Ex Demon Deacon and NBA Player Rodney Rogers RIP

[K Douglas]

Ex-Wake Forest, NBA'er Rodney Rogers dies at 54

Former Wake Forest star and 12-year NBA player Rodney Rogers has died. He was 54.

www.espn.com

This guy was a beast at Wake Forest won the ACC Player of the Year in 1993 and had a pretty credible NBA career as well averaging 10.9/4.5/2.0/1.0/0.5 over 12 seasons. The highlight being voted 6th man of the year in 2000.
ACC basketball in the early 90's was incredible. Duke, North Carolina, Georgia Tech, Wake Forest, Florida State and Virginia were all impressive programs.

 

[Intrinsic]

54, RIP dude. Just read his bio, paralyzed in an ATV accident, damn.

 

[K Douglas]

54, RIP dude. Just read his bio, paralyzed in an ATV accident, damn.

Yep not much older than I. He was paralyzed from the shoulders down and that ultimately contributed to his early demise. But by all accounts he didn't stop living. He accepted his condition and worked hard on being a good father, a good husband and an advocate for those who were handicapped.