[1] He subsequently attended Trinity College in the University of Toronto, graduating in 1956 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.

Rogers had been the owner of the Toronto Blue Jays Major League Baseball team since September 1, 2000, when Rogers Communications Inc. purchased 80% of the baseball club, with the Labatt Brewing Company maintaining a 20% interest and the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce relinquishing its 10% share.

[5] Her father was Roland Robinson, 1st Baron Martonmere, who was a British politician and later served as Governor of Bermuda.

[5] He was a direct descendant of Timothy Rogers (1756–1834), a Quaker leader who founded Newmarket and Pickering in what is now Ontario.

[8] In 2006, he was inducted into Canada's Telecommunications Hall of Fame,[9] along with his father, Edward S. Rogers Sr.

The donation was directed towards the Faculty of Business, which was renamed the Ted Rogers School of Management at the donors' request.

It is believed to be the world's first institute to bring together research, education and innovation in personalized medicine, stem cell research, bioengineering, regenerative medicine, digital health and advanced clinical care under one umbrella with a single focus.

Rogers suffered from congestive heart failure and died early on the morning of December 2, 2008, aged 75, at his home in Toronto.