draftyear finalyear death_date death_place birth_place debutyear statvalue hof article_title position draftround college birth_date nfl number image draftpick statlabel
1953 1965 9 june 2004 mansfield township , new jersey charlottesville , virginia 1953 163 4 32 35 rosey brown
 tackle 27 morgan state 20 october 1932 bro666264 79 rosey brown.jpg 321 games played fumble recoveries kick return yards
rosey brown

roosevelt `` rosey '' brown , jr. -lrb- october 20 , 1932 -- june 9 , 2004 -rrb- was an american football offensive lineman in the national football league for the new york giants from 1953 to 1965 .
brown was drafted by the giants out of morgan state university in the 1953 nfl draft after being noticed by the giants in the `` pittsburgh courier '' , an african-american newspaper that named him to their 1952 black all-american team .
on the offensive line , brown pass blocked for quarterbacks charlie conerly and y. a. tittle and run blocked for backs like alex webster and frank gifford .
despite his 6 ' 3 '' , 255-pound frame , brown was very quick on his feet which was very unusual for his era .
he is considered one of the greatest `` sleeper picks '' in nfl history as he was drafted in 27th round of the nfl draft .
brown was named to the pro bowl a total of nine times and helped the giants win the nfl championship in 1956 .
following the 1965 season , brown retired , suffering from chronic phlebitis .
he became the giants ' assistant offensive line coach in 1966 and was promoted to offensive line coach in 1969 .
he remained with the giants organization in the scouting department for many years .
in 1975 , rosey brown was inducted into the pro football hall of fame , and in 1979 , brown was inducted into the virginia sports hall of fame .
in 1999 , he was ranked number 57 on `` the sporting news '' ' list of the 100 greatest football players .
