Al Rose

Alfred Grady Rose (January 26, 1905 – October 1985) was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL) who played for the Providence Steam Roller and the Green Bay Packers, and for 1 season with the New York Yankees of the 2nd AFL. Rose was a three-sport athlete for the University of Texas before playing professionally for 7 seasons. He retired after the 1936 season.

Rose was born in Oenaville, Texas, just outside of Temple, in 1905 and went to high school at Highland Park High School in University Park, Texas where he started playing football in 1923. He went to the University of Texas starting in 1926 where he was a three-sport athlete who lettered 3 times in Football, 3 times in basketball and twice in track. He led Texas to Southwest Conference Championships in Football in 1928 and in track in 1929. He was the runner-up in the discus at the 1929 SWC Track Championship. In football, where he was nicknamed "Big Un" he played halfback and end; he made the 1929 All-Southwest Conference football team and was named the team's MVP that year. He finished his career with the Yankees of the AFL. During the offseason he would work with the Douglas Aircraft company in Santa Monica, CA.

He stayed in Green Bay after his playing days were over and became a branch manager of CIT Financial Corporation until his retirement of 1936. He was a charter member of the NFL Alumni Association and was inducted into the Texas Longhorns Hall of Honor in 1985.