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  Rosey Grier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Grier was well known in the 1970s for his hobbies of needlepoint and macrame, practices not normally associated with "macho" sports figures.
Grier served as a bodyguard for his friend, U.S. Senator and presidential candidate Robert Kennedy, but was guarding Ethel Kennedy, the Senator's wife, then expecting a child, the night that Kennedy was assassinated in Los Angeles in 1968.
Grier was ordained a Christian minister in 1983, and the next year he founded his nonprofit resource center for inner-city teens, developing spiritual and educational programs for disadvantaged youths.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rosey_Grier   (579 words)

  
 Crosswalk.com - People of Faith: Rosey Grier
There is Rosey the ordained minister, Rosey the author, Rosey the singer and songwriter, Rosey the actor, Rosey the humanitarian, Rosey the Republican, Rosey the visionary and Rosey the former NFL All-Pro defensive linemen with the New York Giants and Los Angeles Rams.
Grier even managed to become a participant in one of the biggest media feeding frenzies in U.S. history when, as a pastor, he visited O.J. Simpson in jail while the former star running back awaited trial for the murder of his wife and her friend.
Grier's latest association is with the Lead Like Jesus Movement, a ministry aimed at teaching people how to model the leadership teachings and techniques of Jesus.
www.crosswalk.com /faith/1242487.html   (966 words)

  
 BobbyDarin.net: Bobby produces Roosevelt Grier's "Soul City"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Roosevelt (Rosey) Grier's "Soul City " was produced by Bobby Darin in two sessions (May 21 and May 22, 1964) at the RCA Victor Recording Studios in Hollywood, CA.
Rosey auditioned for me "live," and as soon as he opened his mouth I knew that -- as great as he is playing football - he'd rather sing.
Rosey is a natural singer, with a rich Roy Hamilton-type sound on big notes and the pulsating rhythm sense of B. King.
www.bobbydarin.net /soulcity.html   (541 words)

  
 Pam Grier Summary
Grier was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina to African-American parents Clarence Ransom Grier, who worked in the air force, and Gwendolyn Samuels, a homemaker; she has two sisters and is the cousin of football player and actor Rosey Grier.
Grier moved to Los Angeles, California in 1967, where she was initially hired as a receptionist at American International Pictures.
Grier highlighted a successful television series during the '90s on B.E.T. She once again appeared in a leading role in 1997 as the titular stewardess in Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown, which many consider her best work so far.
www.bookrags.com /Pam_Grier   (696 words)

  
 Barnes & Noble.com - Biography
From there, he was recruited into the NFL where he was first a linebacker for the New York Giants and then a tackle for the Los Angeles Rams, where he became part of the legendary "Fearsome Foursome" that included Lamar Lundy, Merlin Olsen, and Deacon Jones.
Grier made his feature-film debut in Lee Frost's memorable low-budget exploitation film The Thing With Two Heads (1972), in which Grier's head was grafted alongside the head of racist scientist Ray Milland.
Grier's philanthropic work includes a place on the board of directors for the Special Olympics, a position he has held since 1968, and a position as an activist director for the Milken Family Foundation, a large philanthropic organization that funds worthy social causes.
video.barnesandnoble.com /search/Biography.asp?ctr=225405   (436 words)

  
 Rosey Grier raising awareness of prostate cancer | The San Diego Union-Tribune
Rosey Grier raising awareness of prostate cancer
As one of the Los Angeles Rams' "Fearsome Foursome," defensive lineman Rosey Grier was a force on the football field.
Today, Grier is fighting on different turf – he's working with the Prostate Cancer Foundation to raise awareness.
www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20050329/news_1c29filler2.html   (104 words)

  
 Crosswalk.com - Rosey Grier on Leading Like Jesus
Grier's others-centered philosophy dovetails nicely with the mission of Lead Like Jesus, a faith-based movement that grew out of the Center of FaithWalk Leadership.
Grier already had co-founded American Neighborhood Enterprises and Impact Urban America, which are a combination of real estate, development and construction companies committed to providing job training, employment, first-time buyer programs and affordable housing for the disadvantaged, underprivileged and at-risk persons in the inner cities of the nation.
Grier, who played 13 seasons in the NFL with the New York Giants and Los Angeles Rams, sees a correlation between football philosophy and the founding principles of Lead Like Jesus.
www.crosswalk.com /faith/pastors/1242488.html   (747 words)

  
 Print Rosey Grier Biography -- AEI Speakers Bureau
He is among that breed of rare individuals you must experience to get a true taste of their greatness and the impact they have on others.
Rosey first popped into national prominence as an All-Pro defensive tackle with the New York Giants in 1957.
Rosey is indelibly etched in the memory of all America because of his role in subduing Sirhan Sirhan during the Robert Kennedy assassination.
www.aeispeakers.com /print.php?SpeakerID=1372   (455 words)

  
 Rosey Grier - AOL Music
The Fearsome Foursome / 'Rosey' Grier / Rosey Grier / Rosie Grier...
Rosey Grier's Needlepoint for Men - a photoset on Flickr
Download, listen and watch Rosey Grier music, mp3's, song lyrics, music videos, Internet radio, live performances, concerts, and more on AOL Music.
music.aol.com /artist/rosey-grier/31051/main   (126 words)

  
 - Hall of Champions
Grier had been a star with the New York Giants before being traded to the Rams in 1963.
Grier weighed at least 300 pounds - the Giants scale only went that high and Grier maxed it out every time - and he could make tackles from sideline to sideline.
When Grier retired after the 1966 season, Brown was acquired in a trade from Detroit where he had been a five-time Pro Bowl selection playing next to Alex Karras.
planetrams.5u.com /hall7.html   (1162 words)

  
 St Louis Rams - The Fearsome Foursome
Sometimes tabbed as the "Secretary of Defense," Jones felt his most creative innovation was the head slap, since outlawed, where the pass rusher sharply slapped the blocker's helmet at the snap of the ball in an effort to get an extra step needed to break free.
Grier then played with the Los Angeles Rams from 1963 to 1966.
Despite his reluctance to inflict any kind of pain on an opposing player, Rosey Grier nonetheless struck fear in opposing QBs and runningbacks alike.
stlouisramsx.com /fearsome4.html   (425 words)

  
 Pam Grier | The A.V. Club
Perhaps the foremost icon of the blaxploitation era, Pam Grier began her film career in the early 1970s and quickly came to represent a new female cinematic archetype: sexy, strong, and perpetually willing to whoop some bad-guy ass.
A military brat and the cousin of football player Rosey Grier, Grier made her debut in Russ Meyer's cult classic Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls.
In the mid-'90s, longtime fan Quentin Tarantino gave Grier's career a boost by casting her in the lead role of Jackie Brown, his follow-up to Pulp Fiction.
www.avclub.com /content/node/22535   (2694 words)

  
 Video Cheese December 2002:  A Jabootu Nugget
Still, there was seldom a film Grier appeared in that didn’t benefit from her presence, and this is no exception.
Rosey is seen on his fire escape, strumming his guitar.
Directed to Rosey’s apartment building, Sam climbs up the fire escape so as to be ‘stealthy.’ This doesn’t really net him anything, however, as Rosey’s just sitting up on the roof and playing his guitar.
www.jabootu.com /vcdecohtwo.htm   (7057 words)

  
 Rosey Grier and many great motivational speakers and keynote speakers from Republic Speakers Bureau
Former NFL star and actor Rosey Grier is a humongous 300+ pound man, but he is commonly referred to as the “Gentle Giant”.
Grier is well known to the public for his role in subduing Sirhan Sirhan, convicted of assassinating Robert Kennedy.
Grier tackled Sirhan after he shot the senator at the Embassy Hotel in Los Angeles in 1968.
www.greatkeynotespeakers.com /speakers.html?speaker=608   (252 words)

  
 Rosey - AOL Music
Rosey embodies the spirit of vintage Jazz Standards, but speaks in modern words,...
Using the ring name of Rosey, Anoa'i made his WWE debut on the July 22, 2002 episode...
In June 2003, Jamal was fired from WWE, and Rosey was forced into a...
music.aol.com /artist/rosey/160828/main   (140 words)

  
 Citrus: Rosey Grier puts muscle behind restoration project
Football great Roosevelt "Rosey" Grier builds some team spirit Thursday among children helping with preservation work on the old Hernando School.
When County Commissioner Brad Thorpe stepped to the podium, he said, "Rosey, you are big." Inverness Mayor Joyce Rogers presented Grier with a cup of candy Hugs and Kisses, "because that's kind of the way we are," she said.
When Grier, 68, took the podium he was clearly out to motivate his audience, especially the young members.
www.sptimes.com /News/090800/Citrus/Rosey_Grier_puts_musc.shtml   (632 words)

  
 CNN Transcript - Burden of Proof: Yellow Flag Thrown to Protect Privacy of NFL Team Secrets - September 1, 2000
ROSEY GRIER, FORMER NFL PLAYER: Well, you know a team has certain amount of players on a team, and that playbook tells each player what they are suppose to do.
And I believe Rosey is on the money when he says that this is very valuable information, especially to the competition.
They are hired based upon their work in the past, and the owner of a team look at that coach, and said this guy, I like that system here with my team, and they hire the coach based upon his system.
transcripts.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0009/01/bp.00.html   (3961 words)

  
 Jack Nitzsche Record Reviews
Roosevelt "Rosey" Grier was a giant of a man, big, heavy, and fast who played defense and was feared for his power.
Rosey's eyes were like a deer trapped in the headlights - he focused on Jack, but when he brought down his arm to point at Rosey, he would just blurt out "I."
Rosey went on to national fame, as he was with Bobby Kennedy the night Sirhan Sirhan shot him at the Ambassador Hotel, LA in 1968.
www.spectropop.com /JackNitzsche/recordreviews.htm   (6050 words)

  
 IFC Center
You And Me veteran Roosevelt 'Rosey' Grier plays the convict, while Ray Milland plays a top transplant surgeon whose interests tend toward the 'mad' side of the scientific field.
Grier is similarly horrified to find himself playing host to the head of an antiquated Oscar winner, and the Grier/Milland creature promptly escapes Milland's attendants and sets out to prove Grier's innocence.
But his/its attempts are complicated by the machinations of the state governor, who consented to the transplant and understandably fears that the press will concentrate on his role in creating a grotesque two-headed freak of science.
www.ifccenter.com /film?filmid=1721   (373 words)

  
 What A Character!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Born in Linden, New Jersey and raised in Roselle, New Jersey, Roosevelt “Rosey” Grier’s acting career began after he completed an all-pro football career with the L.A. Rams.
Grier overcame stuttering to become an engaging personality both on the playing field and on the TV screen.
Most recently, Grier has been active as a Christian lay leader.
www.what-a-character.com /cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=GrierR   (131 words)

  
 LA Rams Fearsome Foursome   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
In 1962 the Rams third pick in the first round draft was Merlin Oslen, defensive tackle from Utah State.
In 1963 Rosey Grier was acquired from the New York Giants and joined with Lundy, Olsen and Jones to the form the original stingy defensive line called the..."Fearsome Foursome"!
And both are in the Rams' Ring of Fame and NFL's 75th Anniversary team in 1994.
www.ramsusa.com /fear.html   (214 words)

  
 AHR Rosey Grier - For sale by Cloudy Mountain Alpaca
Cinderella is a very versatile young lady -- able to produce gray, fl, and dark brown.
One of his female offspring of 2003, Abbaju, recorded a histogram of 17.9 from her May, 2004 shearing.
Rosey is a good looking rose gray full chilean with excellent conformation.
www.alpacanation.com /herdsires/03_viewherdsire.asp?name=14786   (226 words)

  
 Pushing String » The Rosey Grier collection
Bob DuCharme is turning into a major craft-info source for me! He pointed me to this great collection of photos on Flickr related to Rosey Grier’s notable needlepoint career.
It’s refreshing that most of the Rosey Grier designs aren’t hackneyed — though the “Love/heart” one is pretty ripe.
I guess there was a law in the 1970’s that required all needlepointers to do at least one piece like that.
www.xmlgrrl.com /blog/archives/2005/06/26/the-rosey-grier-collection   (262 words)

  
 Rosey Grier
Grier played 1955-62 for the New York Giants, then 1963-66 for the Los Angeles Rams.
He retired after an injury to his Achilles tendon, becoming an actor (notably in The Thing with Two Heads) and macrame aficionado.
In the immediate aftermath of Robert F. Kennedy's assasination, Grier, along with George Plimpton, helped apprehend Sirhan Sirhan.
www.nndb.com /people/635/000023566   (65 words)

  
 THE THING WITH TWO HEADS
African-American Jack Moss (NFL star Rosey Grier) is scheduled to be executed for a murder he didn't commit.
Whether it's the sight of Grier or Milland with a fake head of the other actor strapped to his neck, or the two men squished together in a special costume (which had to monumentally uncomfortable),
Watermelon?") Grier isn't much of an actor but you can't help but root for him; I suspect he was hired mainly because his huge frame could conceal Milland while trussed up behind him.
www.eccentric-cinema.com /cult_movies/thing_2heads.htm   (927 words)

  
 Roosevelt Grier   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Evil in the Deep (1976) (as Rosey Grier)....
The Thing with Two Heads (1972) (as 'Rosey' Grier)....
The Monty Hall Smokin-Stokin' Fire Brigade (1972) (TV) (as Rosey Grier)....
www.imdb.com /name/nm0340952   (313 words)

  
 Rosey Grier autograph
Fearsome Foursome 16x20 b/w photo autographed by the Rams' defensive front four: Lamar Lundy, Rosey Grier, Merlin Olsen and Deacon Jones **photo may vary
Rosey Grier Autographed 8x10 picture THE MAN WITH 2 HEADS
If you haven't found the item you were looking for, for Fearsome Foursome email us and Grandstand Sports Memorabilia will try to find the item you are looking for.
www.grandstandsports.com /gsm/p_Rosey_Grier_1.asp   (179 words)

  
 The Stranger | Seattle | Slog: The Stranger's Blog | What Would Rosey Grier Do?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Any 1 or 2 sentence of explanation should verify how asinine it appears.
Rosey Grier was also a real man. He's the one who tackled the armed-and-shooting Sirhan Sirhan.
Hannah that vid just reminded me of this skit and song and I think Mudede and you might just enjoy it.
www.thestranger.com /blog/2006/12/what_would_rosie_gri.php   (103 words)

  
 NERFECT WORLDWIDE
Flickr is not only useful for showing off pictures from your last wing ding, it can be an interesting place to explore because some folks document some interesting things.
One such item is the book Rosey Grier's Needlepoint for Men...
For the last few years, the makers of Duck brand duct tape have been awarding scholarships to the winners of their Stuck At Prom contest.
www.nerfect.com /lotw0605.html   (234 words)

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