Former Georgia Tech football star and NFL player Nick Rogers, Mgt 03, died May 3 in a single-vehicle accident in College Park, Ga., when his car hit a utility pole. He was 30 years old.
Mr. Rogers, a two-year starter at defensive end at Tech, earned second-team All-ACC honors in the 2000 and 2001 seasons. In his player profile on the Georgia Tech Athletic Association Web site, he was noted as “one of the best all-around athletes on the team with excellent speed, strength and agility.”
In 2002, he was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the sixth round and moved to linebacker. In four years in the NFL, he also played for the Green Bay Packers, Indianapolis Colts and Miami Dolphins. He last played for the Colorado Crush in the Arena Football League in 2008.
Following his football career, Mr. Rogers opened a barbershop and renovated homes, Sean Gregory, a friend and former Tech running back, told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Nicholas Quixote Rogers was a native of East Point and a graduate of St. Pius X High School, where he lettered in football, basketball and track.
He was not the only member of the Rogers family to wear the white and gold. Survivors include his brother, Phillip, Mgt 99, a former Yellow Jackets running back, and his sister Dana, Mgt 05, a former member of the track team.
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