The Greatest Athlete To Wear #79 is Roosevelt Brown. Roosevelt Brown was one of the great offensive lineman of the 1950’s for the New York Giants. He was big and quick and relentless. He is in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He was a 9 time All-Pro. He was ranked by The Sporting News as the 57th greatest player in NFL history. He played with the Giants from 1953-65.

Other notable #79’s- Big Bob St. Clair a 6’9″ 265 offensive tackle with the 49ers who is also a Hall of Famer. Ron McDole was a fine defensive end in the 1960s’-70’s who had a great nickname “The Dancing Bear” Coy Bacon and Ross Browner two other fine defensive lineman. Not many greats wearing the #79.