32-1089: Rosey can refer to: People [ edit ] Roosevelt Rosey Brown (1932-2004), American National Football League player Sam Dolan (1884–1944), American college football player and coach Rosey Edeh (born 1966), Canadian television personality Gabrielle Rose Rosey Fletcher (born 1975), American Olympic snowboarder Roosevelt Rosey Grier (born 1932), American National Football League player, actor and minister Rosey E. Pool (1905-1971), Dutch writer, poet, educator and translator William Rosenbaum (1889-1949), American politician Albert Rosey Rowswell (1884-1955), American Major League Baseball radio sportscaster Roosevelt Taylor (born 1937), American former National Football League player Rosey (wrestler) (1970–2017), WWE ring name of professional wrestler Matthew Anoa'i Other uses [ edit ] Institut Le Rosey , prestigious international boarding school in Switzerland Rosey, Haute-Saône , commune of
64-421: A one-year contract for $ 3,500 on March 25, 1953. Having been picked as the 321st player in the draft, he is considered "one of the biggest steals in draft history." As a rookie, Brown appeared in all 12 games for a Giants team that compiled a 3–9 record during the 1953 season. In October 1953, sports writer Earl Wright wrote of Brown: "He is built like a museum statue – slender hips and broad shoulders. But he
96-655: A scholarship to play for the Morgan State Bears football team under head coach Edward P. Hurt . He was selected as an All- Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association player in both 1951 and 1952, and was a co-captain of the 1952 Morgan State team that compiled a 5–4 record. In December 1952, he was selected by the Pittsburgh Courier as a first-team offensive tackle on its 1952 All-America team. The Courier cited Brown's ability to open holes for Morgan State's backs and quoted Morgan State coach Hurt saying, "It
128-565: Is my considered opinion that Roosevelt Brown is the best tackle developed at Morgan State in recent years. He has weight, speed and aggressiveness. If some pro team doesn't pick him, it will be missing a bet." In January 1953, the New York Giants selected Brown in the 27th round (321st overall pick) of the 1953 NFL draft . The Giants drafted Brown after seeing him featured in the Pittsburgh Courier' s All-American team. Brown signed
160-486: Is no statue on the field. He surprised the Giants by outrunning Arnie Weinmeister , New York's fleet defensive tackle, in windsprints." Brown also gained attention as a rookie for his style, wearing "fancy street clothing" and regularly sporting a mustache, derby hat and umbrella. Brown again started all 12 games for the 1954 and 1955 Giants teams that compiled records of 7–5 and 6–5–1. The Giants teams during these years
192-482: The 1965 Giants . In all, Brown appeared in 162 games for the Giants, missing only four games during his 13-year NFL career. Brown was selected as a first-team All-NFL player eight times during his NFL career: 1956 ( AP , UPI , NEA , Sporting News ); 1957 (AP, UPI, NEA, Sporting News ); 1958 (AP, UPI, NEA, Sporting News ); 1959 (AP, UPI, NEA, Sporting News ); 1960 (UPI, Sporting News ); 1961 (AP, UPI, NEA, Sporting News ); 1962 (AP, UPI); and 1963 (UPI, NEA). He
224-631: The Cleveland Browns , who had appeared in six consecutive since joining the NFL in 1950 . The 1956 Giants featured a number of Hall of Fame players, including safety Emlen Tunnell , running back Frank Gifford , offensive tackle Roosevelt Brown , linebacker Sam Huff , and defensive end Andy Robustelli . Two assistants of Giants head coach Jim Lee Howell , offensive coordinator Vince Lombardi and defensive coordinator Tom Landry , later became Hall of Fame head coaches with other franchises; Lombardi coached
256-618: The Green Bay Packers to five NFL Championships during the 1960s and Landry led the Dallas Cowboys to five Super Bowls , with two wins, during the 1970s. He was the head coach of the Cowboys for 29 seasons, through 1988 . The game was played on an icy field, with temperatures hovering around 20 °F (−7 °C). To adjust to the slick conditions, the Giants opted to wear sneakers instead of traditional football cleats. The advantage
288-495: The 180-pound Brown to play football, though he did so initially without his father's knowledge. Coach Smith said, "The band director almost wanted to fight me for him. He said that 'Rosey' would be a great trumpet player, and I said he'd be a great blocker. I just couldn't see a 210 pound kid playing the trumpet." After graduating from high school, Brown attended Morgan State College , a historically black college in Baltimore , on
320-479: The Bears first play from scrimmage, Bears quarterback Ed Brown fumbled the handoff to Rick Casares which was recovered by the Giants. 38-year-old Ben Agajanian kicked 17-yard field goal after the offense went three and out. On the Bears next drive, Brown was intercepted by Jim Patton, and Agajanian kicked another field goal, giving the Giants a 13–0 lead. The Bears then turned the ball over on downs in their own end to end
