Eleanor Roller

Eleanor Roller

  • Class Year:
    1950
  • Induction Year:
    2013

From Hall of Honor press release dated July 1, 2013:

Roller was a groundbreaking student-athlete during her four years as an undergraduate at Wittenberg. While playing four years of field hockey and basketball between 1946 and 1950, Roller served two years as an officer in the Women’s Athletic Association, including one year as president, and she was a charter member of Phi Delta Pi, the physical education honorary. Roller also was active in Delta Zeta sorority, concert band, the Lutheran Student Association and the Young Women’s Christian Association, all while excelling in both sports, particularly field hockey. She participated in the Great Lakes Field Hockey Tournament and played for the Dayton Field Hockey Club, and she earned accreditation as an official in both field hockey and basketball. After graduation, Roller spread her love of sport, teaching physical education for more than 35 years and earning a spot in “Who’s Who of American Women” between 1966 and 1971. A native of Salem, Ohio, Roller passed away in 2003.