Roger Cassem

Hall of Fame Class of 2023.  Roger came to Manchester in the fall of 1990 to be the head football coach and teach English.  He took over a program that had not won a game the previous season.  the Lancers finished 7-3 in his second season.  In 1996 he was named Dominion District Coach of the Yeas as the Lancers captured their first Dominion District crown and the school's first ever win over perennial power L.C. Bird.  After nine season he succeeded Lloyd Swelnis becoming the schools' first Director of Student Activities.  In 2014 he spear headed efforts to honor the accomplishment sof athletes, coaches, and contributors to the Manchester athletic  program by reviving the Manchester Athletics Hall of Fame.