Professional Hockey Player. Also known as ‘Rollie.’ A native of Fredericton, New Brunswick, he played the position of Defense in the National Hockey League. At 5’07, and 170lbs, he played with th Detroit Red Wings from 1945 to 1946. Inthe Minor Leagues he was a member of the AHL First-All Star Team in 1950, and a member of the IHL First All-Star Team in 1954, 1955, and 1956, He retired from playing hockey following the 1956 to 1957 season. From 1957 to 1958, he was head coach of the AHL’s Rochester Americans. As there coach he helped that team win a Calder Cup. He later served as a Director for the Department of Youth for the Province of New Brunswick from 1961 to 1981, a scout for Montreal from 1960 to 1968, a member of the Canada Games Council, director of the CAHA, and a director of Hockey Canada. He also helped found the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame, and the New Brunswick Amateur Hockey Association. In 1981, he was discovered to have lung cancer, but the cancer spread to his brain. He died in his native Fredericton, New Brunswick, at the age of 62. (bio by: K)