Just outside the city which gave us one national hero who has his own holiday, the city of Duluth is designating a holiday for another local hero. Atlanta's Martin Luther King, Jr. led the march to civil rights and equality for all, while former Redskins RB George Rogers earned his accolades by punishing anyone who stood between him and pay dirt.

Rogers won a Heisman Trophy, a Super Bowl ring and is a member of University of South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame, the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame, the New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame and the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame. And now he has his own holiday.

Mayor Nancy Harris and the Duluth City Council have proclaimed March 8 as George Rogers Day and are putting up signs at city entrances identifying Duluth as Rogers' hometown. During his NFL career, Rogers rushed for 7,176 yards and 54 touchdowns. He was a member of the 1988 Redskins team that won a Super Bowl.