Photos: Former Georgia Tech coach Pepper Rodgers

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Photos: Former Georgia Tech coach Pepper Rodgers

Photos of former Georgia Tech football coach Pepper Rodgers.

Georgia Tech coach Pepper Rodgers (middle) stands with players Billy Shields (left) and Joe Harris (right) at practice in 1974. (Billy Downs / AJC)

Georgia Tech coach Pepper Rodgers is carried off the field by his players after a big win in 1978. (Photo by Joe Benton / AJC)

Georgia Tech coach Pepper Rodgers paces as he leads the Jackets in practice in 1977. (Charles R. Pugh Jr. / AJC)

Georgia Tech coach Pepper Rodgers (middle) meets a Notre Dame coach on the field after a heated game in the 1970s. (Joe Benton / AJC)

Former Georgia Tech coach Pepper Rodgers was later the head coach of the Memphis Showboats of the United States Football League. (AJC file photo)

Georgia Tech assistant coach Pepper Rodgers (left) works with young quarterbacks in the 1950s. (AJC file photo)

Pepper Rodgers, who later coached the Jackets, was also a quarterback and kicker for Georgia Tech when he was a student. (AJC file photo)

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Georgia Tech coach Pepper Rodgers (middle) stands with players Billy Shields (left) and Joe Harris (right) at practice in 1974. (Billy Downs / AJC)

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