Gene Rose (American football end)

{{Short description|American football player (1913–1986)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{for|the Chicago Cardinals player|Gene Rose (American football back)}}

{{Infobox NFL player

| name = Gene Rose

| number = 26

| position = End

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1913|8|15}}

| birth_place = Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1986|1|16|1913|8|15}}

| death_place = Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 185

| high_school = Lockland (Lockland, Ohio)

| college = Tennessee

| draftyear = 1936

| draftround = 4

| draftpick = 36

| pastteams =

• New York Giants ({{NFL Year|1936}})

| highlights =

• 2× Second-team All-SEC (1934, 1935)

| statlabel1 = Receptions

| statvalue1 = 6

| statlabel2 = Receiving yards

| statvalue2 = 73

| statlabel3 = Rushing yards

| statvalue3 = 13

| pfr = RoseGe20

}}

Roy Eugene Rose (August 15, 1913 – January 16, 1986) was an American football end in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants. He played college football at the University of Tennessee and was drafted in the fourth round of the 1936 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1936 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1936/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He was the first player out of the University of Tennessee to be drafted into the NFL.{{Cite web |title=Tennessee Drafted Players/Alumni |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/schools/tennessee/drafted.htm |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He played in seven games in his professional career with the Giants.{{Cite web |title=Gene Rose Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RoseGe20.htm |access-date=2024-03-05 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}