He is the best-known Hungarian highwayman; his life inspired numerous writers, notably Zsigmond Móricz and Gyula Krúdy.

[5] Throughout his life he also robbed farms and drove away cattle and horses; for these crimes he was constantly fleeing law enforcement.

In October 1848 on behalf of the Committee of Defence (Honvédelmi Bizottmány), he joined the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 with his company of 150 mounted fighters.

[3] This scandal soon led Sebő Vukovics, the Hungarian government's commissioner for Southern Hungary, to disband Rózsa's Free Corps.

There was a false rumour that he was the leader of a revolutionary conspiracy, so an unusually high bounty of 10,000 silver forints was put on his head to ensure his capture.

He received news that a large shipment of money was arriving by train containing the salaries of every Csongrád county state employee.

All of the literary adaptations (Gyula Krúdy, Zsigmond Móricz) use the adventures known from oral tradition and pony tales.

Sándor Rózsa is also discussed in the book Straszliwi zbojnicy z Bieszczadow i okolicy (Terrible Robbers of the Bieszczady and Surrounding Areas) by Polish author Robert Bankosz.

The best known, 'The Bakony forest is in mourning, Alexander the Rose is dead...', which was previously sung under the names of various outlaws, is about the victim of a common bar brawl.

In the Czechoslovakian television series Slavné historky zbojnické (1985), Sándor Rózsa is played by Czech actor Pavel Zedníček.

[7] In 2018, the Hungarian Two-Tailed Dog Party has named its "State Fund Wasting Public Program" after him.