Russ Rolinger
Russ Rolinger 
Full Name:  Russell R. Rolinger
     Born:  November 16, 1935, Waterloo, Iowa
     Died:  September 1, 2013, Waterloo, Iowa
   School:  Waterloo East High School in Waterloo, Iowa


FSU Career
Tennis
Year  Hgt  Wgt  Cl  Ltr  Hometown
1957  5-10 160  Jr   *   Waterloo, IA                            
1958  5-11 165  Jr-R *   Waterloo, IA


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Obituary for Russell R. Rolinger
Published in the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (Iowa) on September 3, 2013

Russell R. Rolinger, 77, of Waterloo, died Sunday, Sept. 1, at Windsor Nursing and Rehab Center, from complications of dementia. He was born Nov. 16, 1935, in Waterloo, son of Louis P. and Edna Fitzgerald Rolinger. He married Jean Marie Stephenson on June 20, 1964, at St. John's Catholic Church, Waterloo. Mr. Rolinger attended Our Lady Academy through the eight grade, then graduated from Waterloo East High School in 1953. He went on to earn his bachelor's degree from Florida State University, where he majored in hotel and restaurant management. He was the owner and operator of Rolinger Restaurant until taking a position in 1989 with the University of Northern Iowa food service department. He also served in the U.S. Marine Reserve. Survived by: his wife; two sons, Mark (Lisa) of Cedar Falls and Matthew of Waterloo; two daughters, Cami (Steve) Smalley of Lake Elmo, Minn., and Susan Rolinger of Waterloo; nine grandchildren, Meredith Smalley, Elizabeth Smalley, Benjamin Smalley, Abigail Rolinger, Allison Rolinger, Clare Rolinger, Caitlyn Hagarty, Hannah Hagarty and Madeline Hagarty; a sister, Joan Munday of Iowa City; and a sister-in-law, Johnella Rolinger of Sun City, Ariz. Preceded in death by: his parents; and brother, Jack Rolinger.



FSU Statistics
Tennis
Singles Results
      Highest   vs          3    Fall/Spring
Year    Rank   Rank  ACC   Sets  Tournaments   1     2     3     4     5     6    NCAA Total
---- -------- ----- ----- -----  ----------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
1957                        0-1                                              1-1         1-1
1958                        1-0                                        1-0               1-0
Tot                         1-1                                        1-0   1-1         2-1


Doubles Results
                                 Highest   vs         Tie   Fall/Spring
Partner                     Year   Rank   Rank  ACC  Break  Tournaments   1     2     3    NCAA Total
--------------------------- ---- ------- ----- ----- -----  ----------- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
Jim Berry                   1958                                                1-0               1-0
Lex Hester                  1958                       1-1                      1-0   3-4         4-4
Howard Levy                 1958                                                      0-1         0-1
Alex Sutor                  1958                                                      2-0         2-0
Totals                                                 1-1                      2-0   5-5         7-5


Singles          Opp
  Date     Rank Rank Pos Opponent                  School               W-L Score                Record
---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------
03/22/1957            6  Billy Nash                Mercer                W  6-1, 6-3               1- 0
03/23/1957            6  John Howard               Georgia Tech          L  6-4, 3-6, 8-6          1- 1
04/19/1958            5  Bill Langer               Stetson               W  6-2, 4-6, 7-5          2- 1


Doubles          Opp
  Date     Rank Rank Pos Partner                   Opponent                                 School               W-L Score                Record
---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------
03/28/1958            2  Jim Berry                 Tom Gillespie/Bob Motley                 Jacksonville State    W  6-1, 6-0               1- 0
03/31/1958            3  Lex Hester                Don Evans/Gene Jones                     Howard                W  6-1, 6-2               2- 0
04/02/1958            3  Lex Hester                Jack Fitzpatrick/Harry Garnett           Indiana               W  6-3, 6-3               3- 0
04/03/1958            3  Lex Hester                Henry Cleare/John Sellers                Florida               L  8-6, 7-5               3- 1
04/04/1958            3  Lex Hester                Johnny Davis/Tommy West                  Mississippi State     W  6-1, 6-1               4- 1
04/08/1958            3  Lex Hester                Phil Lubetkin/Steve Mandel               Rollins College       L  3-6, 6-3, 6-3          4- 2
04/10/1958            3  Lex Hester                Henry Cleare/John Sellers                Florida               L  6-4, 6-4               4- 3
04/12/1958            3  Alex Sutor                Maurice Maxwell/Louis Norwell            Mercer                W  6-1, 6-2               5- 3
04/19/1958            2  Lex Hester                Tim Catlin/Bob Thompson                  Stetson               W  6-3, 6-8, 6-2          6- 3
04/24/1958            3  Lex Hester                Dudley Baird/Richard Courts              Georgia               L  6-3, 6-2               6- 4
04/25/1958            3  Howard Levy               Mike Mehaffey/Parker                     Georgia Tech          L  6-1, 6-4               6- 5
04/26/1958            3  Alex Sutor                Cliff Kenney/Maurice Maxwell             Mercer                W  6-2, 6-0               7- 5