Rosey Grier
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Defensive tackle, Penn State, to 1954

Rosey Grier

Born
Jul 14, 1932, in Cuthbert, Georgia

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Rosey Grier played defensive tackle at Penn State (to 1954). The New York Giants took Grier in round 3, No. 31 overall in the 1955 NFL Draft.

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

In the NFL

Pro Bowls: 2 (1956, 1960) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 1956 · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2 (1958, 1963)

All-Pro teams: AP first team 1956; AP second team 1958, 1963; Sporting News first team 1956; New York Daily News first team 1956; United Press first team 1956; NEA second team 1956; and 1 more.

Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Books

Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.

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