Birthday: July 14, 1932 (Cancer)
Born In: Cuthbert, Georgia, United States
Rosey Grier
(Actor, American Football Player)
Roosevelt ‘Rosey’ Grier is a former professional football player who played for ‘New York Giants’ and ‘Los Angeles Rams’. He is also an actor, author, singer, protestant minister, and humanitarian. Rosey started playing football at an early age. His talent and skills became evident by the time he reached high school. During his high school days, Rosey started performing very well at various championships and displayed amazing skills. Rosey captained his University team, and also became a member of ‘Alpha Phi Alpha.’ As an actor, Rosey has appeared in movies, such as ‘The Desperate Mission’ (1969), ‘Carter's Army’ (1970), ‘The Treasure of Jamaica Reef’ (1975) and ‘The Glove ‘(1979). He has also worked in a number of TV shows, such as ‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E’ (1964 – 1968), ‘I Dream of Jeannie’ (1965 – 1970), ‘The Wild Wild West’ (1965 – 1969), ‘Daniel Boone’ (1964 – 1970), etc. He became a Protestant minister in 1983 and devoted his life towards helping the unprivileged. In 1986, he published his autobiography ‘The Gentle Giant’.
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