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Mark Rodgers (born 2001) plays hurling for his native parish Scariff and at inter-county level with All-Ireland champions Clare.

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Career and education

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Rodgers had his first hurling successes as a student at Scariff Community College. He was part of the college team that beat St Fergal's College to claim the All-Ireland Colleges SCHC title in 2018.[1] Rodgers later had success with University of Limerick, winning back-to-back Fitzgibbon Cup titles in 2022 and 2023.[2][3]

At club level, Rodgers first played at juvenile and underage levels with Scraiff before eventually joining the club's top adult team. He won a Clare IHC title in 2020 after Scariff beat Tubber in the final.[4]

Rodgers first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Clare minor hurling team in 2018.[5] He later spent two seasons with the Clare under-20 hurling team before being drafted onto the Clare senior hurling team in 2021.[6][7] Rodgers won a National Hurling League medal in 2024.[8]

On 21 July 2024, he started in the half-forward line as Clare won the All-Ireland for the first time in 11 years after an extra-time win against Cork by 3-29 to 1-34, claiming their fifth All-Ireland title.[9][10][11] Rodgers won an All Star at the end of the 2024 season.[12]

Career statistics

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As of match played 10 May 2025
Team Year National League Munster All-Ireland Total
Division Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score
Clare 2021 Division 1B 4 1-06 2 0-02 2 0-00 8 1-08
2022 2 1-17 1 0-02 2 0-02 5 1-21
2023 Division 1A 3 3-02 5 3-06 2 1-21 10 7-29
2024 5 0-21 5 2-17 3 1-11 13 3-49
2025 3 1-16 3 1-16
Career total 14 5-46 16 6-43 9 2-34 39 13-123

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Scariff
  • All-Ireland Colleges Senior C Hurling Championship: 2018
University of Limerick
Scariff
Clare

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Mark Rodgers

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Mark Rodgers (March 16, 1928 – November 5, 2006) was an American television writer and producer known for his work on police procedural and crime drama series, particularly during the 1970s. He is especially recognized for his contributions to Police Story (1973), Joe Forrester (1975), and The F.B.I.. Born on March 16, 1928, in Kansas City, Kansas, Rodgers served as a deputy sheriff with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department from 1957 to 1963 before pursuing television writing full-time. His law enforcement experience informed his realistic depictions of police work and urban crime. He died on November 5, 2006. His credits reflect involvement in character-driven stories within procedural formats across several decades.

Early life

Birth and Nebraska origins

Mark Rodgers was born on March 16, 1928, in Nebraska, USA. Information about his early life and upbringing in Nebraska is limited, with available sources offering no further details on his childhood, family background, or education prior to his professional career.

Career

Entry into television writing and consulting

Mark Rodgers transitioned to full-time television writing after resigning from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department in 1963, where he had served as a deputy sheriff since 1957 and drew upon his law enforcement experience to inform his later work in police and crime dramas. His significant entry into credited television writing and story consulting began with the police procedural series The F.B.I. in 1965. He served as a writer on The F.B.I. from 1965 to 1974, contributing scripts to 31 episodes of the long-running series. Rodgers also worked as story consultant on the show for 38 episodes from 1966 to 1967. These roles marked his initial prominent contributions to the police procedural genre. This early work on The F.B.I. laid the groundwork for his long-running association with the series.

Long association with The F.B.I.

Mark Rodgers maintained a long and significant association with the television series The F.B.I., contributing across its entire nine-season run from 1965 to 1974. He received writing credits on 31 episodes during this period, making him one of the most prolific contributors to the show's scripts. In addition, he served as story consultant on 38 episodes specifically from 1966 to 1967, a role that involved guiding narrative development and consistency in the early seasons. His sustained involvement as a writer and story consultant positioned him as a key figure in shaping the series' procedural storytelling format, which emphasized detailed, case-of-the-week investigations drawn from real FBI matters with bureau cooperation. Through his extensive credits—spanning the full duration of the program—Rodgers helped maintain the show's characteristic structure and tone as a realistic police procedural. His work on The F.B.I. extended into the early 1970s, overlapping with his emerging contributions to other projects.

Police Story and creation of Joe Forrester

Mark Rodgers played a key role in the acclaimed anthology series Police Story, where he served as executive story consultant on 42 episodes from 1973 to 1975 and as a writer on 13 episodes spanning 1973 to 1980. His contributions helped shape the series' realistic portrayal of police work, drawing from his background in law enforcement and prior procedural writing. This work built on the procedural style he had developed during his long association with The F.B.I. In 1975, Rodgers created the spin-off series Joe Forrester, which centered on a veteran uniformed foot patrol officer working in a challenging Los Angeles neighborhood. The character of Joe Forrester originated in the Police Story episode "The Return of Joe Forrester," which Rodgers wrote and which served as the pilot for the new series. Rodgers received sole creator credit and wrote 13 episodes during the show's single season run from 1975 to 1976. This marked a significant original contribution, extending the anthology format into a character-driven police drama focused on community-oriented policing. Rodgers continued his association with the Police Story franchise by writing several later television movies, including The Freeway Killings in 1987, Burnout in 1988, and The Watch Commander in 1988. These projects maintained the series' emphasis on authentic depictions of law enforcement challenges.

Producing credits in the 1980s

In the 1980s, Mark Rodgers expanded his career into producing roles across several crime and action-oriented television series, often serving in key production positions on short-run network shows. He began the decade as producer on McClain's Law from 1981 to 1982, overseeing 15 episodes, and concurrently held the producer role on the miniseries The Gangster Chronicles in 1981 for all 13 episodes. Rodgers continued as producer on Masquerade from 1983 to 1984 for 12 episodes, then moved to T.J. Hooker as producer for 1984 to 1985, contributing to 8 episodes in that capacity while also writing for the series during its run. He served as co-producer on Lady Blue from 1985 to 1986 across 13 episodes. Later in the decade, Rodgers acted as executive producer on the television adaptation The Dirty Dozen in 1988 for 9 episodes and as supervising producer on In the Heat of the Night from 1989 to 1990 for 22 episodes. These credits reflected a career phase in which producing became a more central aspect of his work in television.

Later writing and producing work

In the late 1980s and through the 1990s, Mark Rodgers' professional output slowed considerably compared to his prolific earlier decades, consisting primarily of scattered writing assignments and limited producing roles on television series. In 1988 he wrote three episodes of the action series The Dirty Dozen, while also serving as executive producer on nine episodes of the show. From 1989 to 1990 Rodgers wrote five episodes of In the Heat of the Night, where he additionally worked as supervising producer on 22 episodes, extending his producing association with the series from the preceding decade. Between 1989 and 1991 he contributed as deviser and writer to 18 episodes of the British children's television series Round the Bend!. In 1991 he wrote one episode of the action-adventure series MacGyver. His final credited writing work came in 1996 with two episodes of Baywatch Nights.

Personal life

Marriage and family

Mark Rodgers was married to Anita until his death in 2006. He and Anita had two children together: Jeanne Marie Harris and Steven Rodgers. Rodgers was also survived by Anita's four children from a previous relationship—Damon La Fargo, Bonnie Kovisto, Kristina La Fargo, and Jason La Fargo—who were his step-children, along with seven grandchildren. He passed away at home surrounded by his family and close friends.

Death

Parkinson's disease and final years

Mark Rodgers was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in his later years, which progressively limited his participation in television writing and producing.

Passing in 2006

Mark Rodgers died on November 5, 2006, at his home in California, surrounded by family and close friends. His passing followed a long battle with Parkinson's disease.
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