Roosevelt"Rosey" Grier (born July 14, 1932) is an American actor, singer, Christian minister, and former professional American football player. He was a notable college football player for The Pennsylvania State University who earned a retrospective place in the National Collegiate Athletic Association 100th anniversary list of 100 most influential student athletes. read more
When his football career ended, Rosey became the bodyguard of Robert F. Kennedy, the then US senator. Robert was a friend of Rosey. The night Robert was shot Rosey was guarding the senator’s pregnant wife, Ethel Kennedy. When Robert was shot Rosey was the one who forcefully took the gun from Robert’s assassinator, Sirhan Sirhan. read more