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Roosevelt "Rosey" Grier (born July 14, 1932) is an American former football player, bodyguard, actor, singer, Protestant minister, and motivational speaker. He was a college All-American football player for Penn State , and earned a place in the NCAA 100th anniversary list of 100 most influential student athletes. [ 1 ]
John Frederick Dryer (born July 6, 1946) is an American actor, radio host, and former professional football player.. He was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 years, participating in 176 games starting in 1969 until his retirement in 1981.
In 1968, Johnson, football player Rosey Grier, and journalist George Plimpton tackled Sirhan Sirhan moments after he had fatally shot Robert F. Kennedy. After he retired from athletics, Johnson turned to acting, sportscasting, and public service and was instrumental in creating the California Special Olympics .
The model and actress' two teen daughters, Rowan Francis Henchy, 19, and Grier Hammond Henchy, 17, seem to have taken after her in the height department—standing at 5'11" and 5'9", respectively ...
Still later, Rosey Grier was acquired from the New York Giants in 1963 to join Lamar Lundy, Merlin Olsen and Deacon Jones as the Los Angeles Rams starting defensive line. They also became known as the Fearsome Foursome, and the greater publicity garnered by the NFL leads many to assume they were the originals.
The following is a list of gridiron football players who became professional wrestlers. [1] [2] [3] People may appear on the list multiple times if they were signed to more than one league. For example, Clem Turner appears on the list five times because he was in five different leagues.
Merlin Jay Olsen (/ ˈ oʊ l s ən /; September 15, 1940 – March 11, 2010) [1] was an American professional football player, announcer, and actor. For his entire 15-year professional football career he was a defensive tackle with the Los Angeles Rams in the National Football League (NFL).
The 38-year-old I’m a Celebrity contestant, who has been married to the football player turned manager since 2008, revealed that the couple’s eldest son Kai, now 15, previously told Wayne to ...