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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
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 Draft
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| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1955 | 23 | NYG | RDE | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1956*+ | 24 | NYG | RDT | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1958 | 26 | NYG | RDT | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1959 | 27 | NYG | RDT | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1960* | 28 | NYG | RDT | 12 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1961 | 29 | NYG | RDT | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1962 | 30 | NYG | RDT | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1963 | 31 | RAM | RDT | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1964 | 32 | RAM | RDT | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1965 | 33 | RAM | RDT | 14 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1966 | 34 | RAM | RDT | 14 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Career | 141 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 7 yrs | NYG | 85 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 4 yrs | STL | 56 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960* | 28 | NYG | RDT | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1966 | 34 | RAM | RDT | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Career | 141 | 14 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 7 yrs | NYG | 85 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 yrs | STL | 56 | 14 | 1 | 2 |
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
Glossary|
1st-team All-Pro |
Fumbles Recovered |
Safeties |
Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)
All-Pro Teams
Glossary|
1956 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL 1956 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL 1956 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL 1956 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL 1956 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL 1958 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL 1958 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL 1959 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL 1959 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL 1960 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL 1961 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL 1962 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf. 1963 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf. 1963 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL |