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Rolla Bigelow

American banker

Died when: 74 years 180 days (893 months)
Star Sign: Gemini

 

Rolla Bigelow

Robert Lavante "Rolla" Bigelow (June 19, 1878 – December 16, 1952) was an American banker and football player.A native of Shiawassee County, Michigan, he played college football for Michigan Agricultural College in 1898 and the University of Michigan from 1902 to 1903.

He played for Fielding H.Yost's "Point-a-Minute" teams that compiled a record of 22-0-1 and outscored opponents 1,209 to 18 during the 1902 and 1903 seasons.

He later moved to New York where he founded the investment banking firm, Bigelow & Co., in the 1910s.In 1921, he founded Bigelow State Bank, which later became Eastern Exchange Bank.


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