BENNY ROGERS TIMELINE
• Born May 7, 1959
• 1977 graduate of Malakoff High School
• Varsity QB for three years
• Named Most Spirited as senior
• Awarded the Charles M. Turner Sportsmanship Award at the 1977 All-Sports Banquet
• Attended Henderson County Junior College
and University of Texas at Tyler
• Began journalism career as a student in Malakoff High School in 1975 and wrote the first The Rogers Report the week of Thanksgiving
• Worked 27 and-a-half years at the Athens Daily Review / The Malakoff News / Cedar Creek Pilot, the last 25 as Review sports editor
• Received numerous APME, TPA and NETPA awards for sports coverage, sports writing,
photography
• Co-creator of Fanfare while at the Athens Daily Review
• Worked 17 years and four months at Trinity Valley Community College, serving the last 15 as Sports Information Officer.
• Served as chairman / co-chairman of the Cardinal Hall of Fame selection committee at Trinity Valley Community College since its inception in 2008
• Past president of Malakoff Youth Sports Association
• Past vice-president of Malakoff Tiger Athletic Booster Club
• Past member of Malakoff Park Board
• The 2026 season will mark 39th year( over three tenures) as PA announcer for varsity Tiger football games
• Created the E. D.“ Cotton” Monroe Memorial Tiger Booster Award, which is still presented, in 1981
• Hosted Coaches Playday for Henderson County area administrators, coaches, administrators and media since 1988
• Coached Little Dribblers for 20 years( 1977- 97), including eight national tournament appearances and two national titles
• Co-hosted two sports shows with Rich Flowers on KCKL from 1994-2006 –“ Behind The Bench” and“ The Grill.”
• Helped organize the annual Region XIV Conference Basketball Media Tipoff in the fall of 1998
• In 2006, presented Distinguished Alumni Award at Trinity Valley Community College
• In 2018, presented Distinguished Alumni Award at Malakoff High School
• In 2020, inducted into the Tiger Sports Hall of Fame by the Malakoff Ex-Students Association
• In 2024, named Texas Eastern Conference / Region XIV Conference legend.
• In 2025, inducted into the Cardinal Hall of Fame at TVCC.
• Retired July 31, 2026, ending 44 ½-year fulltime professional career.
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