Roosevelt Brown
| Roosevelt Brown | |
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Position (s): Offensive tackle |
Jersey number (s): 79 |
| born October 20, 1932 in Charlottesville , Virginia | |
| died on June 9, 2004 in Mansfield Township , New Jersey | |
| Career information | |
| Active : 1953 - 1965 | |
| NFL Draft : 1953 / Round: 27 / Pick: 321 | |
| College : Morgan State University | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Years of play | 13 |
| Games | 163 |
| Fumble conquered | 4th |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
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| Pro Football Hall of Fame | |
Roosevelt "Rosey" Brown, Junior (* 20th October 1932 in Charlottesville , Virginia ; † 9. June 2004 in Mansfield Township , New Jersey ) was an American American football player and trainer with the New York Giants in the National Football League (NFL).
youth
Brown grew up in the city of his birth. He had two siblings. He played the trombone in his high school orchestra . At the age of 13, the sturdy boy was discovered and approached by the coach of his high school team. Brown accepted the offer and went on to play American football. His skills as a football player then brought to him even after he left school football scholarship one.
Player career
College player
After graduating from high school, Brown studied at Morgan State University in Baltimore , Maryland , a college that was predominantly African-American . Due to the racial barriers that were still common at the time, Brown had little hope of a career in the NFL. However, Brown was an exceptionally quick player for his position; He played with a weight of 115 kg and 1.92 m height as an offensive tackle . In 1952 he was elected Black All-American by the Pittsburgh Courier newspaper, a newspaper with a predominantly black readership . At this point in time, the NFL Draft was not as organized as it is today, where suitable college players with their skills and personal values are already listed in advance. The All-American elections published in the newspapers were therefore an important reference point for the professional teams. Following the publication of the Pittsburgh newspaper , the New York Giants' scouts became aware of Brown.
Professional player
Brown was in 1953 in the 27th round of the 321st spot by the Giants drafted . The Giants gave Brown a one-year contract and promised him a salary of $ 3,000 . Brown also received a train ticket to the Giants training camp and appeared there with a cardboard suitcase, an umbrella, a Homburg and a breakfast box . Dark-skinned players were an exception in the NFL back then. The head coach of the team Steve Owen , however, recognized the extraordinary talent of Brown and gave him a chance in his team to play. Brown received his first probation before his first season. The Giants played against the Cleveland Browns and with defensive end Len Ford was a top player on this team. Ford duped Brown several times and Owen threatened him with early release. For Brown this was the signal to step up and he tackled Ford on two consecutive plays.
Brown received after his convincing debut the order Charlie Conerly , the quarterback of the Giants, who was replaced by YA Tittle from 1961 , to protect and the running back Frank Gifford to block the way into the opposing end zone . The Giants were an exceptionally well-staffed team in the 1950s. Players like Gifford, Emlen Tunnell and Sam Huff were elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame after their careers . Brown and his team moved into the NFL Championship Game six times , only in 1956 they could win the final against the Chicago Bears led by George Blanda with 47: 7. In the years 1958, 1959, 1961-1963 Brown went with his Giants as a loser from the square.
The playful success of the Giants was also noticeable in the payment of Brown. After his early years, he had an annual income of $ 20,000. In 1965, Brown had to retire due to a phlebitis.
Coaching career
Like his teammate Tunnell, Brown became an assistant coach at the Giants. After 1969 he worked as a scout for the Giants.
Honors
Brown played nine times in the Pro Bowl , the final game of the best players of the season. He was voted All-Pro nine times . He is a member of the National Football League 75th Anniversary All-Time Team , the NFL 1950s All-Decade Team and, since 1975, the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The Sporting News magazine named him one of the top 100 football players of all time in 1999. The Giants honor him on the New York Giants Ring of Honor .
Private life and death
Brown has been married twice and has two stepchildren. He died of heart failure in 2004 and was buried in Lincoln Cemetery in Hydraulic .
Web links
- Roosevelt Brown at the New York Giants ( October 27, 2012 memento in the Internet Archive )
- Roosevelt Brown in college
- biography
- Biography II
- Obituary in the New York Times New York Times
- Roosevelt Brown in the database of Find a Grave (English)
- Roosevelt Brown in nndb (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Annual statistics of the Giants
- ^ Annual statistics of the Giants 1956
- ↑ Endgame statistics 1956
- ↑ Roosevelt Brown on the New York Giants Ring of Honor ( Memento of the original from February 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Brown, Roosevelt |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brown, Rosey; Brown, Roosevelt Junior |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player and coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 20, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Charlottesville , Virginia |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 9, 2004 |
| Place of death | Mansfield Township , New Jersey |