DURHAM, N.C. – Colonel Tom Rogers, a longtime assistant and confidant to Mike Krzyzewski and the Duke Basketball program, passed away Thursday morning at the age of 94.
Rogers graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1947 and served in the Army until 1977, when he retired as a Colonel. Rogers was Krzyzewski’s officer representative, a liaison for the institution’s military administration, when the latter arrived at West Point in 1965.
Rogers came to Duke with Krzyzewski and served as an assistant coach for seven years (1981-87). He was then named a special assistant to the athletics director and continued to serve as a dedicated member and trusted friend on Krzyzewski’s support team.