Roosevelt "Rosey" Brown Giants 23x30 Original Pro Football Hall of Fame Display

Display measures approximately 23.5" x 30.5". Includes glass from display originally hung at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. 

The Pro Football Hall of Fame opened in Canton, Ohio, on September 7, 1963, with 17 charter enshrinees. After being open for 50 years there were less than 300 members and Roosevelt Brown is one of them.

The successful bidder will become the steward of this one of kind piece of New York Football Giants sports memorabilia – don’t miss this opportunity to own a piece of NFL Football History.

Rosey Brown was a 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. 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 Roosevelt Brown was ranked number 57 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Football Players.

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