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Jim Rodger, Scottish footballer (died 2024)
James McPhail Rodger was a Scottish footballer. An inside forward and a right winger, Rodger played for Rangers, St Mirren, Newport County, Hearts, Queen of the South and East Fife. After his football career, Rodger was an educator, becoming Headmaster at Portree High School. He died on 3 May 2024, at the age of 90.
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Jim Rodger was born in 1933. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.
These figures put everyday life in Jim Rodger's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.
| Measure | 1933 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | $0.18 | $3.45/gal |
| Average home | $4,800 | $435,000 |
| Average income | $2,300 | $67,500 |
| Minimum wage | $0.25 | $7.25/hr (federal) |
| Movie ticket | $0.20 | $11.95 |
| Postage stamp | $0.03 | $0.73 |
| Population | 125.6M | 341 million |
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