From Hall of Honor press release dated Oct. 5, 1998:

Roger Rossi was another in a long line of standouts from a group which comprised the famed 1940 undefeated Tiger football team.
Unfortunately Rossi suffered a broken leg in the first game of his senior year, but that did not diminish what was an outstanding career in a Tiger uniform.
He transfered to Wittenberg from Ohio State where he attended for two quarters and was a member of the freshman football team.
At Wittenberg, Rossi played center and linebacker. In his junior season Rossi was chosen by Associated Press as the outstanding center in Ohio and was named honorary captain of the All-Ohio Athletic Conference team.
After graduating from Wittenberg Rossi started his coaching and teaching career at Marion Harding and Urbana high schools, then entered private industry. Upon 27 years of service he was honored by the department of the Air Force with a Meritorious Civilian Service Award.
Rossi, a Springfield resident, and his wife Elaine have three children: Susan Rastetter, Elizabeth Martin and Roger Jr., a 1967 Wittenberg graduate who will present his father.

Wittenberg Memories...
"As a youngster I watched many Wittenberg football games and tried to emulate Bill Edwards' and Willis Baughman's football skills and their stellar performances. Thomas Rankin, who earned all-star recognition in football and all-conference honors in basketball encouraged and helped me enter Wittenberg. President Rees Edgar Tulloss took time to visit me in the hospital when I broke my leg and later approved my need for a student loan to finance my last semester before graduating in 1943. Professor Patmos' electrifying lectures in economics aroused my interest in the business world."

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