Rollie is a nickname, often for

Roland Roland (; ; or ''Rotholandus''; or ''Rolando''; died 15 August 778) was a Frankish military leader under Charlemagne who became one of the principal figures in the literary cycle known as the Matter of France. The historical Roland was mil ...

or Rolland, and occasionally a

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

which may refer to:

Rolands

* Rollie Boutin (born 1957), Canadian retired ice hockey goaltender * Rollie Cook (born 1952), Canadian politician *

Rollie Dotsch Roland Daniel Dotsch (February 14, 1933 – March 16, 1988) was an American football coach who served primarily in an assistant capacity before becoming the first coach of the United States Football League (USFL)'s Birmingham Stallions on Septem ...

(1933-1988), American professional football coach *

Rollie Fingers Roland Glen Fingers (born August 25, 1946) is an American former right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for three teams between 1968 and 1985. His effectiveness helped to redefine the value of relievers within baseball an ...

(born 1946), American retired Major League Baseball Hall-of-Fame pitcher *

Granville Roland Fortescue Granville Roland Fortescue (October 12, 1875 – April 21, 1952) was an American soldier, a Rough Rider serving with his cousin, Colonel Theodore Roosevelt in Cuba, a presidential aide in the first Roosevelt administration and later, a journalist ...

(1875-1952), American soldier, presidential aide (to cousin Theodore Roosevelt), journalist and war correspondent *

Rollie Free Roland Robert Free (November 18, 1900 – October 11, 1984) was an American motorcycle and automobile racer best known for breaking the American motorcycle land speed record in 1948 on the Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah. A picture of Free, prone and ...

(1900-1984), American motorcycle racer who broke the American former land speed record in 1948 *

Rollie Massimino Roland Vincent Massimino (November 13, 1934 – August 30, 2017) was an American basketball coach. He served as the head men's basketball coach at Stony Brook University (1969–1971), Villanova University (1973–1992), the University of Nevada, ...

(1934–2017), American college basketball coach and former player *

Roland McLenahan Roland Joseph "Rollie" McLenahan (October 26, 1921 – April 23, 1984) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. He played 8 games in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings during the 1945–46 NHL season, 1945–46 ...

(1921-1984), Canadian National Hockey League player *

Roland Melanson Roland "Rollie the Goalie" Joseph Melanson (born June 28, 1960) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former goaltender in the National Hockey League (NHL). After a lengthy career in the NHL with the New York Islanders, Minnesota North Stars, Los A ...

(born 1960), Canadian retired ice hockey goaltender and coach, nicknamed "Rollie the goalie" *

Rollie Miles Elmer Roland "Rollie" Miles (February 16, 1927 – August 17, 1995) was a professional football player for the Canadian Football League (CFL)'s Edmonton Eskimos. Miles played offence (running back), defence (linebacker, defensive back), and sp ...

(1927-1995), Canadian Football League player *

Roland Paulhus Regis Emmanuel Roland "Rollie" Paulhus (September 1, 1901 – December 30, 1964) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He played 33 games in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens during the 1925–26 season. The rest ...

(1901-1964), Canadian National Hockey League player * Roland Pemberton (born 1986), Canadian rapper under the stage name

Cadence Weapon Roland "Rollie" Pemberton, better known by his stage name Cadence Weapon, is a Canadian-American rapper based in Toronto, Ontario. Born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, Pemberton released his first album, '' Breaking Kayfabe'', in 2005 with posit ...

* Felix Rossignol (1920-1981), Canadian ice hockey player *

Rollie Sheldon Roland Frank Sheldon (born December 17, 1936) is an American former professional baseball player, a right-handed pitcher who appeared in 160 Major League games from to and to . Born in Putnam, Connecticut, he attended the University of Connec ...

(born 1936), American retired Major League Baseball pitcher * Roland “Rollie” Page Dimick (born 1969), American, Pediatrician, artist, philosopher, designer, entrepreneur.

Rollands

Rolland Busch Rolland Busch, (26 October 1920 – 19 July 1985), also known as Rollie Busch, was an Australian theologian and Presbyterian and Uniting Church minister. He was the foundation principal of the Trinity Theological College in Brisbane from when i ...

(1920-1985), Australian theologian and Presbyterian and Uniting Church minister * Rollie Greeno (1926-2010), American college football coach * Rolland W. Redlin (1920-2011), American politician * Rollie Seltz (1924–2022), American retired basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association's first season *

Rollie Stiles Rolland Mays Stiles (November 17, 1906 – July 22, 2007) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Browns from to . Born in Ratcliff, Arkansas, he batted and threw right-handed, and was 9–14 wi ...

(1906-2007), American Major League Baseball pitcher *

Rollie Williams Rolland Franklin Williams (October 11, 1897 – April 5, 1968) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach. He played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) for the Racine Legion in 1923. He played fo ...

(1897-1968), American National Football League player in 1923 and college basketball and football coach

Presumed given name

Rollie Cook (Canadian football) Roland Cook (b. February 6, 1934 - d. January 8, 2020) was a Canadian football player who played for the Edmonton Eskimos. He won the Grey Cup with the Eskimos in 1955 and 1956. Born in Edmonton, Alberta., he previously played football with the L ...

(born c. 1936), former Canadian Football League player *

Rollie Zeider Rollie Hubert Zeider (November 16, 1883 – September 12, 1967) was an American professional baseball player. An infielder (playing over 100 games at all four infield positions in his career), he played nine seasons in the major leagues ...

(1883-1967), American Major League Baseball player

Other

* Stratton Rollins

Rollie Heath Stratton Rollins Heath Jr. (born December 28, 1937) is an American politician and former state legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado who previously served as the Colorado State Senate Assistant Minority Leader. Elected to the Colorado State Sen ...

(born 1937), American politician, Democratic Majority Leader of the Colorado State Senate * Ralston

Rollie Hemsley Ralston Burdett Hemsley (June 24, 1907 – July 31, 1972) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for 19 seasons from to . Born in Syracuse, Ohio, he was nicknamed "Rollicking Rollie". Hems ...

(1907-1972), American Major League Baseball catcher * Roleine

Rollie Naylor Roleine Cecil "Rollie" Naylor (February 4, 1892 – June 18, 1966) was an American professional baseball player who pitched in the major leagues from 1917 until 1924. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics The Philadelphia Athletics were ...

(1892-1966), American Major League Baseball pitcher *

Rollin Prather Rollin Wayne "Rollie" Prather (July 17, 1925 – May 28, 1996) was a Canadian football player who played for the Edmonton Eskimos. He won the Grey Cup with them in 1954. Born in Eureka, Kansas, the son of Raymond Lealand and Irene (Bailey) Prathe ...

(1925-1996), Canadian Football League player * Rollie

Lynn Riggs Rollie Lynn Riggs (August 31, 1899 – June 30, 1954) was an American author, poet, playwright and screenwriter. His 1931 play '' Green Grow the Lilacs'' was adapted into the musical ''Oklahoma!''. Early life Riggs was born on a farm near Cl ...

(1899-1954), American author, poet and playwright

Fictional characters

* Roland Tyler, protagonist of the films '' F/X'' and ''F/X2'', played by Bryan Brown

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