Roger A. Greene

Roger A. Greene (September 26, 1887 – August 29, 1960) was an American college football player and coach and hospital administrator. He served as the head coach at Bates College from 1913 to 1915, Colby College in 1916 and 1923, and Bowdoin College from 1919 to 1920.[1][2][3]

Roger Greene
Biographical details
Born(1887-09-26)September 26, 1887
Hoosick Falls, New York, U.S.
DiedAugust 29, 1960(1960-08-29) (aged 72)
Lebanon, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Playing career
1907–1909Marietta
1911–1912Penn
Position(s)Lineman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1913–1915Bates
1916Colby
1919–1920Bowdoin
1923Colby

Greene served as a combat officer with the 28th Infantry Division of the United States Army during World War I, reaching the rank of major. He was the superintendent of Pottsville Hospital in Pottsville, Pennsylvania for 18 years before joining the Pennsylvania Department of Health in 1948. Greene died on August 29, 1960, at Veterans' Hospital in Lebanon, Pennsylvania.[4][5][6]

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