Stampeders on their Wall of Fame in 2004.

Rogers Lehew was employed at an oil patch until his retirement in 1997, and engaged in other business interests.

Rogers Lehew died on March 16,2021, in Calgary at the age of 92.