Ira Rodgers

Ira Errett "Rat" Rodgers (May 26, 1895 – February 15, 1963) was an American football, basketball, baseball, and golf player and coach.

He played college football for West Virginia University where he was selected as an All-American in 1919.

In 1915, however, Mountaineer coach Mont McIntyre won the honors of Rodgers, who started his first game of the season as a quarterback.

Rodgers' baseball skills led to a professional offer from Connie Mack, the long-time manager of the Philadelphia Athletics, but he chose instead to remain at West Virginia to teach and coach.

After his honorable playing career, Rodgers moved on to coach the Mountaineers in football, baseball and golf.