352-596: The Eastern Conference title and hosted the Chicago Bears (9–2–1), the Western Conference champions. The teams had met in the regular season five weeks earlier on November 25 at Yankee Stadium and played to a 17–17 tie; the Bears entered the championship game in late December as slight favorites. The Giants hosted because the home field for the title game alternated between the conferences; home field advantage
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#1733086183475384-640: The Giants to six division championships and the 1956 NFL Championship Game . He was selected as a first-team All-Pro player eight consecutive years and was also selected to play in the Pro Bowl nine times. After retiring as a player, Brown remained with the Giants as an assistant coach and later as a scout. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1975, was named to the National Football League 75th Anniversary All-Time Team in 1994 and
416-430: The Giants' championship team, blocking for the team's backs Frank Gifford (819 rushing yards), Alex Webster (694 rushing yards), and Mel Triplett (515 rushing yards). Sports writer Murray Olderman wrote: "The New York Giants have football's greatest ground threat, and Roosevelt Brown, an ultra-fast 245-pounder, is an integral part of it." Gifford, the NFL's Most Valuable Player in 1956, later said: "I wouldn't be in
448-505: The Giants' kickoff, kickoff return, punt, punt return, and field goal attempt platoons. He was also known on defense as the "head 'traffic cop' on New York's last-ditch 'goal-line stand' platoon." Brown was also known for his physique. A 1964 article in The New York Times noted: His neck, shoulders and chest are massive. But the body tapers in a heroic way. His waist and buttocks, in proportion to what's above, are small. Then come
480-475: The Giants' summer camp, but on August 23, 1966, he announced his retirement as a player. The Giants announced at the same time that the team had hired Brown as an assistant coach. He became the Giants' assistant offensive line coach and was promoted to offensive line coach in 1969. He later worked as a scout for the Giants. As a player, coach and scout, his career with the Giants spanned more than 50 years. Brown received numerous honors for his contributions to
512-599: The Hall of Fame if it weren't for him. ... The longest run of my career was on a pitchout against Washington. Rosie made a block at the line of scrimmage. I cut it up, and then I'm running downfield and I look up and I see No. 79 in front of me, and he wiped out another guy." At the end of the 1956 season, Brown was unanimously selected as a first-team All-NFL player by the Associated Press (AP), United Press (UP), NEA, The Sporting News , and New York Daily News . Brown
544-687: The Haute-Saône département in France Rosey, Saône-et-Loire , commune of the Saône-et-Loire département in France "Rosey 105", a former branding of American radio station KRSK See also [ edit ] Rosie (disambiguation) Rosy (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Rosey . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
576-399: The first half. The Giants scored another touchdown when they blocked a punt in the end zone and recovered, leading 34–7 at halftime. The Giants scored two more second half touchdowns, and coasted to a 47–7 win before 56,836. The 1956 NFL title was the Giants' fourth; they played in five of the six title games from 1958 through 1963 , but did not win any of them. After the 1956 title, it
608-434: The first quarter. On the ensuing drive, Alex Webster took a 22-yard catch and run from quarterback Charlie Conerly setting up a 3-yard touchdown run, increasing the lead to 20–0. George Blanda and the Bears responded with a touchdown drive of their own, but Webster broke the Bears collective backs on the next Giants drive when he sidestepped a screen pass for a 50-yard gain and scored a 1-yard touchdown run, his second of
640-497: The legs, similarly massive. ... A lady of certain artistic talent has tried numerous times to capture Rosey Brown on her sketch pad. She has never been satisfied with the results. 'I'm not worthy of the subject,' she has said. 'I leave him to Michelangelo.' In November 1964, at age 32, Brown acknowledged that time was catching up with him: "You lose a step and you're done. You know how to do things, but you can't do them any more." Brown lasted one more year, appearing in all 14 games for
672-498: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rosey&oldid=1169739951 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with given-name-holder lists Nicknames Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Rosey Brown Roosevelt " Rosey " Brown Jr. (October 20, 1932 – June 9, 2004)
