Steven Frederick Rogers (20 November 1954 – 3 January 2006) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and St. George Dragons teams in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership competition and for Widnes in the English Championship, usually in the position of . Rogers represented New South Wales and Australia captaining the national team once in 1981. After his retirement, Rogers was named as one of the five "immortals" of the Cronulla club. He became involved in the administration of rugby league, and held the position of Cronulla's CEO at the time of his death. Rogers died after swallowing a combination of prescription drugs and alcohol on 3 January 2006. In April 2006, the NSW state coroner ruled that the death was accidental. Biography Steve Rogers was born on the Gold Coast and played his first senior game for the Southport Tigers. In the 1972 Gold Coast Group 18 competition 17-year-old centre Steve Rogers helped a Gold Coast Tigers outfit to victory in the Grand Final against Tweed Heads Seagulls. The following season he moved to Sydney to play in the NSWRFL Premiership.

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Notable quotes

“Keep flying, son. And watch that potty mouth!”
— Crashing on top of a flying F-15, after the pilot exclaims "Jeezus!" in Civil War # 1, Mark Millar, May 2006.
“Ninety percent of the casualties of World War I were soldiers, fraulein. But half the people who died in World War II were civilians... Half of sixty-one million. I know why I'm fighting, fraulein. I don't want to see World War III.”
— To a German student, Captain America vol. 4 #5, John Ney Rieber, October, 2002.
“I'm loyal to nothing, General.. except the Dream.”
— After an army general confronts him about his loyalty, Daredevil #233, Frank Miller, August 1986.
“I fought your kind every day of that war, Zemo! You mocked democracy and said that free men were weak! Well feel this grip, Zemo — it's the grip of a man who loves liberty! Look into the eyes of your foe, and know that he will die for his freedom! The world must never again mistake compassion for weakness! And while I live — it had better not!”
— Stan Lee, Avengers, vol.1 #6, July, 1964.
“Courage, Honor, Loyalty, Sacrifice. You're braver than you think.”
— Captain America: The Chosen
“What are you ladies waiting for, Christmas?!”
— Leading a battalion of US army troops in WW2 in Ultimates #1, Mark MillarMarch 2002 – April 2004

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Overview

Steven Frederick Rogers (20 November 1954 – 3 January 2006) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and St. George Dragons teams in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership competition and for Widnes in the English Championship, usually in the position of . Rogers represented New South Wales and Australia captaining the national team once in 1981. After his retirement, Rogers was named as one of the five "immortals" of the Cronulla club. He became involved in the administration of rugby league, and held the position of Cronulla's CEO at the time of his death. Rogers died after swallowing a combination of prescription drugs and alcohol on 3 January 2006. In April 2006, the NSW state coroner ruled that the death was accidental. Biography Steve Rogers was born on the Gold Coast and played his first senior game for the Southport Tigers. In the 1972 Gold Coast Group 18 competition 17-year-old centre Steve Rogers helped a Gold Coast Tigers outfit to victory in the Grand Final against Tweed Heads Seagulls. The following season he moved to Sydney to play in the NSWRFL Premiership.

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Steven Frederick Rogers (20 November 1954 – 3 January 2006) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and St. George Dragons teams in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership competition and for Widnes in the English Championship, usually in the position of . Rogers represented New South Wales and Australia captaining the national team once in 1981.

Notable quotes

“Keep flying, son. And watch that potty mouth!”
— Crashing on top of a flying F-15, after the pilot exclaims "Jeezus!" in Civil War # 1, Mark Millar, May 2006.
“Ninety percent of the casualties of World War I were soldiers, fraulein. But half the people who died in World War II were civilians... Half of sixty-one million. I know why I'm fighting, fraulein. I don't want to see World War III.”
— To a German student, Captain America vol. 4 #5, John Ney Rieber, October, 2002.
“I'm loyal to nothing, General.. except the Dream.”
— After an army general confronts him about his loyalty, Daredevil #233, Frank Miller, August 1986.
“I fought your kind every day of that war, Zemo! You mocked democracy and said that free men were weak! Well feel this grip, Zemo — it's the grip of a man who loves liberty! Look into the eyes of your foe, and know that he will die for his freedom! The world must never again mistake compassion for weakness! And while I live — it had better not!”
— Stan Lee, Avengers, vol.1 #6, July, 1964.
“Courage, Honor, Loyalty, Sacrifice. You're braver than you think.”
— Captain America: The Chosen
“What are you ladies waiting for, Christmas?!”
— Leading a battalion of US army troops in WW2 in Ultimates #1, Mark MillarMarch 2002 – April 2004

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

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