Mel Hein was a two-sport star (football and basketball) at Washington State, and it was on the gridiron where he sought his professional status as an athlete.
Rosey Brown played at Morgan State, a historically black college in Baltimore. The NFL was in the infancy of scouting HBCUs, and the New York Giants landed him in the 27thRound. This selection resulted in the greatest value pick in franchise history.
After playing at Toledo, a stint with the Coast Guard, and another college football run with Iowa, Emlen Tunnell would make Giants' history as the first African-American they signed. As it would turn out, Tunnell would also become the best signing they ever did.
There are a lot of great players who competed in the National Football League, though only a select few can be called legends. Only a few of those legends can be called game-changers. Let's meet Lawrence Taylor, one of the few who fits this description