Fred Rogers

Fred McFeely Rogers (March 20, 1928 – February 27, 2003) was an American television personality, puppeteer, educator, Presbyterian minister, composer, songwriter, author, and activist. Rogers was most famous for creating, hosting, and composing the theme music for the educational preschool television series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968–2001), which featured his gentle, soft-spoken personality and directness to his audiences.

Initially educated to be a minister, Rogers was displeased with the way television addressed children and made an effort to change this when he began to write for and perform on local Pittsburgh-area shows dedicated to youth. WQED developed his own show in 1968 and it was distributed nationwide by Eastern Educational Television Network. Over the course of three decades on television, Fred Rogers became an icon of American children's entertainment and education. He was also known for his advocacy of various public causes. His testimony before a lower court in favor of fair use recording of television shows to play at another time (now known as time shifting) was cited in a U.S. Supreme Court decision on the Betamax case, and he gave now-famous testimony to a U.S. Senate committee, advocating government funding for children's television.

Fred Rogers (American football)

Fred Rogers was the third head college football coach for the Drake University Dragons located in Des Moines, Iowa and he held that position for the 1896 season. His overall coaching record at Drake was 3 wins, 4 losses, and 0 ties. This ranks him 19th at Drake in terms of total wins and 18th at Drake in terms of winning percentage.

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Fred Rogers (footballer)

Fred Rogers (born 17 April 1910 in Frodsham, England) was an English footballer who played as a defender for Liverpool F.C. in the Football League. Rogers started his career at amateur side Helsby Athletic before he signed professional terms with Liverpool. He signed for Liverpool in 1934, but only made 7 appearances during those years, as he was unable to displace Matt Busby and Tom Morrison in the side. He made more appearances in the 1937–38 season appearing 24 times for the club. A further 30 appearances were made the following season, which to be his last at the cub. The Second World War interrupted his career, as he never played for Liverpool after the war.

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