Eric Rogers

Eric Rogers may refer to:

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Eric Rogers (gridiron football)

Eric Dion Rogers (born February 12, 1991) is an American football wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He is a native of Glendora, California. He played college football at Cal Lutheran.

College career

Rogers was a receiver at California Lutheran University, an NCAA Division III school, which plays in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC). He set school records for career receptions (220), receiving yards (3,461), receiving touchdowns (41) and total scoring (270). As a senior, Rogers set CLU records with 91 receptions and 18 touchdowns. The receiver also posted 1,298 yards that season.

Professional career

Dallas Cowboys

On April 28, 2013, He signed with the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent.

Portland Thunder

Rogers was assigned to the Portland Thunder of the Arena Football League (AFL) in 2014, but was placed on the other league exempt list when he was signed by Ottawa Redblacks. After failing to make the RedBlacks, Rogers was activated by the Thunder. After 9 games, where Rogers posted 73 receptions, 903 receiving yards and 27 touchdowns, the Thunder placed Rogers on the other league exempt list, this time as he signed with the Calgary Stampeders.

Eric Rogers (composer)

Eric Rogers (25 September 1921 – 8 April 1981) was an English composer, conductor and arranger, best known for composing the scores for 22 Carry On films.

Biography

Early life

Born Eric Gaukroger, Rogers moved with his parents from Halifax, England to Morriston, Wales when he was three. Rogers was interested in music from an early age, and during his attendance at church as a child, he was taught to play the church organ. His musical apprenticeship was generally untutored and he found himself playing the piano during the Second World War for free beer.

Career

After the Second World War, he set up his own orchestra, playing in the Orchid Room at London's Trocadero. He orchestrated the original stage production of Oliver!, first performed at the New Theatre, London on 30 June 1960.

As his reputation grew, he was offered many conducting jobs for films. Most notably, he composed the music for 22 Carry On. He also conducted the music for the first James Bond film Dr. No under the name Eric Rodgers. He would later go on to compose many film scores himself, most notably Carry On Cabby in 1963, Carry On Matron in 1972 and a hoard of other Carry On films. His final Carry On score was for Carry On Emmanuelle in 1978.