Roosevelt Taylor
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| Position | Safety | ||||||||
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| Born | July 4, 1937 Eudora, Arkansas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | May 29, 2020 (aged 82) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 186 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Joseph S. Clark Sr. (New Orleans) | ||||||||
| College | Grambling (1957–1960) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1961: undrafted | ||||||||
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Roosevelt "Rosey" Taylor (July 4, 1937 – May 29, 2020) was an American professional football player who was a safety for the Chicago Bears, San Francisco 49ers, and Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Grambling Tigers. Part of Grambling's initial SWAC championship defense in 1960 – the group included four future All-Pros – Taylor went on to lead the NFL with nine interceptions in 1963, on the way to 32 career picks.