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Inductee
COLVIN, ROSEVELT
COLVIN, ROSEVELT
Born on September 5, 1977
Indianapolis, Indiana
Inducted On
June 20, 2024
Location Inducted
Indianapolis, Indiana
Region Number
7
Broad Ripple High School
Player
Broad Ripple High School
1995
Rosevelt attended Broad Ripple High School where he was a defensive dominator and became the Indianapolis News Defensive Player of the Year, All Metro player, and was a first team All-State player.
Purdue University
1995
Upon graduation, Rosevelt accepted a football scholarship to Purdue, where he became an All-Big
Ten performer in 1997 and 1998 as well as was Most Valuable Player of the 1998 Alamo Bowl.
Rosevelt was rewarded for his exceptional play at Purdue by being a fourth- round draft pick by the Chicago Bears in 1999. During his time with the Bears, he posted consecutive years of double-digit sacks and was named to the Bears All- Decade Team.
After playing with the Bears, Rosevelt was signed by the New England Patriots. In spite of a season ending injury with the Patriots, Rosevelt’s mantra of hard work paid off as he overcame injury and was an integral part of two Super Bowls won by the Patriots.
Rosevelt and his wife, Tiffany have 4 children: Xavier, Raven, Myles and Nijah.
As a teenager growing up in Indianapolis who worked in the concession area at the RCA Dome during events, Rosevelt Colvin learned the value of hard work that work ethic would carry him throughout his life and football career. As a Broad Ripple Rocket, Purdue Boilermaker, Chicago Bear, and New England Patriot, Rosevelt’s belief of “just keep working to become better than you were yesterday” led to his outstanding accomplishments.
