Year Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 48-49 D So * Akron, OH 49-50 D Jr * Akron, OH 50-51 D Sr * Akron, OH
| Roger Slater |
Full Name: Roger C. Slater
Born: May 12, 1929, Akron, Ohio
Died: November 26, 2005, Tucson, Ariz.
Legacy Bricks: Legacy Walk Map Link
1994 Swimming & Diving HOF - Loc 54
1951 Swimming & Diving AA - Loc 79
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| FSU Career |
| Swimming & Diving | |
Year Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 48-49 D So * Akron, OH 49-50 D Jr * Akron, OH 50-51 D Sr * Akron, OH |
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| All-American Awards |
| Swimming & Diving |
Year Award 1951 NCAA Championships - One-Meter Diving (6th) |
| Member of the FSU Hall of Fame |
| Elected into the FSU Hall of Fame in 1994 |
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Few athletes have had as stored and successful a career at Florida State and beyond than Roger Slater. A diver and swimmer in the Navy, Slater was recruited by FSU Coach Bim Stults in 1948 and become
a one-man swimming gold mine. Roger won All-State low board diving honors three straight years and was an All-American swimmer and boxing champion in high school. Slater came to Florida State where he became famous for his half-gainer twist with a layout, and forward one-and-one half somersault pike with a full twist. So dominant was Slater that he finished his intercollegiate career undefeated. In 1951, Slater became FSU's first All-American in any sport earning the title in one-meter diving. Slater excelled academically as well, completing his pre-med degree in just three years. After
attending Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Slater now lives in Blythe, California where he has practiced medicine for 34 years. Obituary for Roger C. Slater Posted by the Daily Courier, Prescott, Arizona on Dec. 3, 2005 Dr. Roger C. Slater, M.D., age 76, of Prescott, Ariz., died Saturday, Nov. 26, 2005, at the University Medical Center in Tucson. Roger was born May 12, 1929, in Akron, Ohio, to Ernest and Elsie Morley Slater. Roger served in the US Navy from 1946 to 1948. He attended Florida State University and became FSU's 1st All American in 1950 for diving and repeated the honor in 1951. He was inducted into the FSU Hall of Fame in 1994. Roger attended medical school at Bowman Gray School of Medicine at Wake Forest University, graduating in 1955. He started his medical practice in Blythe, Calif., where he was Chief of Staff and Chief of Surgery at Palo Verde Hospital, where he practiced for over 40 years. He then "semi-retired" in Prescott in 1995. Dr. Slater then became Medical Director for Yavapai County Long Term Care from 2002 to 2004. He loved life, flying, chess, Las Vegas, writing, reading and his family. Surviving are his wife of 40 years, Judy of Prescott; children, Gidget (Pat) Schutte of Prescott, Kandee (Chris) Todd of Prescott, Buffy (John) Baer of Englewood, Colo., Sandy (Alma) Slater of Blythe, Calif., Rex (Betty) Slater of Blythe, Calif., Randy Ison of Indio, Calif., Ellen McCarran of Florida, Bruce (Jan Hogle) Slater of Madison, Wis.; brothers, Paul (Pita) of San Pedro, Calif, and Keith (Beatrice) of Long Beach, Calif.; sister, Joan Smith of Georgia; 15 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. A private family service will be held Saturday, Dec.3, 2005.
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| FSU Statistics |
| Swimming & Diving |
Date Opponent/Meet Event Place Results Points
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1949 Season
01/22/1949 Miami One-Meter Diving 1 96.60 5.00
01/27/1949 Emory Diving 1 5.00
01/28/1949 Georgia Diving 3 1.00
02/12/1949 Georgia Diving 1 5.00
02/26/1949 Emory Diving 2 3.00
03/02/1949 Miami Diving 1 5.00
03/05/1949 Southeastern AAU One-Meter Diving 2 4.00
04/06/1949 Pensacola NAS Diving 1 5.00
1950 Season
01/28/1950 Georgia Diving 1 5.00
02/04/1950 Miami Diving 1 5.00
02/09/1950 Georgia Diving 1 5.00
02/11/1950 Georgia Tech Diving 1 5.00
02/24/1950 Miami Diving 1 377.00 5.00
03/04/1950 Southeastern AAU Diving 1 5.00
03/11/1950 Pensacola NAS Diving 1 353.50 5.00
03/25/1950 NCAA Championship One-Meter Diving 10
1951 Season
01/18/1951 Georgia Diving 1 133.40 5.00
01/20/1951 Pensacola NAS Diving 2 95.10 3.00
01/27/1951 Georgia Diving 1 117.00 5.00
02/17/1951 Miami Diving 1 91.90 5.00
03/03/1951 Southeastern AAU Championship Diving 1 5.00
03/10/1951 Florida AAU Championship Diving 1 5.00
03/31/1951 NCAA Championship One-Meter Diving 6 1.00
03/31/1951 NCAA Championship Three-Meter Diving 10
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