[1][2] Roggeman played at Mishawaka High School for the varsity football team from 1946 to 1948.

After graduating from high school he was accepted into Purdue University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in physical education and later masters in the same subject.

After graduating from Purdue, he enlisted into the United States Marine Corps to fight in the Korean War.

At Washington, Roggeman would go to on to have several undefeated seasons and won the Indiana State Champion title.

After leaving South Ben Washington, he would become a coach, for the freshman and junior varsity teams, at Purdue University from 1970 to 1977.