Rob Rogers is the award-winning editorial cartoonist for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. His cartoons have been vexing and entertaining readers in Pittsburgh since 1984. Syndicated by United Feature Syndicate, Rogers’ work also appears in The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today and Newsweek, among others.
Rogers has also been the curator of three national cartoon exhibitions, Too Hot to Handle: Creating Controversy through Political Cartoons (2003) and Drawn To The Summit: A G-20 Exhibition Of Political Cartoons (2009), both at The Andy Warhol Museum, and Bush Leaguers: Cartoonists Take on the White House (2007) at the American University Museum. Rogers is an active member (and past president) of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists. His work received the 2000 Thomas Nast Award from the Overseas Press Club, the 1995 National Headliner Award, and numerous Golden Quills. In 1999 he was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.
In 2009, Rogers celebrated 25 years as a Pittsburgh editorial cartoonist with the release of his book, No Cartoon Left Behind: The Best of Rob Rogers, published by Carnegie Mellon University Press.
He is currently serving as board president of the ToonSeum, a cartoon museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Harleyquinn
said, 4 months ago
You want less concussions? Simple. dial back the equipment. It is a short term false sense of security. All it does is make an armor meat bag easier to run into another armor meat bag. For all the skill and strategy it still comes down who can hit the other the hardest with what they have on. Dial back the false protection and you will have to dial up skill and strategy. Yes short term small injuries might go up. But the long term weir and tear will go down.
motivemagus said, 4 months ago
The Boston University study is scary. I’m glad I don’t have children who have played football, but I worry for my nephews.
There have been better helmets available for decades, but coaches won’t use them. Perhaps now we can get some change.
Radish
said, 4 months ago
Perhaps this explains American anti-intellectualism.
M Ster said, 4 months ago
@Harleyquinn
Harley said, “…Dial back the false protection and you will have to dial up skill and strategy….”
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I wish you and others had a simlar opinion about assult rifles, 30-bullet clips, etc.
Harleyquinn
said, 4 months ago
@M Ster
I wish you and others had a simlar opinion about assult rifles, 30-bullet clips, etc."
Colt made man equal. Why would I want to handy cap myself when 3 home invaders storm my house? Why would I want you or mommy government to dictate how I defend myself and my family? And again please define “assult rifle” and how not having a pistol grip is anyway less dangerous and therefor deemed “safe” by those who wish ban them? I truly do not get it. Historically when such things where banned it did NOTHING!
I am comparing say rugby to football not a responsible gun owner to say a bullet proof “gun free zone” sticker.
Harleyquinn
said, 4 months ago
@M Ster
I wish you and others had a simlar opinion about assult rifles, 30-bullet clips, etc."
I say that the game should be less protection to dial up the skill and strategy . You say one side should be required to run around in jock straps while the other side can wear what ever they can take from the fans. Sure right, same argument.
M Ster said, 4 months ago
Harley, I wonder how a psychologist would interpret your intense response to my “false protection” comment.
dtroutma
said, 4 months ago
Harley, I do agree with your first comment: it IS the “protective gear” that has INCREASED the size of players, and level of aggression in “American” football. Compare the rather minor head and other protective gear in Lacrosse, for example, where they carry WEAPONS!
Yes there are injuries in rugby and soccer, but nothing compared to “our” version of football, it IS the “gear”.
Stipple said, 4 months ago
@M Ster
You know how the interpretation would go, substitution is the original magic.
The polite thing to do is ignore that part of his message as he does not realize what he is saying most of the time.
Harleyquinn
said, 4 months ago
The polite thing to do is ignore that part of his message as he does not realize what he is saying most of the time."
translation " I agree with part of what he says it jives with what I believe. But I am willing to ignore the rest because he is starting to make since and I could start changing my opinion if I started listening to his parrales, logic, and views on other stuff.
lookinside said, 4 months ago
Sense.
Rickapolis said, 4 months ago
The 49ers arranged the blackout, we all know that.
Ketira shena Pretarasedrin
said, 4 months ago
@Harleyquinn
Don’t know too much about Football, do you? There’s also the “face mask” penalty, which now covers from the face mask all the way to the collar bone.
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I’m not up with college or High School sports equipment, but for the pro players, they have made it safer for most of the body. It costs the franchise major $ if the player they contracted with is either dead or paralyzed due to a preventable injury.
Ottodesu said, 4 months ago
@Harleyquinn
“Why would I want to handy cap myself when 3 home invaders storm my house?”
Seriously, why do you live in a part of the world where that is a possibility?
Please don’t tell me that you have children or plan to raise them in such a nasty place.
Ottodesu said, 4 months ago
@Harleyquinn
Having said that, I really think you have an interesting point regarding over-armouring your sports soldiers.
One form of rugby is played completely nude, I think in Scotland. Injuries do not seem to be a factor.