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Rosey Grier

Roosevelt Grier

Position: DT-DE
Height: 6-5    Weight: 284 lbs.
Born: July 14, 1932 in Cuthbert, GA
College: Penn State

Career AV: 89 (244th overall since 1950)

2-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the New York Giants in the 3rd round (31st overall) of the 1955 NFL Draft.

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Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty AV
1955 23 NYG RDE 76 12 0 0 2 0 0 9
1956*+ 24 NYG RDT 76 12 0 0 3 0 0 16
1958 26 NYG RDT 76 10 0 0 1 0 0 16
1959 27 NYG RDT 76 12 0 0 1 0 0 17
1960* 28 NYG RDT 76 12 0 1 10
1961 29 NYG RDT 76 14 0 0 2 7 0 9
1962 30 NYG RDT 76 13 0 0 2 5 0 7
1963 31 RAM RDT 76 14 0 0 1 0 0 6
1964 32 RAM RDT 76 14 14 0 1 0 0 6
1965 33 RAM RDT 76 14 0 6
1966 34 RAM RDT 76 14 0 1 8
Career 141 14 0 13 12 0 2 110
7 yrs NYG 85 0 0 11 12 0 1 84
4 yrs RAM 56 14 0 2 0 0 1 26

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1960* 28 NYG RDT 76 12 0 1 2
1966 34 RAM RDT 76 14 0 1 2
Career 141 14 2 4
7 yrs NYG 85 0 1 2
4 yrs RAM 56 14 1 2

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4 Jevon Kearse, Chester McGlockton, Jack Youngblood*, Michael Carter, Lee Roy Selmon*, Kris Jenkins, John Elliott, Alex Karras, Trevor Pryce, Thurman McGraw
5 Michael Carter, Chester McGlockton, Alex Karras, Cortez Kennedy, Lee Roy Selmon*, Wally Chambers, Warren Sapp, Howie Long*, Jack Youngblood*, Julius Peppers
6 Alex Karras, John Randle, Bob Lilly*, Chester McGlockton, Cortez Kennedy, Lee Roy Selmon*, Kevin Williams, Gene Brito, Warren Sapp, Howie Long*
7 Alex Karras, Gene Brito, Kevin Williams, Buck Buchanan*, John Randle, Michael Strahan, Cortez Kennedy, Jason Taylor, Bob Lilly*, Howie Long*
8 Buck Buchanan*, Gene Brito, Neil Smith, La'Roi Glover, Jim Katcavage, Julius Peppers, Alex Karras, Bill Stanfill, Chester McGlockton, Richard Seymour
9 La'Roi Glover, Richard Seymour, Jim Katcavage, Chester McGlockton, Neil Smith, Charles Mann, Bill Stanfill, Charlie Johnson, Claude Humphrey, Michael Strahan
10 Jim Katcavage, La'Roi Glover, Steve McMichael, Chester McGlockton, Gary Larsen, Claude Humphrey, Roger Brown, Howie Long*, Charles Mann, Gene Brito
11 La'Roi Glover, Chester McGlockton, Jim Katcavage, Steve McMichael, Howie Long*, Bryant Young, Charles Mann, Gary Larsen, Michael Dean Perry, Roger Brown
Career La'Roi Glover, Chester McGlockton, Roger Brown, Charles Mann, Fred Miller, Michael Dean Perry, Claude Humphrey, Gary Larsen, Harvey Martin, Ray Childress

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Pro Bowls

1956
1960

First-Team All-Pro

1956

Fumbles Recovered

1956 NFL 3 (3)

Safeties

1960 NFL 1 (1/18)
1966 NFL 1 (1/18)
Career 2 (20)

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

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1956Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1958Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
1959Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL
1960Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
1961NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
1962Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
1963Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL