Rosey Grier

Roosevelt "Rosey" Grier (born July 14, 1932 in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Cuthbert, Georgia), is an American football player, actor, and Christian minister. One of twelve children, Grier was named after U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Actress Pam Grier is his cousin. Grier was well known in the 1970s for his hobbies of needlepoint and macrame, practices not normally associated with "macho" sports figures.

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July 14 - 1932 - Brooklyn - New York - Cuthbert - Georgia - Football - Christian - Franklin Delano Roosevelt - Pam Grier - Cousin - 1970s - Needlepoint - Macrame - Macho

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