Los Angeles acquired Rosey Grier from New York on July 8,…
Los Angeles acquired Rosey Grier from New York on July 8, 1963 for John LoVetere and a high draft choice. Grier remained with the Rams through 1967 and became part of their celebrated defensive front. The exact downstream identity of the Giants' pick remains uncertain, so the verdict does not credit Los Angeles or New York with an unverified selection outcome. Grier's documented impact gives the Rams the win.
Los Angeles Rams Received
New York Giants Received
- player John LoVetere
- pick high draft pick (possibly 1964 #49-Matt Snell)
Trade Analysis
What Los Angeles Rams Received
Los Angeles Rams side of the legacy row is recorded as Roosevelt Grier / Rosey Grier. That label is treated as archival transaction metadata where the source trail remains conflicted, rather than as an uncontested assertion about every date or downstream identity. Contemporary Associated Press reporting confirms that the Giants traded Roosevelt Grier to Los Angeles on July 8, 1963 for John LoVetere and a high draft choice. Grier became part of the Rams defensive front through 1967. The downstream identity of the high choice is less secure, so the Rams edge rests on Grier rather than an unconfirmed pick attribution.
What New York Giants Received
New York Giants side is recorded as John LoVetere, high draft pick (possibly 1964 #49-Matt Snell). The evaluation uses only value that can be supported through team history, player records, draft ledgers, or contemporary reporting. It does not assign extra credit for a pick or player merely because a later reconstruction lists a possible connection. The key archival limitation is material and is preserved here instead of silently converting a disputed date, player identity, or downstream draft attribution into fact.
Who Won the Trade?
Los Angeles Rams receives the edge because the strongest documented outcome belongs to that side of the exchange. New York Giants still receives credit for the consideration it actually obtained, but the known realized value is less substantial. The grades are therefore tied to the documented football return and not to the unresolved archival question.
Historical Context
Transactions from this era often survive through partial team ledgers, newspaper accounts, player transaction logs and reconstructed draft tables rather than one modern transaction database. For this record, those sources are strong enough to publish a complete reader-facing verdict as long as the uncertainty is stated directly. The result is a full evaluation of the recorded exchange without inventing precision the historical record cannot support.