Franklin "Pepper" Rodgers
Sugar Bowl Hall of Fame

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Georgia Tech
Sugar Bowl: 1953, 1954

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Inducted: 2017 (Inaugural Class)

Franklin “Pepper” Rodgers debuted in the Sugar Bowl in 1953 as he threw a touchdown pass, kicked a field goal and knocked home three point-after kicks in Georgia Tech’s 24-7 victory over Ole Miss. He outdid himself the following year, however, passing for 195 yards and three touchdowns while kicking another field goal and two more extra-points to lead the Yellow Jackets to a bowl record 42 points in a lopsided victory over West Virginia.