T. Wynn Rogers

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T. Wynn Rogers (1919-1998) was an American badminton player who won numerous U.S. national titles from the late 1940’s to the mid 1960’s [ [http://www.ocbadmintonclub.com/usnationals2006/2006usn-pw.shtml Orange County Badminton Club: 2006 USA Nationals - Past champions] ] .

Career

Primarily a doubles specialist, the tall, rangy Rogers swept all available doubles events (Men’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles, and Senior [age 40+] Men’s Doubles) at the U.S. Open Championships of 1961 and 1962. He was a runner-up in both Men’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles on the only occasion that he competed in the prestigious All-England Championships (1949) [Herbert Scheele, ed. The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1970, (J.A. Jennings LTD, Canterbury, Kent, England, 1970). 161, 164.] . Rogers was ranked first in U.S. men's doubles for seventeen consecutive seasons (1948-1964), the last fourteen of these with his long time partner Joe Alston. He was a leading player on the 1952 U.S. Thomas Cup (men’s international) team which finished second in the then triennial world team competition. In 1956 Rogers was among the initial class of inductees into the U.S. Badminton Hall of Fame, now called the Walk of Fame [ [http://www.usabadminton.org/wof/walk_of_fame_inductees_and_profiles.html USA Badminton Walk of Fame Plaza] ] .

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