Fort Campbell Mourns the Passing of Coach Jeff Rodgers

Jeffrey Rodgers, 57, of White Plains

Jeffrey Dale Rodgers, 57, of White Plains, KY, passed away Friday, June 6, 2025, at University of Louisville Hospital in Louisville, KY. He was born June 8, 1967, in Jeffersonville, IN, to the late Woodson Lee Rodgers Sr. and Martha Suzanne Carter Rodgers of Madisonville. Jeff worked as a teacher and a coach at Fort Campbell for 34 years. Jeff taught health and PE at all grade levels, led the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, coached multiple sp…

Fort Campbell Mourns the Passing of Coach Jeff Rodgers

Fort Campbell officials announced that Coach Jeff Rodgers passed away on Friday after dealing with a stage 4 pancreatic cancer diagnosis. Rodgers, a graduate of Murray State University, began his teaching career at Fort Campbell 34 years ago. He was an assistant football coach for the Falcons under Marshall Patterson, Rocky Cobb, and Ronnie Bell, among others. Rodgers was named the head football coach at Fort Campbell two months before the COVID…