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#1733086183475704-399: The others had. We could do just about anything we wanted to do and didn't have any coaches to check on us. We could drink beer in our rooms, have people in, party it up. We had the best deal. It made me kind of angry when segregation ended and we had to stay with the white boys. In 1956, the Giants compiled an 8–3–1 record and won the 1956 NFL Championship Game . Brown played a key role for
736-699: The sport. His honors include the following: In June 2004, Brown suffered a heart attack while gardening and died at his home in the Columbus section of Mansfield Township, Burlington County, New Jersey , at age 71. He was survived by his wife, the former Linda Lock, two stepchildren, and two sisters. 1956 NFL Championship Game The 1956 NFL Championship Game was the league 's 24th championship game , played at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx in New York City on December 30. The New York Giants (8–3–1) won
768-452: The white sneakers provided in footing was cited as a major factor in New York's romp. Twenty-two years earlier on an icy Polo Grounds field, the Giants had employed the same tactic and beat the Bears to win the 1934 NFL Championship Game in the famous " Sneakers Game ." The Giants opened with a 53-yard kick return from rookie halfback Gene Filipski and scored a touchdown 3 plays later. On
800-521: Was 15 and from college at 19. When I played my first game for the Giants, in 1953, I was still 19. He attended Jefferson High School , the African American high school in Charlottesville. He played trombone in the school's band, having been forbidden to play football after his older brother was injured playing the sport and died. The school's football coach, Robert W. Smith, ultimately persuaded
832-432: Was also selected to play in the Pro Bowl nine times: 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1964, and 1965. While playing with the Giants, Brown and his wife Thelma were residents of Teaneck, New Jersey , where they were neighbors of New York Yankees catcher Elston Howard . In March 1966, Brown was hospitalized with phlebitis , calling into doubt his ability to continue his playing career. Brown participated in
864-429: Was an American professional football offensive tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants from 1953 to 1965. He played college football for the Morgan State Bears and was selected by the Giants in the 27th round of the 1953 NFL draft . Brown appeared in 162 games for the Giants, missing only four games in a 13-year career. In his prime, between 1956 and 1963, he helped lead
896-602: Was another thirty years before their next, Super Bowl XXI in January 1987 . Although the home team, the Giants wore their white jerseys and the Bears their navy blue. New York's custom at the time was to alternate between blue and white jerseys at home. The blue jerseys were designated as the "home jerseys" beginning in 1957, while the white tops served as inspiration for the Giants current road uniforms they started wearing in 2005 . Sunday, December 30, 1956 Kickoff: 2:05 p.m. EST The NFL had five game officials in 1956 ;
928-615: Was named to the NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team in 2019. He was also included on the NFL 1950s All-Decade Team and The Sporting News ' list of the 100 Greatest Football Players. Brown was born in Charlottesville, Virginia , in 1932. Brown recalled his youth as follows: I was always a big boy. When I was 6, my mother put me in school and I took a test. I must have passed it because they put me in third grade. No first grade and no second grade. That meant I graduated from high school when I
960-638: Was not implemented until 1975 . Both teams had been absent from the league title game for a decade, when the Bears won the championship over the Giants at the Polo Grounds in 1946 . The Giants' most recent NFL title was before World War II , in 1938 . The 1956 season marked the Giants' first at Yankee Stadium , moving across the Harlem River from the Polo Grounds. This was the first championship since 1949 without
992-467: Was one of only two players to be chosen by all 28 AP voters as a first-team All-NFL player. He was also received the NFL's Lineman of the Year award. Brown remained a fixture in the Giants' offensive line through the 1965 season. In his prime, between 1956 and 1963, he helped lead the team to six division championships and one NFL championship. Brown was known primarily as an offensive tackle but also played on
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1024-441: Was overwhelmingly white, and Brown spent most of his time with Emlen Tunnell , the other African-American starter on the team. The two were roommates in New York. On the road, team owner Wellington Mara arranged for the two to stay in private homes with black families rather than staying in the hotels with the white players. Brown later recalled this as a benefit during segregation: [W]e loved it! Hell, we didn't have curfews like
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