Roger Wardell

Roger, alongside of team mate Steve Shooltz, was named to the Associated Press First Team All-State in Class C for the 1971 season.  Roger was a four year player on the Varsity and helped DeWitt continue the winning ways starting in 1968 when he was a Freshman. Wardell was named All Central Michigan Athletic Conference first team his junior and senior seasons as an offensive and defensive tackle as sell as All-State Honorable Mention his junior year. He was selected as a team captain and team MVP, as a lineman his senior season. As a freshman, he registered 44 tackles making a significant impact his very first year. Roger was also an excellent baseball player earning All-CMAC honors for three years.