Roosevelt Brown

1958 NFL championship game: Men who made the moment

2008-12-14 00:00:00

Ernie Accorsi watched the 1958 NFL championship game between the New York Giants and Baltimore Colts as a 17-year-old Colts fan. He went on to become general manager of both teams that played in the historic contest. He has probably watched the game 40...

'Greatest' came from NFL's best

2008-12-14 00:00:00

On Dec.28, 1958, the NFL's best offense and defense, its finest quarterback, its best possession receiver and big-play threat, its most dominant defensive lineman and prototype offensive tackles, its best-rounded linebacker and its most promising...

April

2009-03-04 00:00:00

April 18, 2009 Healthy Kids Day - YMCA Attention parents and kids from grades K-12, you are invited to the 25th Annual Children's Book Party. Location: All YMCA's Across San Diego County Time: 8:30 am to 10:30am Cost: Free and open to the public Contact:...

Sox's Konerko conked in head, then belts pair of homers

2002-06-28 00:00:00

Paul Konerko would be the first to admit he has a pretty hard head. But not even Konerko could have imagined a curveball bounced off his noggin could change the complexion of a ballgame, if not a season.After Cubs starter Kerry Wood hit him in the...

Wood stays in Red zone

2002-04-03 00:00:00

You never will hear Kerry Wood complain about the unbalanced schedule. If Wood had his way, the Cubs would face the Reds 117 times, not the 17 times this season's schedule dictates. The 24-year-old right-hander improved to 6-0 lifetime against...

Phils' Rolen flashes talent

2002-07-23 21:16:00

If pending free agent Scott Rolen is auditioning for a lucrative contract from the Cubs, he didn't exactly hurt his cause Tuesday. Rolen hammered a game-winning three-run homer off Kyle Farnsworth in Philadelphia's 7-4 victory over the Cubs....

Cubs fall again despite Sosa's 13th homer

2002-05-04 23:06:00

The Cubs fared better against Japanese sensation Kazuhisa Ishii this time. Instead of scoring one run against him, as they did last Sunday at Wrigley Field, they scored two. And they boosted their hit total from three all the way to four. That might...

Chances there, execution isn't

2002-04-01 00:00:00

Jeff Fassero, a wily veteran of 11 major-league seasons, was hoping to catch a break. After hitting Sean Casey to load the bases in the ninth inning Monday, Fassero protested to plate umpire John Shulock, saying his 0-1 fastball had hit Casey's bat,...

Cubs' bats left blowing in the wind

2002-04-12 00:00:00

The sun was shining. The wind was blowing out. It was 67 degrees at game time. Seemingly a perfect setting Thursday at Wrigley Field. Sammy Sosa even came to the plate in the ninth inning with the tying run at third base. But with two outs, the Cubs...

Lieber covers up Cubs' sins

2002-04-09 00:00:00

What does it mean when a team strands 15 of its 17 base runners and still pulls out a victory? Four words: Jon Lieber was pitching. "It was the same Lieber as always," catcher Joe Girardi said. The same Lieber who won 20 games last year and continues...

Cubs good--at giveaway

2002-04-20 00:00:00

The Cubs, who have just two victories to show for their seven Wrigley Field dates this season, failed to make themselves at home Saturday against Cincinnati. Elmer Dessens (1-3) blanked the Cubs over 7 1/3 innings before giving way to relievers Gabe...

Clement just finger-licking good for Cubs

2002-04-19 00:00:00

When Reds manager Bob Boone halted Friday's game to discuss an issue with first-base umpire Tim McClelland, Cubs manager Don Baylor said Boone's motives were clear. "You have to find something to distract a pitcher who's dominating you," Baylor said....

. By graduation in 1953, Brown was a two-time All-American and a three-time All-Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association choice.

2012-04-19 14:16:40

Leroy Kelly graduated in 1963 (left), Willie Lanie graduated in 1966 (second to right) and Franklin Roosevelt graduated in 1952 (right). All are former NFL player and members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

2012-03-09 12:04:55

Roosevelt Brown, pictured holding his bronze bust following his enshrinement into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, in 1975, died June 9 of an apparent heart attack. He was 71.

2004-06-14 09:03:01